Take down the day and time that you practiced and what copy or script you used such as a commercial, a character or a narration read. Make detailed notes about how your voice sounded. For example; rough, dry, wet, lower pitch, higher pitch, etc. Make notes about any locations you need to deal with such as; diction, pacing or your breathing.
Sadly, it requires time, appropriate method and a bit of skill to create some really great voice overs for video and the majority of us don't have those luxuries.
I guess nobody ever informed you that almost 40% of professional voice-overs makes less than $25,000 each year, even after having actually remained in business for 10-25 years. Over a quarter of those surveyed make less than $10,000 each year. (Source: VoiceOver Insider magazine, May 2009). Differentiated commentary artists Ed Victor recently shared that he had actually sent 50 auditions on Pay 2 Play websites in 20 days. The net outcome: absolutely no jobs. Mind you: Ed is called "The Huge Weapon" of the business. In my viewpoint, he is the cream of the crop. However even if your last name is Victor, it doesn't instantly make you a winner.
Good friends have actually stated that you do a mean Morgan Freeman impression. In fact, they like it a lot that you're asked to perform your little trick at celebrations and high school reunions. It got you thinking: "Mr. Freeman should make lots of cash checking out a few words off a page. If he can do it, why can't I? The world loves impersonators, right?" Here's the thing: we currently have one Morgan Freeman. We do not need a clone. Your impression may be dead-on, however if you're hoping to ride on the back of his success, you'll constantly be somebody you're not. Earning money impersonating a star could get you in all kinds of legal trouble too. More significantly, you're betraying yourself by misshaping what makes you truly unique: your extremely own sound.
The
semi benefit of this is that you will get to edit your own demo reels and conserve cash. But, money that you will have already invested on your devices!
COUNTRY folk, your greatest challenge now is to get clients. Concentrate on getting your website seen (pay-per-click with
Google and Yahoo) and sending your link to all the regional companies in your town. They'll more than happy to understand they do not need to go far to get a professional voice over for their internal or commercial narration.
Lots of people have told you that you have a great voice. "You 'd do so better than that female revealing the Tony Awards", they stated. And you've heard it a lot of times, that you begin believing it yourself. Could this be a brand-new career; the golden key to fame and fortune?
