January 2021 Office Hours

TIMESTAMPS

  • 00:00 Wins
  • 33:48 What are best steps to try and get on PBX systems?
  • 38:40 GVAA Rate Cards
  • 42:11 Are the usual GVAA rates the same for Canadians?
  • 46:03 What are prerequisites to shopping agents? Will you be more prone to get work from your agent than from a P2P? What percentage of YOUR work comes from each of these?
  • 55:35 SAG AFRA
  • 1:03:03 How do you start finding an agent?
  • 1:10:17 I'm in the process of acquiring the necessary equipment for VO, and I will be recording VO in my tiny closet. In the Sound Proofing section of your VO Equipment & Resource Guide page there's a link for The Kaotica Eyeball. Can the Eyeball be a sufficient sound deadening item in a closet? Or should I still think of adding foam sound wedges and/or blankets?
  • 1:12:37 Is it advisable to have a permanent home studio for sound?
  • 1:15:42 I just had my first session . My face has to loosen up. What do I do in the meantime? I can't market what I don't have.
  • 1:17:41 What options are there if you have to use a laptop and have a monitor you can use to record - what type of space do you need?
  • 1:20:58 Where's a good place find narration examples?
  • 1:22:35 Would it be possible for me being in South Africa have an agency in America.
  • 1:24:10 Audacity vs Adobe (recording software)
  • 1:34:50 Blue Yeti - Yes or No (Carrie doesn't like it)
  • 1:39:44 As a newbie what platform is good for practicing before booking an official demo?
  • 1:44:44 Voices.com
  • 1:47:30 Voices123 advice
  • 1:50:35 VoiceRealm
  • 1:51:58 Bodalgo (And other p2p sites - feedback)
  • 1:59:00 How did others get through with the first coaching session? I have so much work to do to get to where I want to be.
  • 2:07:40 Email marketing questions
  • 2:12:26 So Carrie recommends Twisted Wave?
  • 2:13:17 Mic stands and top microphones question
  • 2:21:16 Website and course content question (building)
  • 2:22:10 Website question building and branding
  • 2:25:26 Software recommended to use for keeping in touch with clients
  • 2:28:39 When editing breath sounds, what do you replace them with - sounds or silence, or room tone?
  • 2:30:08 Any recommended productivity tools for VoiceOver?
  • 2:34:37 Is using a Google mail a no-no when it comes to communicating with clients?
  • 2:35:28 If we set up studios, do we need source connect or ipdtl right away? Or just wait until there's work for that?
  • 2:38:28
    How much should I charge?
  • 2:38:44 What can I and cannot use for voice samples?
  • 2:41:20 Tips on how to emote better. How to come up with different takes on an audition
  • 2:43:38 Coaches that have accent training
  • 2:46:46 P2P auditions, do you just do basic editing or have equalization/compression?
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Carrie Olsen Voiceover