by Jack de Golia | Dec 21, 2018 | Jacked up: Talk and Tips
N-D-who? Non Disclosure Agreements were in the news a year ago with the stories about the fall of Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. NDA’s are common in VO. You may be asked to sign one before starting in on a project. The NDA can prohibit ANY conversation, emails or...
by Jack de Golia | Dec 7, 2018 | Jacked up: Talk and Tips
So there you are, struggling to figure out a place to record, a place to set up your first studio! Try this: keep it simple. If you have a carpeted walk-in closet, golden! Is it full of clothes? PERFECT. Leave them there. Don’t empty the closet! Your clothes will...
by Jack de Golia | Nov 7, 2018 | Jacked up: Talk and Tips
Free tips. The internet is awash in information. Some of it is great, some of it is, well, flushable. But among all the noise there are some gems. And there’s a host of free information for voiceover that can augment your VO education. Let’s start with weekly online...
by Jack de Golia | Oct 27, 2018 | Jacked up: Talk and Tips
“When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” Wikipedia says this proverb came either from Joseph P. Kennedy (President Kennedy’s father) or the Notre Dame coach, Knute Rockne. It’s all about standing tough, manning up, and all that GI Joe kind of thinking. For...
by Jack de Golia | Sep 10, 2018 | Jacked up: Talk and Tips
A voiceover career is primarily a creative enterprise. You get to walk into a small room, talk to a microphone like it’s your best friend, record that sound, maybe edit it (and other audio engineering tasks), become a master of your computer, the internet and social...
