Net 30, Net Never: How Remote Voice Actors Make Sure They Actually Get Paid
Payment terms, deposits, the late-payment laws in New York, the UK and the EU, and the overpayment scam NAVA calls red flag number one.
Continue readingPayment terms, deposits, the late-payment laws in New York, the UK and the EU, and the overpayment scam NAVA calls red flag number one.
Continue readingI was looking at updates to the SAG-AFTRA strike. If you're unaware, Variety published the studios' "best and final" offer, but SAG-AFTRA has already made a counteroffer. The fight for voice actor rights in the age of generative AI is still going on, with no...
Continue readingThere were several news stories about AI voices and how actors responded to them, and I wanted to put them all in one post and give my thoughts.
Continue readingYou have a gig that you'd love to get, and you record your best acting possible to show that you've got what it takes. Then, you hear the recording, and to your horror, it sounds muffled. While you should not expect perfect audio quality, your...
Continue readingEn el mundo de la locución que es cada vez más competitivo, obtener el próximo contrato es difícil a menos que tengas un nombre establecido y una base de clientes, o que ya seas una celebridad. Crear una marca o hacer que tu marca personal...
Continue readingLa industria de la locución es un gigante dormido, se reportó que recauda alrededor de $ 4 mil millones al año. El mercado para locutores profesionales no se limita a la industria del entretenimiento o la feria habitual de anuncios. Una y otra vez, la...
Continue readingLos freelance han existido durante décadas (tal vez incluso un par de cientos de años) como artistas, escritores, consultores vendiendo sus servicios a través del buen marketing antiguo, directo y de boca a boca. Con la aparición del Internet, la comunidad de freelance encontró una...
Continue readingTechnology has always been a good investment for professional voice actors, but not always an assurance to get that voice acting job. The competition is tough with big production companies opting to hire Hollywood actors or professional screen actors jumping into the lucrative business of voice...
Continue readingIn the Adobe Max 2016 conference held last November, Adobe introduced several technologies that may later be incorporated in their line of products under Creative Cloud. One of which is stirring a lot of controversy – project VoCo. Dubbed as the Photoshop of speech, Adobe’s...
Continue readingThere is no doubt that we still see the dominance of the male gender in the voice over world. In the last 30 years you will hear and see men represented more across various commercial formats – whether a disembodied voice, or represented by either...
Continue readingOur voice over mantra so far… I love my work I am focused I am discerning I listen I am open I make genuine relationships In the last two installments of our series we talked about how to increase your voice over work opportunities and...
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