VO-BB - 19 YEARS OLD!

Philip Banks · Last edited by Philip Banks on Sat Apr 14, 2007 1:50 pm; edited 1 time in total

Fifteen and a half Great voice talent tips kidnapped from Portgordon

1 – Sit still you’re not an 8 year old! Decide now – Voice over or fidget!
2 – Conducting your read will only help if the copy writer was inspired by Henry Mancini and this version is not for radio but is the full orchestral version.
3 – Close mic is not a technique, the engineer put a pop shield in front of it to encourage you to keep your distance – Take the hint.
4 – When travelling to an audition advise the bus driver and your journey will be free.
5 – There’s money to be made from that movie trailer voice as Don la Fontaine has a vacancy for a pool boy.
6 – If it says 30 seconds at the top of the script and you take longer than 30 seconds to read it, remind the agency creative that although the weather is great in LA a sundial is not the best way to time a piece of copy.
7 – Mouth noise can be avoided by not saying anything.
8 – Most successful Voice Actors have both essential elements, a voice and acting ability. A good “pre” replaces neither.
9 – ISDN is a thing of the past, so is making a living. If you need the second then the first is probably a good idea.
10 – The best voice over agent in the world is easy to spot as he commutes to work on a Unicorn.
11- Most copy interpretation is about “mood” and repeat business results from you staying in a good one.
12 – In a session, the director’s jokes are always funny and your anecdotes are far too long.
13 – When someone asks your price for a job ensure he wants “your price” and is not hoping you are able to guess how much he is prepared to pay.
14 – If you think as a Voice talent that you’ve arrived, then bear in mind that to have arrived you must have reached the end of the road.
15 – Before every low budget session eat a bar of chocolate, drink a cup of coffee and smoke a cigarette.
15 ½ - To make $250,000 PA as a Voi

louzucaro · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:41 am Post subject:

I know the subject of people understanding / not understanding some of Banksey's posts isn't a new one.

In my case, I think it must be because he's speaking in PAL and I only understand NTSC.
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BenWils · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:58 am Post subject:

todd ellis · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 9:00 am Post subject:

ok - i guess that means i'm super-8mm???
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Deirdre · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 9:02 am Post subject:

I'm a flip book.
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bobsouer · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 9:53 am Post subject:

I'm a crayon and a sheet of notebook paper.
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indymandy · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 10:01 am Post subject:

Washable marker on wall, here.

Hart · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 10:11 am Post subject:

Movie wheel.
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asnively · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 10:54 am Post subject:

View Master.
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Moe Egan · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:05 am Post subject:

I'm not sure what I am...but Banksey, I think you should be a presenter at Voice 2008!

And Amy...I LOVE the fact that you put a like to the View master so's we can sees it! Laugh

moe
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Mike Cain · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:17 am Post subject:

Ben wrote.

louzucaro · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:34 am Post subject:

Well then I am most certainly a Show'n'Tell projector...

...but when I grow up some day, I hope to be a Polavision Land Player...

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audio'connell · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 1:43 pm Post subject:

Finger paint. And yet I fully understood and rather enjoyed the Banks' post.
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asnively · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 1:51 pm Post subject:

Chrissy · Guest

Oh stop pickin on poor Banksey. Your making my head hurt. I understand Banksey perfectly. Of course maybe that's because I lived in London, and spent a fair amount of time in Scotland, and Ireland.

Ta,

Chrissy