Another “business is growing” week and looks like I’ll have another record month! This week was more character work (short demo inside!) and corporate work. Busy, busy, busy!! Please take a moment to share!!
Category: Grant’s Sound Advice
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We read scripts and know stuff and; A Bias Towards Trust
You’ve seen the memes where its “(fill in favorite activity here) and I know stuff/things”.
We’ve now defined #VoiceActing. “We read scripts and we know things” if only for very short periods of time. We’re arguably the greatest resource of unconnected facts and trivia around.
Life Skills! heh.
Yesterday I moderated a chat between two educators, one here in the US and the other in India. The doctoral level educator from India said something that I thought was profound. Speaking of “fixing” education, he said,
“We need to establish a ‘Bias Towards Trust'”.
Wow. I’m gonna chew on that. It’s what’s wrong with the US right now in my opinion. Be part of the movement. .
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Do I need a coach to do Voice Over? Getting started in VoiceOver #12
After all the equipment and recording space challenges, this is likely a question I get asked most. “Do I really need a coach?”
Even if you’re an experienced actor, presenter, speaker, trainer… probably! There are so many nuances to this art- like any art- that knowing more is to be better armed to compete. Interview several coaches. Many will offer an initial session if only to chat about their process.
The highest tier coaches may not. Their work already speaks to results. But make sure the coach you hire has a ‘vibe’ that matches you. And remember the wrong coach can hurt you more than help.
Can I help get you started? Would you like a copy of my free resource guide? Drop me a line!
Corporate Explainers (Try this one with me!)
Scripts vary from day to day and we never know what we’re going to see next. It keeps this business interesting! Watch to see the fun sentence I got to do this week!
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Movie Trailers & Video Game Trailers!
What’s a Voice Artist do?
The infamous “In a Land”, “In a World”… made famous by Don LaFontaine, we’re often called on with a deep booming voice to introduce or voice that commercial. Just as often, its for fun, like that wedding toast mentioned last week!
Getting Stared in Voice Over #11- Copyright
Since 2000, I’ve worked in the marketing arena and worked with some very good intellectual property (IP) attorneys. What you’ll watch is NOT legal advice (there you’ve been warned), but information garnered from many hours of consulting with them.
Here’s a bottom line for ya: IF you don’t have express, written consent to use an image, photograph, music, sound or written word file. Don’t. There. That was simple, right? Yeah, but what about…
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Ask for help! (It won’t kill ya!)
Yeah your ego might take a ding, but otherwise, you’re likely to survive. However, it’s harder when you get great advise that takes you down the wrong path. So it was with the electrical and sound system on my motorcycle. The right advise, but wrong solution. Finally took reflecting on two sets of advise and seeing the solution between them. Fun times.
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Doing what you are GREAT at
I can do a lot of things. But I’m often reminded that there are things better left to others. This last week it was the graphic redesign of my branding. I gave a talented artist carte blanche (if you don’t know that reference you might be in a younger age bracket! LOL) to design something new and fresh. He did and it’s reflected now in all my social media posts and new web design. Go check out my site! The go do what you are great at!!
A New Beginning!
I wasn’t overjoyed with my branding, but it was really “okay”. But that’s changed!
I’m very excited to share the release of new branding for all things, “GrantsVoice”. I started working with a very good social media guy that has designed all my social media posts “look and feel”. I liked it so much that all my stuff has been changed. Would love your comments!
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Recording Commercials
I just KNOW you’re surprised!! (not)
A HUGE amount of voice over work that comes our way is recording commercials!
I chat a bit about the process (abbreviated, of course) and play a sample of a commercial I conceived, wrote, produced for demonstration purposes.