<b><font size="4"><font style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;" size="2"><font size="4"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Hello Voicies!</span></font></font></font></b><font size="4"><font style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;" size="2"> It's been a great summer, full of really interesting jobs </font></font><i><font size="4"><font style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;" size="2">(a feature film, a TV commercial, an internet spokesperson gig and voice overs) </font></font></i><font size="4"><font style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;" size="2">and fulfilling teaching assignments, from Cleveland to <a href="http://www.donnabelajaccasting.com">Pittsburgh. </a>I hope the same is true for you. </font></font><b><font size="4"><font style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;" size="2"><br>
<br></font></font></b><font size="4"><font style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;" size="2"><b><a href="http://findyourvoice-voiceactinginstitute.blogspot.com"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Find Your Voice</span></a></b> is going strong, and this September marks my 4th year of teaching and producing voice over demos, under the <b><a href="http://findyourvoice-voiceactinginstitute.blogspot.com"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Find Your Voice</span></a> </b>name. I'm tickled about that and so proud of the hundreds of students I've had the honor to work with. You can hear many of them on TV and Radio!<b> </b></font></font><font size="4"><font style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;" size="2"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Recent Congrats go out to: Jim M., Tony L., Susan W., Beth S., Mike M., Neal K., Ryan S., Karen S., Jimmy C. </span></font></font><b><font size="4"><font style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;" size="2"><br>
</font></font></b><b><font size="4"><font style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;" size="2"><br><font style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" size="4"><font style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;" size="4">Just this morning, I was filled with both glee and frustration with 2 phone calls, 10 minutes apart.</font> </font></font></font></b><font size="4"><font style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;" size="2">In each story, there is a little something for your </font></font><b><font size="4"><font style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;" size="2"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">"TIP Jar" </span></font></font></b><font size="4"><font style="font-family: verdana,sans-serif;" size="2"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">as you build your acting career.</span></span></font><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"></span><br>
</font><b><font size="4"><font style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;" size="2"><br><font style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" size="4"><u><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">The 1st Call</span></u> </font></font></font></b><font size="4"><font style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;" size="2">was from my agent, saying that I booked a voice over gig for next week! Yipee! I'm even happier because it's a 2 person spot as husband and wife. Lots of opportunity to "play" there.</font></font><b><font size="4"><font style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;" size="2"><br>
<br><font size="2"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">While many other talent would have been just as "right" for the job, there are a few reasons why my scene partner and I <u>booked</u> the job. <br>Here are 2 reasons:</span></font><br>
<br></font></font></b><font size="4"><font style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;" size="2"><b style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">1.</b> </font></font><font size="4"><font style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;" size="2">Instead of just auditioning by myself, doing <u>only</u> my lines, I</font></font><font size="4"><font style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;" size="2"> took the time to contact another actor </font></font><font size="4"><font style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;" size="2">who was scheduled to do the audition as</font></font><font size="4"><font style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;" size="2"> the husband and did the audition with him. This practice of solo auditions on 2 person spots has become more common and it drives me nuts, so I manage to work around it by contacting another actor who is scheduled to do the audition, and did it WITH him. My agent didn't mind because it helped them get both talent bookings out of their agency. Sometimes <br>
<br><b style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">2.</b> The other actor happens to be someone I have worked with many times, on very funny, character-driven spots and industrials. We had a ball! Not only did we do the spot as written for 2 funny characters, we kicked it up a notch and did another take as Marge and Homer Simpson, as well! </font></font><b><font size="4"><font style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;" size="2"><br>
<br style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><font size="4">TIP</font>- Make </span></font></font><font style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;" size="2"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">them laugh by doing something fun and unexpected!</span> </font></b><font size="4"><font style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;" size="2"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">My agent told me that the client hired us because we were so much fun.</span> </span></font></font><font size="4"><font style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;" size="2">The really funny part is that we're not even going to record the spot as broad characters. We're going to record the spot as a real couple. Darn! No big blue hair!</font><b><font style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;" size="2"><br>
<br><font style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" size="4"><u><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">The 2nd Call</span></u> </font></font></b><font style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;" size="2"><font style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" size="4"><font color="#000000"><font size="2">was from a former student who called to tell me that he just did his first VO job! It was a PSA (Public Service Announcement) and he was thrilled! The only problem is<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"></span></font></font></font></font><b><font style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;" size="2"><font style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" size="4"><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"> HE DIDN'T GET PAID!! </span></font></font></font></font></b></font><font style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" size="4"><b><font style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;" size="2"><font style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" size="4"><font size="2"><font size="4"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"></span></font></font></font></font></b><font style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;" size="2"><font style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" size="4"><font size="2"><font size="4"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><font size="2"> <b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">I thought my head was going to </b></font><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font size="2">EXPLODE!</font></b></span></font><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </b> </font></font></font></font><font style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;" size="2">I almost composed myself and reminded him: <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><b>"If you're right for the part, you're right for the PAY!"</b> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">There is a Union rate for PSA's. If you aren't in a Union,<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);"> </span><b style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">(<a href="http://www.aftra.org">AFTRA</a> or <a style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);" href="http://www.sag.org">SAG</a>)</b>, you should be charging at least the Union <u>Session Fee</u>, considering you won't get any residual pay from future broadcast cycles of the spot.</span></span></font><b><font color="#000000"> <br>
<br><font style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;" size="4"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">TIP</span></font><font size="4"><span style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"> <font size="2">- </font></span></font></font></b><b style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">"If you're right for the part, you're right for the PAY!"</span></b><b style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"><font color="#000000"><font size="4"><font size="2"> </font></font></font></b><span style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"><font color="#000000"><font size="4"><font size="2"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"></span></font></font></font></span><span style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"><font color="#000000"><font size="4"><font size="2">Remind yourself that </font></font></font></span><font color="#000000"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;"><font size="2"><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">A.</span></b> when you do any VO work for NO PAY, you rob yourself and every other VO talent out there. <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">SOMEONE should get paid, no matter how inexperienced.</span> Why not you? <b><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">B.</span></b> You set a precidence that you will work for NO PAY and will always get the same, NO PAY gigs from that client in the future.</font></span><font size="2"><br style="font-family: tahoma,sans-serif;">
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