by Jack de Golia | Apr 30, 2018 | Jacked up: Talk and Tips
Fear or dislike of advanced technology or complex devices and especially computers: — technophobe noun — technophobic adjective In voiceover, you have to lay your hands on a computer every day. You may be watching your iPhone for auditions or marketing yourself on...
by Jack de Golia | Apr 16, 2018 | Jacked up: Talk and Tips
What’s a character? Some student voice actors look all eager to jump in, doing their impressions of somebody famous or their worst nightmare high school math teacher. Some folks have the “deer in the headlights” look and a default: “Oh, I can’t do character voices”...
by Jack de Golia | Mar 28, 2018 | Jacked up: Talk and Tips
Should you spend the travel and expense of going to a big VO conference? Find colleagues who went last year. Add up all the travel, food, lodging, and conference fees. Can you cover it? Will you have money left for the gear you need or for that pay-to-play site...
by Jack de Golia | Mar 16, 2018 | Jacked up: Talk and Tips
As you contemplate your dawning career, you’ll be drawn to other places to train. And while you’ll always have a “home base” at The Voice Actors Studio, you may want to take online courses or travel to other cities for conferences or workshops. All that is an...
by Jack de Golia | Feb 19, 2018 | Jacked up: Talk and Tips
So, here you are, a working VO pro. What’s that mean really? You’ve got the basics covered: performance, technical, and business. You know how to voice your genre of choice, your sound is clean and good, and you know how to track your money and look for work. But...
