FA+
Shop
229
Views
Views
4
Favorites
Favorites
Category
Music / All
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 50 x 50
File Size 5.4 MB
Report this content
★
More from The Beach Bears
Beach Bears Excepts for Vocal Auditions
In an effort to raise money I am going to attempt to break into the voiceover market. To do so, I need a vocal demo. I plan to make one of me reading text for different types of commercials as well.
However, to show my dramatic abilities, I am creating a sample from my work with The Beach Bears.
The first clip is a sample of the three primary voices from The Beach Bears. The first voice you hear is my regular voice as Birch, the second is Dipper, which is my voice sped up approximately 18%, and the third is Stargazer, which is my voice slowed approximately 10%.
The second clip is from Chapter 51, where Birch reveals his deep dark secret.
The third clip is from Chapter 79, where I do a wolf tribe chief.
The fourth clip is from Chapter 91, where the EMS assistant (not me) takes information from a shocked and scared Dipper, and tries to comfort Bobby (not me).
The last clip is from Chapter 103, where Birch discovers something horrifying.
Tell me what you think, if it needs further explanation, perhaps a particular clip you think I should add or use instead.
However, to show my dramatic abilities, I am creating a sample from my work with The Beach Bears.
The first clip is a sample of the three primary voices from The Beach Bears. The first voice you hear is my regular voice as Birch, the second is Dipper, which is my voice sped up approximately 18%, and the third is Stargazer, which is my voice slowed approximately 10%.
The second clip is from Chapter 51, where Birch reveals his deep dark secret.
The third clip is from Chapter 79, where I do a wolf tribe chief.
The fourth clip is from Chapter 91, where the EMS assistant (not me) takes information from a shocked and scared Dipper, and tries to comfort Bobby (not me).
The last clip is from Chapter 103, where Birch discovers something horrifying.
Tell me what you think, if it needs further explanation, perhaps a particular clip you think I should add or use instead.
Category Music / All
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 50 x 50px
File Size 5.4 MB
I like watching other talents grow..
I will act as an agent (the devil's advocate) and give you thoughts if you are serious about getting into the voice industry. First..
This is JUST the basics, not commenting on the audio you made, yet.
Demos should be only 1:00 to 1:30 in length. An Animation Demo should showcase your range (usually starting with your normal voice) something to instantly PULL THE LISTENER IN.. and then jumping on contrast with something a lot higher and/or deeper in range, but they have to be ranges you are comfortable with using 'all the time'. Very sustainable. They must carry all kinds of different quirks, characteristics and mannerisms. I want to hear the personality of these characters that you put in and picture in my head where in the 5-8 seconds you use to establish the character, whether it's (for example), a mean tiny alien, a sophisticated scientist, an over the top hero, etc.. and they have to be YOUR OWN, which makes them unique. Don't try and sound like Billy West or Rob Paulsen.. what makes them unique is that THEY created it. (Take a popular actor.. voice him in YOUR way.. boom, you have a unique character voice, it can be as simple as that, mix two actors together, etc etc.)
Going back to PULLING THE LISTENER IN at the very START... Talent Agents, whether it's for narration, commercial or animation, ONLY give you 3 seconds.. yes.. 3 SECONDS before they decide they want to listen to YOUR demo.. because these people have to listen to 100s of demos weekly.. your just another grain of sand.. "OH YAY.... another person sending me their voice demo because they want to work".. so you have to understand with every demo (I even do this as a Director when I critique people) they are going in with LOW EXPECTATIONS... the worse thing you can do is start the demo with something "average" because they'll hear that and immediately "SKIP".. next.
It's no exaggeration when you see those cartoons where the character walks in, opens his mouth, and the Director is like, "NEXT!!!".. that's what happens with voice demos.
Make sure the first voice is YOU... strong.. and THEN after the fish has caught the bait, you reel them in with your other more diverse voices. A good example is the voice you did in the second portion of your reel here where you are over the top emotional and yelling, but you'd have to shorten that down to something that you do in 8 seconds with a strong quick scene that establishes character, then move on quickly.. maybe a guy talking to the ecstatic character trying to calm him down.. etc.
Put music and effects behind the demo, this makes it sound professional, mix it well.. making it sound like it came right out of a show or cartoon.
The segments have to be abrubt. Make the 5-8 second scene and then it has to abrutbly segway to the new scene and character. No pauses, no BLANK spaces or distance between voices. Same for commercial demo in a way.
