Today I auditioned for a couple of voice over spots. The audition was held at a studio I’ve worked at before and which I like very much for the professional and efficient standards upheld there. Any other time, I’m in and out in 15 minutes or less. Unfortunately, today’s audition was anything but systematic. Because it was organized by an outside party and not by the studio itself, the typical procedures were irrelevant and there was a bit of waiting around. But, I waited patiently, chatting from time to time with friends I saw there and meeting some new folks, too. An auditionee at the casting call introduced himself saying, “Hi. Are you Alecia? I follow your blog.” That was an unexpected surprise.
A few of the audition oddities included:
- not signing in at the regular desk. Instead, we signed in on a separate sheet in the kitchen, where we were corralled by the casting associate.
- rather than grouping the auditioning talent and having them … Read more »
I had the good fortune to be invited to write a guest blog for SuchAVoice, a voice over training and production company. It was initially published on Thursday, 10 December 2009. Following is the original tale.
I am a classical singer by training. It is common for bulletin boards in the hallways and corridors of conservatories and schools of music to be papered with recital posters, concert listings and calls for auditions. So, it’s not unusual to find instrument- and score-laden students poring over them interestedly. One day, as I was doing just that, I noticed a rather boring-looking flyer on pink paper calling generically for “3 men and 3 women”. A telephone number was listed at the bottom of the sheet.
Perhaps someone is trying to assemble an a cappella or early music ensemble, I thought. I called up to discover, in fact, it was a company holding auditions for a radio commercial. Having never done anything of the sort before, I thought,
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A few months ago I recorded a telephony system for a new company and a few weeks ago I did some pick-up work for the same group. Well, I am delighted to announce…
[A drumroll please.]
…the company and the telephony system have now launched. [Insert cymbal crash here.] Yay! The entity is Gozaic, a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and its focus is heritage-centric and culture-rich travel and tourism. The web site is an abundant–dare I say it?–mosaic of travel resources, personal experiences and visual excitations from which travelers of all types can broaden their travel horizons.
To hear the accompanying voice over fabulousness, dial:
1-877-MY-GOZAIC
That’s 1-877-694-6924
(I can still hear myself reading those very words in the sound booth!)
So, call ‘em up! Not only is their work super-cool and fun (and it may lead you to some places you never considered visiting either as a vacation or a staycation), but there’s a really lovely voice to escort you through the … Read more »
Yesterday I had a voice over audition for a couple of radio spots. Most of the time, when I’m called in for a voice over audition, it takes place in a studio sound booth. However, in certain cases (as in yesterday’s) they take place in a casting director’s office where a makeshift recording studio has been set up.
I arrived late, which is not typically how I roll, signed in and picked up the copy. Noting that the copy was written for two voices and observing that I was the only person in the waiting area, I thought it might be a little while before I was called in to read. I got in about 15 minutes of rehearsal before another talent walked through the door. Logically, we were paired up and called in to the audition room.
After our first read, we were given two more takes with very specific direction provided between takes. We paid careful attention and I … Read more »
Today I auditioned for a couple of voice over spots. The audition was held at a studio I’ve worked at before and which I like very much for the professional and efficient standards upheld there. Any other time, I’m in and out in 15 minutes or less. Unfortunately, today’s audition was anything but systematic. Because it was organized by an outside party and not by the studio itself, the typical procedures were irrelevant and there was a bit of waiting around. But, I waited patiently, chatting from time to time with friends I saw there and meeting some new folks, too. An auditionee at the casting call introduced himself saying, “Hi. Are you Alecia? I follow your blog.” That was an unexpected surprise.
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