VO-BB - 20 YEARS OLD!

Laurel S · Joined: 13 Mar 2015 Posts: 6

Hi everyone! I've been lurking on the VO-BB site for many months now, and first of all, I want to thank you guys for the vast wealth of information that you share on this forum. As a newbie VO artist, it's been an invaluable resource.

I started out several years ago primarily as an audiobook narrator, and have recently been trying to break into other aspects of voiceover work.

I just had my first commercial demo produced, and would love to get some feedback on it.

https://soundcloud.com/laurel-schroeder-1/commercial-demo

Any thoughts/critiques/suggestions are welcome. Be as blunt as you like, I've got my thick skin on. Smile

Thanks a lot for your time!

Frank F · Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2015 8:33 pm Post subject:

Laurel, you have a nice sound and it works well with some of the choices of demo parts.

I would put the "cheesecake" piece up front, it is your strongest part. also, mix by fading the parts of the demo not fading to black. Shortening your demo parts would also be a good suggestion for your demo.

A little more experience will help you with some inflections and stressing of words, but you have a great sound. I wish you sacks and sack of VO cash on your doorstep.

Frank F
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Laurel S · Joined: 13 Mar 2015 Posts: 6

Thanks Frank, that's really helpful! I'll move things around a bit and shorten the parts up.

This might be a dumb question, but how much does 'sense' matter in the clips in a demo? As far as trimming the parts down, does it matter if they're incomplete pieces?

Frank F · Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 3:35 pm Post subject:

You made me laugh-out-loud. We are in a business which doesn't make sense. Much of the audio we record doesn't make sense.

Making sense in your demo is of no consequence. If you get lucky and can structure some pieces to continue on from the previous, and make a "semi" concurrent thought, you are lucky.

A demo is to show off what you can deliver to the table. Nothing more, nothing less. It will allow potential customers to hear your varied styles and presentations in a short clip of many parts.

Your demo will show that you are nothing short of AMAZING!

Frank F
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Laurel S · Joined: 13 Mar 2015 Posts: 6

I aim to entertain. Wink

Thanks Frank! Your insight is so helpful and much appreciated.

yarg28 · Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 2:37 pm Post subject:

I thought some of the spots seemed a bit long. 5 spots in 1:10 seems a little out of proportion.

I felt like the music on the last 2 was a little low. Especially the second to last one. Maybe the volume was ok but it just didnt seem in balance with your voice.

spot 1 and spot 3 both had horns as the base of the music. I thought they really sounded similar.

not bad over all. Probably just nitpicking; but you asked Smile

Laurel S · Joined: 13 Mar 2015 Posts: 6

Nitpicking was exactly what I wanted! Smile

I'm definitely going to cut down the length of the pieces, and I'll see if I can balance out the music better. Thanks for the input!