For your COMMERCIAL DEMO, (this takes time), but you need to figure out where your voice belongs as a BRAND.. **THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING**
It took me about a year to figure this out, which is why my commercial demo has changed multiple times over the course.. but don't try and be VARIED.. don't try to be too 'DIVERSE' when it comes to a Commercial Demo because if you try and be 'all over the place' with what you can do, you aren't showing agents or clients your BRAND..
The BRAND is what you are BRILLIANT at.. and what your voice does WELL with naturally. That means you have to understand YOURSELF, and your own voice VERY WELL, because it definitely needs to reflect 100% and be well established with confidence in your commercial demo.. Here's an example.
Take Mike Rowe... here is a man with a deep, confident, and STRONG American male voice. His voice sounds like the stereotypical Male Commercial voice. This puts his strengths with INDUSTRIAL set reads, or reads that require a strong voice, an authorative voice... This is why he was on Dirty Jobs. He does a lot of voice overs for TRUCKS, and big vehicles for REAL MEN... he reads a lot of documentaries as well.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhaQ_f_5Z5k
His range of emotion enables him to have the manly man voice, but also be able to turn around and be the dad next door, sending out a matter-of-fact or empathetic delivery.
When you create your commercial demo, your diversity will lie in MOSTLY your range of subtle emotions.. can you show empathy to patients with cancer? Go from that and then connect with people who want to buy electronics. If you have the ability to CONNECT with people and read to them like you believe in the script and you are honoring the writer, you will win the auditions and also make a good demo. If you CAN sound like a rough and tough cowboy like, say.. Sam Elliot, and it doesn't sound contrived, cut it in.. BUT it can't be out of place. You may be able to do a FANTASTIC cowboy, but if it doesn't go well with your BRAND.. the agents will trash your demo, **NO MATTER HOW GREAT IT SOUNDS**.
So make sure you perform what you're best at.. Learn WHO YOU ARE, and what you're voice is best catered to, and FOCUS hardcore on that with your commercial demo.. you can add a TOUCH of diversity in there just to show agents you are versatile but it has to mix well with your brand... for example, I have a UK accent in my own, and it just shows, "Yes.. he can do accents", but at the same time, it still mixes well with my branding.
If you go into a commercial demo trying to do jazz radio commercials, and then a truck commercial, and then a commercial about doctor medication, to a beer commercial. The agents will toss your demo in the trash, EVEN IF YOU SOUND GREAT. You may audition for some jobs like these and get hired, yes.. you surely can, BUT.. an agent is specifically and ultimately looking for a brand. Because they have to cast you and place you in a library of talents and they need to know what you DO primarily so they can send certain auditions to you.
BUT.. at the same time you can take matters into your own hands and audition for the OTHER stuff without an agent and win those jobs as well. Because auditioning and 'demos' are two different beasts.. one needs a brand, one doesn't.
This is pretty much how ACTORS are dealt with as well. Jim Carrey is branded "Comedy". Arnold Schwarzeggar (Action Hero), and the talent agents have them branded, and it helps them know what auditions to send them out on.. Once your foot is in the door and you are 'noticed' that's when clients themselves will go to the talent agencies and say, "I want this guy." And pretty soon you may change up your brand a little bit.. Now you can showcase your versatility.. Example (Michael Keaton was known as comedy in early years.. all of a sudden Tim Burton comes a long and says.. "I want him to be Batman."
Listen to these demos, this is what woke me up, bigtime. If you can't tell the difference.. listen close.. it's not the quality of their voice, which sounds great on both versions.. but it's their BRANDING was not honed in on.. http://braintracksaudio.com/demo-pr.....emo-makeovers/
I'll stop here.. I hope this helps you out. :}
I will act as an agent (the devil's advocate) and give you thoughts if you are serious about getting into the voice industry. First..
This is JUST the basics, not commenting on the audio you made, yet.
Demos should be only 1:00 to 1:30 in length. An Animation Demo should showcase your range (usually starting with your normal voice) something to instantly PULL THE LISTENER IN.. and then jumping on contrast with something a lot higher and/or deeper in range, but they have to be ranges you are comfortable with using 'all the time'. Very sustainable. They must carry all kinds of different quirks, characteristics and mannerisms. I want to hear the personality of these characters that you put in and picture in my head where in the 5-8 seconds you use to establish the character, whether it's (for example), a mean tiny alien, a sophisticated scientist, an over the top hero, etc.. and they have to be YOUR OWN, which makes them unique. Don't try and sound like Billy West or Rob Paulsen.. what makes them unique is that THEY created it. (Take a popular actor.. voice him in YOUR way.. boom, you have a unique character voice, it can be as simple as that, mix two actors together, etc etc.)
