Saturday, July 18, 2009

Done Deal Demo

Alright, so I finally finished my character demo. I originally had a skit in there involving a gruff deep voiced lunch-lady (ex: Doctor Girlfriend [Venture Brothers]) and my normal voice. But, once I got in the studio it turned out that the way I had written it was too tongue twisting. So, rather than taking several minutes to rewrite it I, luckily, had written an alternate character for that voice, which I did use. But, now my character demo does not have a sample of my normal voice, which is needed and wanted by most (if not all) Casting Directors. So, I need to get back in the studio for that jazz.
But, I've recently learned that a buddies Dad has a few connections to some production companies here in town. So, *fist pump*.
Oh, also bought a DVD called 'Adventures in Voice Acting.' Which I recommend to anyone wanting to get into the 'biz.' I knew about 70% of the topics, but there were some important things I didn't know. Such as, scheduling. Mind you, this DVD is about animé dubs, which I'd rather steer clear from, if given the choice. But, scheduling, for an animé voice talent pretty much fills up a month, but the next month is completely blank. It's a very 'in the now' career, it seems. Plus, they don't make as much as actual cartoon voice talents. From what I've heard, it's because it's dubbing over the original track. It's like re[ainting the Mona Lisa, it's not the original and not worth the same. *shrug* My hearts in original characters, anyway. But, I know beggars can't be choosers.