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gphett · Joined: 26 Jun 2011 Posts: 2 Location: Simla, CO

http://voiceoversbygary.com/
I would love some good feedback

Mandy Nelson · Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 5:46 pm Post subject:

Wow! A great cowboy voice!

Here's my opinion, which is just that, opinion:

TOO FAST. The first part is way too fast. You are a slow, easy going, laid back cowboy with a voice that matches that. But if you speed it up this much then no one can understand. The copy and read should match your great voice - slow, deliberate, honest and pure.

Second, your voice sounds mostly the same in every part of your demo. You should change up your tone enough to make it feel real. You need a little more diversity in you reads to make it a great reel.

Your voice is great, just keep working it!
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Shock · Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 7:21 pm Post subject:

I agree with Mandy - I think slowing down will help bring out that natural timbre in your voice more (GREAT Cowboy/Country-Western delivery).

Right now I'm helping a buddy in DC (he does shows on XM) to slow the heck down - he has the "three round burst" delivery syndrome, and while you don't have the *bursties* thank heavens, one of the exercises I've given him may help you (it helped me years ago, and I got it from an old VO God - Stan Watt):

Practice reading everything VERY V E R Y slowly, until it HURTS. Enunciate ev-ery word to a rid-ic-ulous de-gree, and do that for half an hour every day for a few weeks - and dig deep too; exaggerate that bass timbre until it rattles the dishes!

While you won't wind up sounding like John Wayne on quaaludes (hopefully), you will be developing a different *color* of delivery to add to your pallette.

In the end, think: campfire - harmonica - horses whinnying - some varmint roasting on a spit over the flame Smile

~Shock
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Scott Pollak · Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 6:25 am Post subject:

Yup, what they said.

Honestly, I couldn't tell when one spot ended and the next began. EVERYTHING is at exactly the same pitch, energy level, etc.

If a client wants that one, singular style you have, then you're in. But if they're looking for anything even 1 degree outside of that, I'm not sure they'll be convinced you can do anything other than that one type of delivery.

I'm betting you can, but you need to make yourself stretch a bit. What you have sounds okay, although a bit 'read' as opposed to story-telling it. Now let's hear what else ya got!
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DougVox · Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 7:42 am Post subject:

Hi Gary,

Question: Why do you have links to V123, Bodalgo.com and UVT.com on your site?

Quickie: "The voice your looking for" should be "you're."
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Scott Pollak · Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 9:11 am Post subject:

gphett · Joined: 26 Jun 2011 Posts: 2 Location: Simla, CO

Deirdre · Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 6:00 pm Post subject:

If you're doing links for ranking, keep 'em off your index page.

The most important thing for ANY WEBSITE is it title.
And have a good, concise description at DMOZ.org.
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