Write Less, Say More
Sean Caldwell passes along a great article on writing more efficiently. Good reminders for copy-writers. http://lifehacker.com/5909543/write-less-say-more-the-power-of-brevity
Sean Caldwell passes along a great article on writing more efficiently. Good reminders for copy-writers. http://lifehacker.com/5909543/write-less-say-more-the-power-of-brevity
We live in an amazing time. My friend John got a chance to test a mic that follows your facial movements at the NAB conference. Freaky!
I really enjoyed watching AMC's sneak peak of their new show "The Pitch". In a nut-shell, two top-level ad agencies get the chance to pitch their ideas to a major brand and only one wins the account. If you dig Mad Men, not just for the characters but for the down-to-business inner workings of an ad agency, I'm betting you'll like this. It's not a drama, but there is plenty of drama. Think modern reality series. And I'll be the first to admit I usually run from those types of shows, but in this case it's a win-win. I love the art of advertising and can appreciate the crazy amount of blood, sweat, tears and creativitiy that goes into creating a successful campaign. And then when you consider that alot of us lil ol' voiceover guys and gals get the chance to work with these people and help bring these ideas to life... well how cool is that?!
Nice of AMC to make the pilot episode available for free to help get us all hooked. Check it out here.Thanks to Chuck Matthews, who tipped me off about this Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article about voice-over in the Steel City market and beyond.
I have the privilege of working with some very talented people each week and Doug Miller at Star 94 in Atlanta is one of the best. Check out this "Day In The Life" feature on him.
Every time I watch an interview with Scott Rummell, I always come away a little more inspired. Thank you Scott. Enjoy this two part series on VO Buzz Weekly. Included in part 2 is a visit to Scott's playgro.. I mean, house.
If these videos don't embed correctly below, here are the direct links:
http://www.vobuzzweekly.com/cgblog/7/15/VO-Buzz-Weekly-Episode-3.html
http://www.vobuzzweekly.com/cgblog/8/15/VO-Buzz-Weekly-Episode-4.html
Part 1
I stumbled across Facebook Studio the other night when I noticed a producer friend had "liked" it. If you work in the creative arts, you may find it an interesting place to share your work and get inspired. They describe it as "A community for agencies and marketers doing great work on Facebook." Right now they appear to be giving people a chance to win a 30 day freelance job at a top level ad agency. A shot in the dark, yes. But a great way to break in if you've got the goods and a little luck to go with it.
Some of you cutting edge imaging producers may already be familiar with Phantom Producer. It's technology for radio stations who may lack time or resources which essentially serves as an "app" that automatically pieces together imaging sweepers. I'd like to see a longer demonstration of how smoothly longer VO tracks and workparts get married together. I think I'd be far too anal to let a machine craft together the most heard voice & elements on the radio station. Seems like it might be easy to let the art get lost in the science.
http://www.radiojinglespro.com/2011/07/26/the-worlds-first-radio-imaging-app
Why do so many people who do what I do, refer to themselves as "a professional voice artist"? Or better yet, "a full time professional voice artist." With any other profession inserted in that sentence, it would sound ridiculous. "I'm a full-time professional accountant" for instance. Except "stripper". That might work.
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