VO-BB - A VO Family

A story from one of the country's great radio stations:

https://www.wbez.org/stories/more-people-are-trying-voice-acting-but-the-pros-say-its-not-so-easy/ffd58c20-c182-429b-9db7-f6246494be26?utm_me ...

Stephen Fry, Brian Cox and others are showing up on work they've never done. Not good. Not good.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/actor-stephen-fry-says-voice-100339971.html

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You might find some nuggets in this article:

https://variety.com/2023/artisans/actors/voicecaster-owner-explains-how-to-get-into-voice-acting-1235721340/

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Should we let A.I. voice entities into our chat group here? What classification, if any, should we give their posts?

Should we change our title to VO+AI-BB? That looks like a bit of a math equation ...

We know that VO-BB.com is a staple of your voiceover information diet Smile

, but are there other websites, blogs, vlogs, podcasts, or Facebook or Instagram pages that you visit and gain something from ...

I've only skimmed it so far, but here's a very long and interesting article on voiceover in Chicago (and likely most of the major cities). How to get into it, how to survive in it.

https://www.chic ...

Unless they are a huge company, the rate sounds fair. This is on the borderline between commercial and narration. The GVAA guide shows $500-$1,000 for a web narration buyout.

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Benedict Cumberbatch is arguably one of the finest actors today with a lovely voice and all... however, even he can run up against a devilish "cannot say today" word. Most amazing of all, th ...

I remember hearing about how the buggy whip industry died out with the increased popularity of the car. Are we one of today's artistic "buggy whips"?

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If you are signed with Erik Sheppard's agency you probably saw this email and its responses. I did, and I'm dismayed to say the least. It looks like many members of the community are willing to sell o ...

They may only have 335 subscribers but they get 6,000 and 18,000 viewers per video and if they've monetized the site they're pulling in some dough. Disgusting images in some of those videos by the way ...

Do we need a caution for an onside snark? Hmmm?

Now where did I put those yellow cards? Rolls Eyes

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The theatrical division of SAG/AFTRA has called a strike against production companies starting tomorrow morning. For those who are curious, this does not affect many of us in the voiceover world. Here ...

For years Connie Terwilliger has been our word2wav expert. Liz deNesnera might offer some good guidance.

Their VO-BB user names are ConnieTerwilliger (no space) and Lizden.

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The world’s most famous, and probably most used, sound effect has been found stored away in a Hollywood vault. If you’re a regular movie watcher you’ve probably heard it hundreds of times.

https:// ...