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cyclometh

Presented for your edification and feedback:

http://voxman.net/2012/02/21/so-you-want-to-be-a-voice-actor/
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Ed Gambill · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:41 am Post subject:

Corey

Thanks for the lecture (meant in the nicest way). Smile

Having taught, being a CTM (Certified Toast Master) and also doing video production I know how difficult doing what you have done is.

I see so many things on You Tube with some neophyte expounding on what they think they know, it good to see content from a knowledgeable person like yourself.

Looking forward to other lectures.
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Chuck Davis · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 9:23 am Post subject:

Nice work. Honest answers. Good on you Cory!
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Bish · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 9:43 am Post subject:

Good job! The information was presented in a realistic way with no sugar-coating. I look forward to the follow-ups. I'm probably going to forward this to someone I know who's asking me about getting into the business.

Just one (technical) comment though... you called yourself out on the eye-line thing, but I'd go one step further... I think you need to arrange your lighting to get the glare off the glasses. Even looking at the camera, your eyes were somewhat obscured which leads to an audience disconnect. I know taking them off probably isn't an option, but re-arrangement of the lights & monitors may help.
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Bailey · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 1:07 pm Post subject:

Cory... about 30 minutes ago, I was looking through YouTube for VO stuff that had been posted. I stumbled upon How I'm Starting My Voice Over Career.. After 4 minutes of um...uh...um...a...um... I had to bale out. But then I saw your thread (on the VO-B cool

and decided to check it out. It was like a breath of fresh air. I think your approach was right on. Most people need to hear the truth about what they think they want to get into... whether they believe it or not.

I think I'll head over to Starbucks now.
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Monk · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 2:44 pm Post subject:

nice! and I second the reflection on the glasses. it was just a little distracting.

quixotic...

(I do have a machine that goes 'ping' though...)

More! more!
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cyclometh · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 3:00 pm Post subject:

Thank you very kindly one and all for the feedback, I agree totally that there were some issues with sight lines. In truth I was falling into my usual "look at the spot behind the mic where I'm pretending the listener is" routine. I will probaby just lose the glasses and make sure tolook at the camera more for future episodes. Smile

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Frank F · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 3:25 pm Post subject:

Good content for the "noob". I like where you are headed.

Consider making the next episode as a three camera shoot, looking down and then turning to where the camera will next be set up. Then move the camera to the specific location you looked toward and repeat the looking down then up and into the lens when you begin the next segment or thought.

A single static camera is nice for now, as you do not need to edit the file, but can become tedious for the viewer in long segments. Emulating the "3-camera-shoot" takes more time, but is good practice. You will need some editing software though.

Keep up the good work.

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Scott Pollak · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:46 pm Post subject:

Yeah, what they all said. I wish I'd seen this prior to teaching my newbies v/o overview class last Saturday, to add to the materials I gave them, but it's going into the next one.

As an aside, being a former video producer for ten years, I had to chuckle when your script reset the white balance on the camera! Smile

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cyclometh · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:57 pm Post subject:

Hah, Scott- good point. And I find it funny in some ways that some of my earliest forays into the world of VO involved conversations with you via email about my (terrible) attempts at a demo reel. Smile

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CC Heim · Backstage Pass Joined: 27 Sep 2010 Posts: 401

Hey, y'all! I think I'm gonna scrap my current studio setup and go with this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTDlSdAOGxA&feature=related

Bailey · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 11:33 pm Post subject:

CC... That was a crude, cheap sound box. I on the other hand would have made the box out of graham crackers and lined the inside with large marshmallows. That way, if my voice over dreams never came true, I could still get a few meals out of the box.
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CC Heim · Backstage Pass Joined: 27 Sep 2010 Posts: 401

I think your graham cracker/marshmallow box would actually sound better. If your VO career craps out, just get some hershey bars and make s'mores!

cyclometh · Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 12:04 am Post subject: