auditioning for voice-overs

most voice-over auditions are going to be realized through an agent…so if this is a real love of yours or your child actor’s, then contact screen actors guild (SAG) or american federation of television and radio artists (AFTRA) union offices and they will provide you with a list of union franchised agencies…

now, take the time and call them to find out if they represent voice-over artists…if they do, find out whom you should send your child actor’s demo tape to, alone with a resume and cover letter…if any of the agents are interested, you will here from them right away…but if you don’t hear from them after a couple of weeks, you could call them…but personally, i would call to just make sure that they received your package…if they want to meet you, i promise, they will call…

okay, all that is behind you, and you finally get that elusive audition…what now? this audition is similar to the typical acting audition, except that the casting director is only interested in your voice and not your look…

also, your audition will be recorded, so you will sit or stand where the microphone is…and normally, you may have to do a ‘check’ so that the recording engineer can adjust his levels for your particular voice…

after the above is finished, the cd will then ask your child actor to read from the script a couple of times…remember, they will keep all the recordings, whether you did two or ten, so it’s wise to change it a bit every time it is recorded…your child actor may want to change vocal tone, voice, inflections, pitch, phrasing, etc…this way they can really see the voice-over actors talent and will have a few different types of voices to choose from…more than not, if you do it the same every time, the cd will figure that you can only do that one type of voice…

hope this helps you and your kiddos…voice-overs are fun…break a leg!

hugs and out~