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Hi Gordon! It sounds WONDERFUL!!! THANK YOU!! YOU did a FABULOUS job at making this sound first rate!!! You just took it from the very raw rough stages and just totally produced it so it sounds very very tight. Jo Gillet |
On the strength of her animation demo, Jo was immediately signed by super talent agent Linda McAlister
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Commercial VoiceDemo
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Gordon, you are the MAN! You are a master of the mixer, an audio editing God! My voice demo is absolutely amazing! Thank you, thank you, thank you. It was worth every penny!
I appreciate all your wonderful help as I get started in this business.
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Believe it or not, Tim actually got a job from this demo BEFORE he had even heard it ! ! ! A client called looking for a certain delivery and I had his demo right in front of me. I played it for the client and Tim picked the demo up at the recording session.
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Dear Gordon, What an amazing CD you made. You ARE the genius. I LOVE IT !
Jim Templin
Gordon, Thank you so much for making me an absolutely awesome voice demo. You were incredibly patient with me and I appreciated your comments and suggestions. I have already recommended you to my friends and will continue to do so in the future. Thanks for everything! Hope to see you soon.
Sincerely smiles,
Stephanie Crise
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copy you choose is probably the most important element in
the whole process. When searching for your copy, first take a look at the
different styles of deliveries. As you can
see there are many and you'll first want to decide which ones are right
for you. Keep in mind that a total of ten pieces is plenty for a demo tape.
More can easily be added in the future. So concentrate on the styles which
are your forte. As well as the "nuts & bolts" announcer style of read,
you need to find copy that really speaks to you. That pushes your buttons,
makes you feel something, be it Joy, Sadness,
Anger, Compassion, Love, Empathy, Excitement, Sympathy,
Grief, Tenderness. If you have chosen copy and none of it evokes some
emotion in you, then find some that does.
Remember, unlike an audition, this is your chance to do whatever you do best. No restrictions, no limitations. So take the time to find copy that makes you laugh, cry or at least gets you interested in whatever it might be that you're about to share with your audience. If the listener doesn't hear some kind of emotion in your voice, she'll think you're not interested in what your saying. Your demo is a reflection of your personality, so as well as straight announcer copy, work on finding copy that you can truly relate to. Copy that will bring out the child in you, get you hopping mad, bring tears to your eyes. Follow this advice, and you'lll have the foundation for a dynamite voice demo. |
Click on the above logo for just one of many interesting and very informative articles
Peter Drew has written about the voiceover business.
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copy, the next step is to rehearse and rehearse and rehearse. Record your
voice on cassette as you rehearse. If you don't have one, borrow
or purchase one from Radio Shack for about $20 to $30.
You can only be objective when you can listen back to what you have been rehearsing and then you can critique the delivery, intonation, inflection, speed, etc and re-record. Then compare to the first recording. Only when you're really happy with it can you go on to the next piece of copy. Now it's time to record in the studio and, if you have really done your homework, then you'll be able to concentrate on the feeling and delivery of each spot and not worry too much about the words, as they will be ingrained in your memory. This makes the recording session go so much more smoothly and you will be so much more relaxed and able to give the very best reads without stumbling over copy that you don't know. |
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recording session will last about one and a half hours, during which time
we'll record various takes of each spot and, with the help of my direction,
you'll be surprised at how good these voice tracks will be. You'll end
up with a total of maybe ten to twelve spots which I'm sure you will be happy with
and feel good about. If you did your homework, it will have been an exhilirating
experience, if not you might feel that you could have done a better job
on some of the reads.
Either way, now it's time for me to take these basic voice tracks and mold them into something you might not even recognise when you hear the finished demo. I spend a long time finding just the right piece of music to complement not only the copy, but your unique interpretation of that copy. I will add other elements, like sound effects if the copy requires it. Then I will combine all the elements and process your voice, equalise it, possibly add some reverb or multi tap delay, or other effect to enhance the piece. Finally, I will audition all of the spots and place them in the order they sound best to produce your dynamite voice demo. Below, you can listen to some "raw" voice tracks, then immediately compare the finished spot and see what a huge difference the production makes to an "unadorned" voice. |
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A commercial demo from start to finish including a cd and cassette . |
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Here's a complete demo to let you
hear how it might sound from start to finish. Click on the blue button.
This is Anna Terry's and, when I played it for her, she just couldn't believe
it. She said, "It doesn't even sound like me"
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| Announcer-mostly impersonal , factual, straight-forward | Regular Sell- medium volume,normal delivery | Hard Sell- Loud volume, urgent delivery | Tag- end of commercial information line |
| Spokesperson-representative of the company | Testimonial - recommendation, endorsing a product | Dialogue - conversation/interaction between two or more | Half-Voice - Intimate, subtle tones, barely above a whisper |
| Comedic/Humorous- always good if you can make the listener laugh | Dramatic - intensity (but not necessarily volume), evocative | Character - could be someone you know or a cartoon character, movie star etc. | Dialects - regional or foreign accents. (only if you can maintain accent for at least 60 seconds) |
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| Educational-teaching,how-to, step by step instructions | Documentary - descriptive, a narrative account, painting an audio picure | Sales - just like a commercial, only longer | Promotional- highlighting particular products |
| Spokesperson-representative of the company | Books on Tape - narrative and also character voices. | Foreign Language
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