Greetings All! As you can guess from the title, I'm a voice-over actor. While my fortes are long-form medical and technical narration (eLearning, sales, etc), I've also voiced hundreds of commercials, promos, billboards, etc. I also do some limited screen work for a local director, but I tend to keep the on-screen stuff to a minimum because (let's be honest here) - the time 'working' vs. pay is much better in vo. :) Additionally, from having a music background of 30+ years as well as having mixed for more than 20, I have an innate sense of how things are supposed to fit together when done and can adjust my read accordingly. More important than having done this full-time for over five years and all the music and mixing experience though is: I can follow directions. (CD's should appreciate this most of all...) Finally, you can find me either on IMDB, www.mikemcgonegal.com, or FB - https://www.facebook.com/MikeMcGonegalVoiceOvers. Have a great weekend all! -Mike
Hello. I have wanted to learn more about doing voice overs. I recently spoke to some a company about getting into this line of work. Do you find it enjoyable?
Me to i would love to no where in the UK I can learn about Voice Over as I love speaking over ppl lol
Sara - honestly? I think the answer to that question is 'depends'. :) Overall, yes - it's incredibly enjoyable, but there are times when you're staring at the phone or e-mail, wondering why it doesn't ring and no one gets in touch with you for a gig (or at least an audition). To give you and Deb the whole, unvarnished truth about being a full-time VO would take a while and probably scare the stuffings out of you. Suffice it to say: Don't quit your day job until you've got a decent customer base and amount of work coming in. This is just being pragmatic. With the cheapening of technology, everyone and their brother thinks that all they need is a USB mic and they can be the next DLF. Unfortunately, this is not the case. You've got to be able to act. Develop a thick skin - unlike on-screen where you get some miniscule hint of feedback when you do an audition, you don't get any in vo. It's nothing personal, it's just how the business runs. Get training! To that end, you can both get in contact with Susan over at The Great Voice Company (http://www.greatvoice.com/). She's who started me on the vo path and is good at what she does - just beware of 'value-add' things she'll throw at you. :-) You can also check out the folks at PieHole (http://www.piehole.co.uk/pages/resources). While they're a VO agent, they also do training as well. PM me if you have any other questions and I'd be happy to respond. Have a great weekend!