VO-BB - 20 YEARS OLD!

Jeffrey Kafer · Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 11:46 pm Post subject: Show 'n Tell: Your first reel

In researching my latest blog post, I found my very first reel produced about 3 years ago and boy does it stink. It's too long, the clips are lame, and I wasn't very good behind the mic. It's fun to listen (and cringe) and realize how far I've come and how far I still have to go.

http://jeffreykafer.com/old/Jeffrey_Kafer_Demo_reel.mp3

Do you have your first reel laying around? Share 'em if you got 'em!
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Philip Banks · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 3:24 am Post subject:

My first reel was recorded in the winter of 1989 at The Ice House Studio, Yeovil, Somerset. The demo was put on to DAT and 1/4, one copy was dubbed to audio cassette. From the audio cassette 50 copies were made and sent to local commercial radio stations around the UK. I did my first voice over session on 28th February 1990 for Red Dragon FM in Cardiff, Wales, about 90 miles from my home. The fee was $130.

On the reel was some (what I now know to be called) imaging, impressions, straight anno bits, invented commercials - Duration 2mins 55 secs.

None of the audio survives.

No experience, no books, no coaching, no idea what I was doing and to be honest, still no idea what I'm doing - Somehow manage to muddle through.

todd ellis · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 5:16 am Post subject:

Bruce · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 4:43 pm Post subject:

I have a little trepidation in posting this. I too found one of those 5 minute demo reels from my past. I cringe to think it was.... (gulp) 30 years ago, when I was but a child on the radio.

Anyway, I edited it down to less than 2 minutes. These spots were all written by me and all voices are mine. Star Wars was a big new thing worth parodying back then as you'll hear in the first spot. I'm still a bit amazed when I hear the last spot. None of the voices were sped up. I guess I had an elastic larynx in those days.

Bruce's Demo

"Back when I was just a twig..."

B
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bobsouer · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 6:38 pm Post subject:

Bruce,

Wow! Thanks for that.
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DaveChristi · Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 7:52 pm Post subject:

OK Jeff, I'll play. This isn't VO stuff. It's on-air stuff I found circa 1992. I was "THE TOAD" in Idaho Falls. My nighttime sidekick was "Sven". We thought we were sooo cool. Get Lost

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