March 2021 Office Hours

TIMESTAMPS

  • 00:00
    00:00 Introductions and wins
  • 15:18 How or what should I explore to learn to be a good agent for myself?
  • 20:03 As an author, I have an agent who gets paid a percentage of all that I sell or money I make. Is that how agents work in voiceover?
  • 21:26 How are new applications that have emerged?
  • 26:00 How do you deal when you don't know how to pronounce the names?
  • 28:00 What are some other ways that you have found an agent?
  • 32:30 If I haven't heard from someone, how soon should I go back to reach out again?
  • 35:07 When is it best to assume that the answer is no?
  • 37:35 What are some things we're allowed to claim when filing taxes as a VO?
  • 47:39 Is it a good idea to sign up at an online voiceover conference, like VO Atlanta?
  • 53:00 Is there a support group for voice actors because sometimes I feel VO fatigue?
  • 57:08 If agents and casting sites are the primary sources of jobs, what is the email list's primary function?
  • 1:00:38
    How to obtain SAG (AFTRA) jobs?
  • 1:04:44 Is there extra paper work that the client needs to do?
  • 1:05:06 Are the extra additional fees for the client?
  • 1:06:59 Did you become SAG by choice?
  • 1:08:08 Can you recommend how to identify a good coach, and signs that they are coaching you in the right direction?
  • 1:18:18 For those who are getting coaching, how often do you go?
  • 1:20:14 If you go coaching, say, in commercial, do you go to another genre, or do you hone in to that skill?
  • 1:25:28 Do you recommend outreach to agents, casting directors via social media?
  • 1:26:55 How about clubhouse? How do I follow up with them?
  • 1:28:34 Do you have any recommendation for a cheap and cheerful desk mic?
  • 1:29:57 As a newbie, what platform is best for practicing experience in auditioning to get booked before demo?
  • 1:39:02 Where do you get information how to create a website? What information you put up there?
  • 1:45:09 How do you determine professional for a set-up?
  • 1:47:20 Have you tried a dolby audition in Audacity?
  • 1:51:12 What is the advantage of doing exclusive agreement?
  • 1:53:55 Do you recommend a website or publication on voiceover?
  • 1:55:52 Which podcasts do you recommend?
  • 2:04:16 What are the approximate costs to expect when beginning with a voiceover coach?
  • 2:05:52 What is a voiceover coach going to finetune or accomplish during a session?
  • 2:08:02 What is the voiceover coach goal with a prospective new voice actor?
  • 2:10:16
    How about getting evaluated pre-coaching?
  • 2:16:20 Should I get a separate laptop for my voiceover business and training?
  • 2:20:15 When filing, why are dates important?
  • 2:21:28 Did you have a separate monitor? What is your opinion of Mac Mini vs Macbook Pro?
  • 2:29:42 Do you have a preference or recommendation as to laptop purchase for the voiceover business?
  • 2:39:57 What do I do, I was told my spots are not in the right emotional range?
  • 3:10:02 Have you gone directly straight to ad agencies for work?
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Carrie Olsen Voiceover