VO-BB - 20 YEARS OLD!

Hart · Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:30 am Post subject: I guess I didn't get the gig.

I was contacted the other day by a friend. Seems a radio station he's doing some work for wants a new station voice. They like my stuff and want to know what I can do. Great!

So I send them a proposal for a 12 month contract, X amount of pages a month etc etc. They email back, "Our last guy did unlimited for $200 a month, Also, we want you to do all of our production. Can you match that?" Ummm. No.

Just another day in the life.
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Philip Banks · Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:40 am Post subject:

You missed the point. The last guy did it for $200 per month and if he could have afforded to pay $250 per month the station would've let him clean the Hobo Laughing

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Hart · Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:42 am Post subject:

I sure did miss the point. Thanks for clearing that one up Mr. Banks, lol.
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richgates · Guest

From what I heard from some people in the business imaging isn't a good money maker unless you have a ton of clients or perhaps some big channels with deep pockets.

Diane Maggipinto · Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 9:46 am Post subject:

Well, yeah, but it's (probably) fun and a bit different than the usual fare (oh, and by 'fare' I don't mean money).
Methinks this is the toughest part about the business, coming close to getting the gig and then getting dropkicked. Arrrgh.
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richgates · Guest

What's worse is when you get a private lead and due to bad copy you can't get a good read. This recent one I got had so many words that I somehow had to cram into 25 seconds that no matter how fast I read I couldn't break 27. I finally had to cheat and use time compression. Now it sounds like I am doing a prescription drug side effect disclaimer.

/sigh

Hart · Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:17 am Post subject:

Tom Greenlee · Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:04 am Post subject:

Brian, I know it sucks to not get a gig when you think it’s yours.
Back in June of last year I had done a spot for an NBC affiliate station in Arkansas. The station commercial producer had found me on v123. Well, he loved my work and promised me more gigs from him. Shortly thereafter he quit working there and went to a better job. Haven't heard from him since. Until a few weeks ago! He called me out of the blue and wanted to hook me up with a series of 16 :30 national spots for the Weather channel. He said ultimately his client would have to decide whether to use me or not, but he was highly recommending me and was going to get back with me. It wasn’t a guaranteed thing, but he said If the client went with me, it would be a guarantee of continuing work from them. I was sent a script with very vague direction to submit as a custom demo. Well…I ended up not getting the gig. It turned out I was on a shortlist with 4 other guys. The Weather Channel producer really loved my voice but in the end, they went with a different guy because his voice was slightly higher pitched and sounded older...more neighborly/gardeny sounding. (The gig was for the gardening segment of the Weather Channel). So that's that. I didn't get it. However, the guy that put me on the shortlist, did say they all thought I sounded great and that I impressed the hell out of the whole team (his words not mine). He is going to include me for all future gig opportunities that come through him (which he says will be abundant), and when his agency needs VO work done for themselves....they are going to use me. But Brian it was a hard pill to swallow…being that close to a gig like that and then not getting it.
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Hart · Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:09 am Post subject:

I feel you man, I listened to your demo on the savvy site. Nice work! Even though you didn't get that particular job I feel certain the experience will lead to great things for you soon.
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Tom Greenlee · Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:12 am Post subject:

Thanks man! That means alot to me. I appreciate the encouragement. I didn't mean for my post to be a thread jack....I meant it as encouragement, but you ended up encouraging me......sorry...and thanks.
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TheVoiceOfBob · Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:19 am Post subject:

Brian,
First allow me to chime in and give you the VO pat on the back. Sorry you didn't get the gig. You gave them what you felt was a fair price for what you are worth and didn't see it your way. Their loss.

I just had a couple slip through my fingers. One off of my generic demo that they liked, just wanted a custom read. I shot it right back to them and then.

poof

Nothing. Not even a "thanks but no thanks". Silence. This was for a narration spot that was absolutely PERFECT for me since it was for a presentation dealing with some computer software and the audience was school faculty. Well, I work in IT support on a University campus! Hello! I do these kind of presentations LIVE all the time! I couldn't have sounded more at ease with the copy.
Another was from a private lead and they "said" it was between me and one other guy. I can't even win when the odds are 50-50!
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Hart · Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:20 am Post subject:

Thanks guys, no worries. I don't feel bad about this one at all. Basically what they want is an outsourced production director for $200 a month. That's why I turned it down, I just needed to vent a little.
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Tom Greenlee · Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:22 am Post subject:

lol.....ok man....here we are pouring our sob stories on ya to encourage you and you're the one that turned down the job, not the other way around....hahahaha...too funny....oh well....be encouraged anyway for when it DOES happen. Laugh

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Dave · Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:56 am Post subject:

Hart · Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:14 pm Post subject:

Heh,

That's exactly what I did for that waterpark read yesterday on one of the pay to play sites.
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