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CAREER Like, Maybe Someday, Not Sure, But Probably Will Do It? Waffling Is Defeating November 20, 2013  By Hugh KlitzkeCasting Director and Coach Actor: "So - I was thinking about getting into voice over." HPK: "Oh, yeah? Cool!" Actor: "Yeah - like audiobooks or commercials or something." HPK: "Sure." A: "I heard they're using a lot of new people in audiobooks now." H: "Uh huh." A: "Yeah - a friend said they just need to hear my voice. Like about two minutes or something." H: "Well, voice over can be very lucrative. Commercials especially. It's a great way to be a working actor. Audiobooks themselves don't pay a whole lot of money per hour - especially when you take prep time into account, but it's all very good work to be involved in." A: "What do you mean?" H: "Well, for example, in audiobooks non union work is more and more common. But there is still a lot of union work around. And sometimes they want you to record and edit yourself. What are they offering?" A: "Well, I'm not sure." H: "Did they say you record yourself or do they have a studio?" A: "Well, I haven't gotten that far yet ..." H: "Alright. That's fine. Did they say what they want to hear in that two minutes?" A: "No, not really. But that I should just send them something ..." H: "Have you ever listened to an audiobook?" A: "Sure. On Amazon. They have samples." H: "What about an audiobook demo?" A: "They have audiobook demos?" Pause. H: "Yeah. They do." < |
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