FEATURE: 5 REASONS YOUR DEMO IS LESS MARKETABLE

FEATURE: 5 REASONS YOUR DEMO IS LESS MARKETABLE


(1) You try to sound like someone else

WHY DO TALENT DO THIS?: Talent mistakenly believe that another
voice is more marketable (a deeper one, a more powerful one, )
and/or they want more variety.

SOLUTION: Be yourself.

WHY?: Casting agents hire authentic voices because listeners connect
to them more than someone who affects their voice. Plus it's easy
to find/hire any type of voice by searching online and emailing a
script to wherever the talent resides. There are exceptions, such
as talent must affect their voice when narrating cartoons, talking
toys, video games, anime, NOTE for those who dislike their voice:
Don't worry about it - just think how cool it is that someone else
likes your voice SO much, that they're willing to pay you to read!


(2) You show too much variety

WHY DO TALENT DO THIS?: Talent mistakenly believe that more variety
equates to more work.

SOLUTION: Do what you do well, and nothing else.

WHY?: Casting agents will not hire you if your performance
is mediocre. Therefore it is best to only offer the styles of
voice over which you do well. "Better to narrate one style really
well than be a mediocre Jack-of-all-trades!" Example: Imagine a
restaurant where every item on the menu was amazing you'd tell
everyone about it! Now think if that restaurant had all the same
good items, but also had some items that weren't so good. Got it?


(3) You show the wrong styles

WHY DO TALENT DO THIS?: Talent forget that their voice, lifestyle,
and technical abilities play a major role in determining which
types of voice over they are marketable in.

SOLUTION: Consider the variables mentioned above, and let those
guide you into marketable voice over genres.

WHY?: Voice over is a business not just a voice. So consider what
business-model is right (marketable) for you. Examples: If you
fidget, don't narrate audiobooks. If you're not good with computers,
don't narrate home-studio work. If your voice is powerful, don't
narrate yoga instructional videos. If you can't do auditions
throughout the workday, then you won't get national commercials
and in which case, don't waste space putting them on your demo.
So on and so on ..


(4) You weren't ready to make a demo

WHY DO TALENT DO THIS?: Talent are too anxious to get work.

SOLUTION: Record a demo when you're ready. Ready means that you
can EASILY and COMFORTABLY reproduce the sound of your demo
even when in front of a picky produce, at a new studio, with a
difficult script.

WHY?: You won't get work until you're ready to get work So paying
for a demo before you're ready is the same as throwing out your
money. It would be better to spend that money on training sessions
(with Edge Studio, of course!).


(5) You weren't ready to market a demo

WHY DO TALENT DO THIS?: Talent are too anxious to get work.

SOLUTION: Learn about the voice over industry, determine where you
belong in it, and create an efficient game-plan to market BEFORE
you market. Learn the jargon, the politics of, the processes,...

WHY?: You'll likely waste your time and money marketing if you
don't know how to do it And even when you get hired, it will be
for a one-time job that barely pays off the countless hours you've
spent marketing.


In conclusion: Want help determining what is most marketable for you?
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