Sunday 16 April 2017

Tips In Finding A Professional Voice Talent

By Shirley Green


Some people have great speaking voices and are capable of changing them to copy certain characters or make one of their own. This ability can be used in earning some extra money or make it as their main source of living. Doing some practice and undergoing some training are the things they can do in order to develop the quality and versatility of their voice fully.

Although formal training is not needed in making this your profession, taking lessons in voice acting is advantageous to have better control. This is important for professional voice talent because they are the ones tapped to help in selling products and putting life to characters in animated movies and shows. The advantages they would have from training is learning to be versatile and being attentive to details.

Here are some tips if you need to find a voice talent for a project that you are working in right now. First, search the internet for those that are offering this service in your area and the results usually show websites of agencies or artists in this field. You can choose from a selection of talents shown in here depending on what you require.

Ask recommendations from your friends and relatives if they know someone who are offering this kind of service. The reasons for recommending them would be answered when you ask for it and where they know them. Search for their name in the internet to see if they are easily found which shows their confidence in marketing themselves.

These online sites would be able to provide you with all sorts of information you need to know about their talent before meeting them. They would list all the projects and companies they have worked for and their educational and training backgrounds. There are even demos available for you to listen to their voice.

The information you gathered must be used in narrowing the selection down which depends on the kind of voice needed for this project. Schedule an interview by contacting them so you could ask other questions and make them read some samples. Their professionalism can be observed here as well by how they answer the questions you asked.

You could also try out their vocal abilities while interviewing them and know the variety of styles they are able to do. You may as well let them read your script and observe their delivery of it if it is to your liking. They may even suggest some interesting ways of delivering the script that could be better.

Request some references and contact them to know what is the feeling of working with them from the employers they previously have. You would know their professionalism on the workplace. Review available demos and works to hear more of the work they did.

Inquire about how much their rate is and if they preferred to be paid by the hour or project. This usually depends on what kind of work you are asking them to do. These things could help you find the right talent you need if you follow them well.




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