Voice Over auditioning - Tips and tricks to improve bookings

Name: Voice Over auditioning - Tips and tricks to improve bookings
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Winning the audition

Created byMike Elmore

Last updated 12/2017

English

What you'll learn

Improve Booking to Audition ratio utilizing tips and tricks during the process

Course content

1 section • 22 lectures • 1h 49m total length

Introduction6:03
Understanding why people want auditions...helps you do them better6:24
Undestanding and interpreting specs11:05
We love SIDES8:24
Please give me an example4:19
"Voice Seekers" make QUICK judgments3:06
TRY THIS PROCESS when auditioning8:20
There's a good dose of Acting in...voice Acting3:19
Breaking down, asking questions and making determinations about a script/read4:58
What is the intended broadcast medium and why does it matter?3:22
Some words will suggest how you should say them2:47
Weeeee MUST uncover the Copy Points!!!3:28
Lets do an audition read together and seek out..AGAIN...Copy Points7:14
Microphone technique and proximity. Mess this up and it will KILL the audition5:08
Head Slate? Tail Slate?....What the Slate??4:22
File naming conventions. Pay Close Attention!!!!2:30
Timing is Everything! "WHERE'S THAT AUDITIONNNN!""2:22
The audition should have the same sound quality as the actual BOOKING2:55
Sloppy editing and NO editing is prohibited2:54
Be Picky. ~Certain auditions and you just weren't meant for each other~2:05
Not sure about something? Do a minute or two of research. You'll be glad you did1:57
How do I find and also GET auditions sent to me by "Voice Seekers"?12:47

Requirements

A desire to start booking voice over jobs or already be doing that

Description

Auditioning isn't the ONLY way to secure paying VO jobs...but it plays a huge role in your day to day activity as a working or hobbyist voice over talent. Here we discuss the art of auditioning and talk about how you can THINK about your auditions with a process that resulted in a booking explosion for me.

Who this course is for:

Someone that has just gotten into the world of Voice Over or is thinking about it