In-Perpetuity Will Not (Always) Kill You in Voiceover

In-Perpetuity in Voiceover topic by Dan Sheldon

You’ve been lectured, scolded, accosted, reprimanded, castigated, lambasted, and threatened with ex-communication from the otherwise harmonious land of Voiceover Kool Kids if you dare agree to in-perpetuity. But you need to know that it’s quite often the standard in many use cases. And, even more often, a great way to find quality collaborators! In-Perpetuity IS…

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Voiceover Deadlines are Different when you come from TV News

Teledyne Flir product explainer Voiceover by Dan Sheldon

“Thank you for being so quick on this. I didn’t think there was any chance this video would get done on time. Now it absolutely will.” That’s a quote from a friend who I have worked with several times since we both left traditional broadcast media. It’s a common bit of feedback I receive from…

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Dive Under a Mattress, Make Your Dreams Come True

Honda Commercial

If there’s one thing I’ve learned in life, you ALWAYS have to find a way. Among the many lessons I learned from my dad growing up, is that I can always find a way to make things work if I want them to. When I’m traveling and I see a great audition opportunity land in…

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How Voice Actors Can Survive in the Time of AI

Who would you trust with your next project? The guy on the left or the one on the right? My wife sent me the image on the left today. She said she created it with Apple’s AI image creator. I’m not familiar with it and, while I try to stay up on many things, I…

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The Top 5 Reasons I Book Jobs as a Commercial Voice Actor

Stanley Steemer commercial featuring an employee steam cleaning a carpet. Commercial voiced by Dan Sheldon

The modern commercial landscape has shifted dramatically from the booming, announcer-style delivery of the past to a more natural, relatable approach. But, most recently, I’ve seen a slight shift back to some announcer influenced reads. Here are five crucial qualities as a commercial voice actor that I think enable me to book great work like this national campaign for Stanley Steemer.

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The Top 4 Ways to Get Rid of Mouth Noise in 2024

There are few things more annoying than recording what you think was a great track of audio, only to realize that it is littered with snaps, crackles, and pops all over the wav file. What do you do? Well here are some preventative measures along with a few remedies after the fact that should get…

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