Comments on: Side Hustle #60: I’m a Voice Over Actor!

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 05:27:35 +0000

There have been more than a few folks who say my voice is nice and I should be doing podcasts, etc.
I wonder could I voice act using different tones? Like if I am laying on my stomach my voice sounds deeper and if I am talking to a woman, I can switch to the Dr. Love D.J. type of voice.
At times I just do not know which tone to use so my default voice is a tad higher like I spoke when I was in my teens.
I think i will contact you Carrie and see what you think. I actually live in LA but move around the world a lot at my current occupation.
Also, what are the requirements to join the actor’s union?

By: James Dean

James Dean — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 12:31:05 +0000

Great article, enjoyed the comments….

I’ve always wanted to get into voice acting… Often mimicking character lines from movies, games, advertisements, radio jingles, etc….
I’m from South Africa and really feel like this is something I want to do.

Only problem is that every penny I earn goes to taking care of my kids, which makes it difficult to buy the recording equipment or pay for recording time in a studio.

When manage to make a demo. Where do I send it?

By: Pam Verner

Pam Verner — Tue, 11 May 2021 11:33:23 +0000

This is really useful. I’ve just completed Guy Michaels’ course and found his guide good too, really practical! Great to get opinions from all sorts of folk

https://voiceoverkickstart.com/how-to-start-a-voice-over-career/

By: K Carter

K Carter — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 17:01:28 +0000

Hello,

Your article is full of great info. I am looking for a casting website to get work from that is reputable. It is very hard to find. What was the website that you first used? I am trying to get started, but there are so many websites that are scams.

By: Ronnie

Ronnie — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 07:15:32 +0000

Hello Carrie, thanks so much for this wonderful write-up, just reading some articles when yours popped up. I love voice acting so much that I want to make a career out of it, reading this made me realize I've been going about it the wrong way. first of, I desperately need a voice coach, although, I'm in Nigeria, I don't know how to go about it. I'll follow your advice on how to be better at it with tons of practice. thank you

By: Carrie Olsen

Carrie Olsen — Mon, 27 Jan 2020 18:26:37 +0000

In reply to Jacob B. Hi Jacob! Yes, absolutely! Feel free to reach out to me or Alyson any time, and we'd be glad to work with you and give you some recommendations!

By: Jacob B

Jacob B — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 16:27:18 +0000

Hi Carrie! Thanks for the great article. I am a “working” voice over actor based in Oakland, Ca. I have an agent in SF and I audition all the time, but don’t get as many jobs as I’d like. One of the issues I run into is that I never get any feedback from directors or agency regarding auditions so I never know where I can improve. I realize that they represent too many people to do this for everyone, but I can’t tell you how many times I have been a “top 3” candidate only to miss out on the job. I’d like to be able to make adjustments but never get any input as to where or why I may have missed. Is this something you think Alyson could help with? I want to learn how to nail my auditions more consistently. I feel like there is some tweak I could make that would have me working more. Thanks for your time :)

By: J. Money

J. Money — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 10:42:25 +0000

In reply to Peter Abraham. Glad you've found success in it! Such a killer gig it seems like :)

By: Peter Abraham

Peter Abraham — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 05:37:29 +0000

An excellent read, Jay! The ability to work from anywhere and anytime is one of the biggest perks of being a VO artist and its the freedom of this job that I love so much. Thanks for sharing these tips. Really helpful for beginners!

By: J. Money

J. Money — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 14:38:57 +0000

In reply to Eric N Barber.

Sorry – the site featured here has changed a lot over the years since posting this, so it’s possible things don’t make as much sense or are updated to reflect all the changes. Just went in and made a note about this for future readers.