Archive for the ‘Great web reads’ Category:

April 9th, 2011

Do you know HISHE?

Today's post introduces you to the world of HISHE — How It Should Have Ended: original videos of new and funny endings to popular movies.

What I like about HISHE isn't only that the videos are a hoot, but it's proof of what people can do when they have an idea and run with it. Too many beginners to voice acting whine and whine and whine "No one will hire me! No agents will represent me! Wah!" To them my answer is always "Get off your butt and create your own career!"

Ok, enough preaching. Video time:










Check out more at the HISHE website or YouTube channel.

March 30th, 2011

Outrageous Aflac audition videos

Now that Gilbert Gottfried lost his job as the voice of the Aflac duck, voice actors from around the globe are battling for this one primo gig. Others have taken this opportunity to have a little fun amidst all the calamity. No matter which side of pond you swim in, I think you'll enjoy these videos:






February 14th, 2011

Voice over “Great web reads”

I subscribe to a wide variety of blog RSS feeds. Some are really good. Some are just okay. And some are better off being lost in the backwaters of Google's 100th page of search results. More often than not, when I see a great post I get the urge to write about that same topic. But two things stop me: 1) I don't have the time and 2) I realize that I couldn't do it better than the original author (number 2 being the case more often than not.)

With those two reasons staring me firmly in the face I have decided, instead, to round up some of best posts I've seen during the past week or so and present them here. I'll try to make this a regular feature here on VAN under the Great web reads category (say THAT five times fast! :wink: )

Here's the first installment:

Voice over related:

The power of pricing
Is Voices.com playing a numbers game?
A recent review of the voice over business
Interpreting and voicing a commercial script in under 7 minutes
Getting to “Yes” means different things!

Other good reads:

How To Stay Motivated When You Hate Your Job
(This post is meant for those who hate their current job as they work towards becoming a voice actor.)
Seven Secrets for Maximizing Your Concentration Skills

PS
Happy Valentine's Day! :D