![]() it takes months and years, not days and weeks And if you decide that you do or may want to go pro one day, then there are several more truths you need to know. They fall in love with the work, the craft, the training, the business, and yes, often the lifestyle. Some people, though, get bitten by the bug. Voice over can be a super fun hobby, and if that's your path, then I absolutely support you. But tons of these sites have opportunities for hobbyists, enthusiasts, and amateurs to do voice over work as a hobby, as just an interest. Bunny Studio, I almost said Voice Bunny, that's their old name. It's creative and fun and expressive, and there are more opportunities out there to do voice work, opportunities on sites like Fiverr and Upwork and Voice. Voice over on any level is so much fun to do. Pick your pathĪs you get into this business, maybe you decide that you just want to do voice over as a hobby or maybe for a few extra bucks. ![]() If you can't act, you can't be a voice actor. It's completely counterintuitive to have to train for months and years to sound natural and authentic, But it's as true as gravity. The hard truth is that competent voice actors get that way through training and deliberate practice, practice, practice. ![]() Well, hell, it's just talkin' and I can do that!" No, it ain't. Everyone in this business has an instrument, and every voice actor has been told, "My you have a nice voice." How well you play that instrument, how well you perform, how well you act is the only thing that matters. Just because you have a Stradivarius doesn't make you a concert violinist. And it's an old saying because it's true. There's an old saying in this business: voice acting is 5% voice and 95% acting. Here's the truth: Having a nice voice is about as useful in voice acting is having a nice pair of legs is in running. If I had a nickel for everyone who said to me, "You know, people have told me I have a nice voice and that's why I want to get into voiceover," well, I'd have a hell of a lot of nickels. So here are seven truths you need to know before you get into VO or at the very least, as you're getting into VO. ![]() I'd like to think as a voice actor, I've done a better job of listening, but I still have made my own fair share of mistakes and learned lessons that I hope to pass on to you here. And I wasted a lot of time and effort, and sometimes a little bit of money, learning the lessons on my own when I could have very easily sought counsel from those who had already learned those lessons.Īnd while it was true as a kid and a young man, as I've gotten older, I've learned that when you can learn from somebody with a little bit more experience than you, it can save you a lot of heartache and hurt. I was stubborn, I was arrogant, I was jacked full of ego. My Dad used to tell me all the time, "Paul, You insist on learning the hard way," which meant I had to take my lumps. My goal and hope are that you can learn from some of the mistakes that I made and learn some of the lessons that I learned. It's all the stuff I wish I knew when I was starting out in voiceover and stuff that you should know, maybe even before you get into voiceover. Today's post is essentially a letter to my former self.
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