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The $15 Job - J. Michael Collins

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By J. Michael Collins
| jmcvoiceover.com
Voice actors have legitimate grievances. Rates have been stressed. Usage has become broader and murkier. Payment terms can stretch from inconvenient to absurd. Access to meaningful opportunities is uneven, competition is relentless, and too many companies seem to believe “in perpetuity” is a reasonable thing to request in exchange for the financial equivalent of a moderately enthusiastic grocery run.
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Are You a One-Trick Pony, or a VOctopus?

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By J. Michael Collins
| jmcvoiceover.com
A lot of voice actors prepare auditions this way: one solid take, then a second take that is a little different. The first is warm. The second is warmer…….but slightly faster. Technically, that is two takes. Creatively, it may still be only one idea. The problem is that professional sessions rarely stay inside such a narrow lane. In a callback, you may be asked to read the same copy twenty different ways. Make it more intimate. Less polished. More playful. Now suspicious.
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Voiceover Conferences are Just a Big Conspiracy

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By J. Michael Collins
| jmcvoiceover.com
Last week, on separate coasts, voice actors of all stripes gathered in the Pacific Northwest and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to learn, laugh, and enjoy two of the newer entries on the conference calendar, Jessica Mathison’s VO Summit, and Jen Tophoney & Mike Cunningham’s Get Outta Your Booth! Let’s get this part out of the way first: No, you do not have to attend voiceover conferences, awards events, meetups, workshops, retreats, or industry gatherings to build a voiceover career.
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