Voice: Auditions

It’s common to submit multiple voice over audition takes. But you’re wasting the casting director’s time by submitting reads that are not distinctly different. Voice actor/coach/demo producer Anne Ganguzza has your perfect solution(s) …

Yikes! Maybe hundreds of other voice actors have received the same audition script and are probably hitting the SEND button right now. What to do? Jump in quickly … or take time to rehearse? Voice actor/coach Rob Marley tells what will actually help your performance and booking rate …

Professional, working voice actors were recently caught making shockingly common errors in a voice over casting conducted by voice actor/educator Dervla Trainor. Why disqualify yourself from the start? Dervla shares four issues that can make the difference between you being heard or wasting your time …

Voice over casting directors see and hear hundreds of auditions on every project, and certain things can turn your audition into an instant NO, no matter how talented you are. Kelly Moscinski, owner and head of casting at The Voicecaster, shares what “drives us crazy” – i.e., what to avoid – and make you stand out for the right reasons …

In voice over auditions, how do you catch the ear of the casting director in just three to five seconds? In Part 2 of ‘A Peek Inside The Casting Mind,” Kelly Moscinski – owner and head of casting at The Voicecaster – explores elements of the audition that you can control – including traps to avoid …

In commercial auditions are you striving to sound like the finished product? Don’t! Top voice talent/educator Dervla Trainor explains why the audition and finished product might radically differ, and what your audition focus should be …

How does an ad move from client idea to a voice over agent audition? Top voice talent/coach Kathleen Puls Andrade details the process – and warns that final selection of the voice talent is “all subjective” …

Voice actors often record only part of their auditions. Sometimes they watermark them. And they have lots of reasons for doing so & some super valid. But Edge Studio CEO David Goldberg – also a casting director – asks: “Have you thought about this from our perspective, since we are the people casting and hiring voice actors?” David details how watermarking and shortened auditions breed client confusion and distrust …

Wouldn’t you love to pick the brain of a casting director? Would you like to have a clearer insight into what casting is listening for? And everything NOT to do? You’re in luck! Kelly Moscinski, owner and Head of Casting for The Voicecaster details what YOU can do to be heard …

Voice actor Tina Wilson recounts how she couldn’t sleep one night recently – wondering about the last audition she’d sent to her agent, thinking, ‘If only I’d read that line THIS WAY instead of THAT WAY. Well, that was her first mistake …