WELCOME
ABOARD!
BRINGING THE VOICEOVER WORLD
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MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
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Welcome to The VoiceOver Network
INTERACT WITH US
As these are members only events we do not publish links to join on our public social media channels – we will list these in the Facebook Group and in the members area on the website. If you haven’t already joined our private Facebook group for members only please email rubie@thevoiceovernetwork.co.uk so she can add you. The Critique and Workout workshops are every first and second Monday of the month.
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TOP TIPS for
SUCCESS W 3 hether you’re new to the voice over industry or have been working hard in this game for years, there are some key points to remember when trying to succeed.
Carry on learning. Take as many classes, workshops, free webinars as you can from experts who know their stuff. The more you can absorb the better your skills will become.
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Give two reads. How they want Secure a great agent. Someone it delivered and how you think it who has the time to concentrate on should be delivered. Try not to your career and help you focus on embellish your voice too much as your goals. Make sure a lot of casting directors want to hear you keep them updated your natural tone and accent. Ask for advice of your current work from your Peers. We Make sure your situation and any have a fantastic Facebook recording equipment castings you’ve seen community for members only and software are up that you think you where you can ask questions, to scratch. Research would be perfect for. spot castings, submit your reel what people are using in for feedback or just share their home studios and Be in regular stories amongst other how they can make it work in contact with them, voice actors. the smallest of spaces. Don’t whether it’s dropping forget we have several partners them an email or voice that offer discounts on all of this. note to keep you fresh in their mind for any new Ask for advice from your roles they hear of. Peers. We have a fantastic Don’t pester Facebook community for casting members only where you can agents with ask questions, spot castings, submit constant your reel for feedback or just share submissions and stories amongst other voice actors. messages. Once you’ve auditioned let them get back to you in their time. You can always ask for feedback at that point.
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CHECKLIST Post examples of your work on your social media channels If you don’t have a website – create one – a simple one page design can be easy to create or inexpensive to ask someone else to do Attend VON Critique workshop Find contacts on Linked In – search for Directors, Casting Agents, Producers and other artists Research key figures within the industry on IMDB Read your copy of The Buzz magazine included with your VON membership for some really informative articles Find as many free events to attend as possible where you can learn more about your craft Attend VON Workout workshop Expand your repertoire – look at other artists show reels and see if yours is missing something Book your one to one with a sound engineer – included in your VON membership Do you need to invest in new equipment? Check out the partners page on our website to see the discounts available to you Update your profile on the members section of our VON website which is where we may search for talent for castings
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Upcoming workshops We have lots of exciting things happening here at The VoiceOver Network. Grab your diary and make sure to mark some of these dates in it.
MORE WORKSHOPS COMING SOON!
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Welcome to The VoiceOver Network
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