Voice Over Tips & Insights
What Toy Story Teaches Voice Actors About Adaptability
Toy Story 5 hits theaters this weekend — 30 years after the original changed animation forever. And it's the perfect moment to talk about the one skill that's carried voice actors through three decades of evolving animation technology. Hint: it's not a voice. It's adaptability.
Pick a Lane: Why Every New Voice Actor Needs to Focus Before They Diversify
I say this in almost every coaching session with a new voice actor. Usually about ten minutes in, after they've told me they want to do commercial AND animation AND audiobooks AND video games AND e-learning AND promo AND... "Pick a lane." Here's what I mean — and why it's actually the most exciting advice I give.
It's Demo Month! (And Everything You Need to Know Before You Make Yours)
🎙️🎉 It's been DEMO MONTH here at Begle Booth Studios — and I could not be more proud of my actors. But before you get excited and start Googling "how to get a voice over demo," there are some things we need to talk about first. Because a demo is a tool, not a trophy. And like any tool, it only works if you know how to use it.
Luck Has Nothing to Do With It: How Voice Actors Create Their Own Success
The Roman philosopher Seneca said it over two thousand years ago and it has never been more true: "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." In voice acting, we call lucky people "working voice actors." And I'm going to tell you exactly what separates them from everyone else — because it has nothing to do with luck.
Why Nearly Half of Voice Actor Auditions Get Cut Before Anyone Hits Play
In a recent casting I ran, 202 voice actors submitted auditions. 98 of them were eliminated before anyone hit play. That's 48.5% — cut instantly, not for their performance, but for one completely avoidable mistake. Sound harsh? It is. But it's also fixable. Here's what's actually happening on the casting side of the table.