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The Voice Actor’s Mindset

by Lili Wexu | Oct 24, 2022 | Learn Voice Acting, Voice Acting, Voice Acting Business, Voice Overs

Whether you’re new to voice acting and recording VO auditions on pay-to-play sites daily, or you’ve been a VO talent for some time now and have plenty of agents, you’ve no doubt come across a very common philosophy about auditioning. When it comes to voice-over work,...

Should I Record this Voice Over Audition or Not? Voice Over Audition Tips

by Lili Wexu | Oct 24, 2022 | Learn Voice Acting, VO Recording Tips, Voice Acting, Voice Acting Audition Tips, Voice Acting Business, Voice Overs

Voice Over Auditions. There’s a debate in the voice acting community: what should you do when you’re faced with a voice acting audition script you don’t like? You wonder: should I record this voice over audition, or should I take a pass? Where do you draw the line?...

Understanding Voice Over Scripts: What You Can Learn from the Video Column

by Lili Wexu | Oct 19, 2022 | Learn Voice Acting, VO Recording Tips, Voice Acting, Voice Acting Audition Tips, Voice Overs

Voice over scripts come in all shapes and sizes, and understanding them is a key skill for you as a VO artist. If you’re lucky, you’ll either get a storyboard with images, or a script that has two columns: a video column and an audio column. That video column is full...

Customizing Your Voice Over Auditions

by Lili Wexu | Oct 11, 2022 | VO Recording Tips, Voice Acting, Voice Acting Audition Tips, Voice Overs

When it comes to voice acting auditions, the competition is always stiff. So, the more you can customize your voice over audition to fit with a particular production, the better. One thing that’s not obvious to us voice actors is that in video productions, like...

Do You Need Acting Training to Be a Successful Voice Actor?

by Lili Wexu | Oct 4, 2022 | Acting, Learn Voice Acting, VO Recording Tips, Voice Acting, Voice Overs

Let’s talk about the importance of acting training for your voice-over career. In my mind, I can already hear some of you saying, “But I’m only recording corporate narration.” Corporate narration, e-learning, or voicemails may not require as much acting as animation...

What Are Standard Audio File Formats in Voice Overs?

by Lili Wexu | Sep 22, 2022 | VO Recording Tips, Voice Acting, Voice Acting Audition Tips, Voice Acting Booth, Voice Acting Editing Tips, Voice Acting Software, Voice Overs

If you’re starting a voice acting or voice-over career, you’ll need to put your “VO technician” hat on, and get familiar with the standard audio file formats you’ll be working with. The VO industry needs high-quality audio. As audio creators, it’s our responsibility...