Going back to PULLING THE LISTENER IN at the very START... Talent Agents, whether it's for narration, commercial or animation, ONLY give you 3 seconds.. yes.. 3 SECONDS before they decide they want to listen to YOUR demo.. because these people have to listen to 100s of demos weekly.. your just another grain of sand.. "OH YAY.... another person sending me their voice demo because they want to work".. so you have to understand with every demo (I even do this as a Director when I critique people) they are going in with LOW EXPECTATIONS... the worse thing you can do is start the demo with something "average" because they'll hear that and immediately "SKIP".. next.
It's no exaggeration when you see those cartoons where the character walks in, opens his mouth, and the Director is like, "NEXT!!!".. that's what happens with voice demos.
Make sure the first voice is YOU... strong.. and THEN after the fish has caught the bait, you reel them in with your other more diverse voices. A good example is the voice you did in the second portion of your reel here where you are over the top emotional and yelling, but you'd have to shorten that down to something that you do in 8 seconds with a strong quick scene that establishes character, then move on quickly.. maybe a guy talking to the ecstatic character trying to calm him down.. etc.
Put music and effects behind the demo, this makes it sound professional, mix it well.. making it sound like it came right out of a show or cartoon.
The segments have to be abrubt. Make the 5-8 second scene and then it has to abrutbly segway to the new scene and character. No pauses, no BLANK spaces or distance between voices. Same for commercial demo in a way.
For your COMMERCIAL DEMO, (this takes time), but you need to figure out where your voice belongs as a BRAND.. **THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING**
It took me about a year to figure this out, which is why my commercial demo has changed multiple times over the course.. but don't try and be VARIED.. don't try to be too 'DIVERSE' when it comes to a Commercial Demo because if you try and be 'all over the place' with what you can do, you aren't showing agents or clients your BRAND..
The BRAND is what you are BRILLIANT at.. and what your voice does WELL with naturally. That means you have to understand YOURSELF, and your own voice VERY WELL, because it definitely needs to reflect 100% and be well established with confidence in your commercial demo.. Here's an example.
Take Mike Rowe... here is a man with a deep, confident, and STRONG American male voice. His voice sounds like the stereotypical Male Commercial voice. This puts his strengths with INDUSTRIAL set reads, or reads that require a strong voice, an authorative voice... This is why he was on Dirty Jobs. He does a lot of voice overs for TRUCKS, and big vehicles for REAL MEN... he reads a lot of documentaries as well.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhaQ_f_5Z5k
His range of emotion enables him to have the manly man voice, but also be able to turn around and be the dad next door, sending out a matter-of-fact or empathetic delivery.
When you create your commercial demo, your diversity will lie in MOSTLY your range of subtle emotions.. can you show empathy to patients with cancer? Go from that and then connect with people who want to buy electronics. If you have the ability to CONNECT with people and read to them like you believe in the script and you are honoring the writer, you will win the auditions and also make a good demo. If you CAN sound like a rough and tough cowboy like, say.. Sam Elliot, and it doesn't sound contrived, cut it in.. BUT it can't be out of place. You may be able to do a FANTASTIC cowboy, but if it doesn't go well with your BRAND.. the agents will trash your demo, **NO MATTER HOW GREAT IT SOUNDS**.
So make sure you perform what you're best at.. Learn WHO YOU ARE, and what you're voice is best catered to, and FOCUS hardcore on that with your commercial demo.. you can add a TOUCH of diversity in there just to show agents you are versatile but it has to mix well with your brand... for example, I have a UK accent in my own, and it just shows, "Yes.. he can do accents", but at the same time, it still mixes well with my branding.
If you go into a commercial demo trying to do jazz radio commercials, and then a truck commercial, and then a commercial about doctor medication, to a beer commercial. The agents will toss your demo in the trash, EVEN IF YOU SOUND GREAT. You may audition for some jobs like these and get hired, yes.. you surely can, BUT.. an agent is specifically and ultimately looking for a brand. Because they have to cast you and place you in a library of talents and they need to know what you DO primarily so they can send certain auditions to you.
BUT.. at the same time you can take matters into your own hands and audition for the OTHER stuff without an agent and win those jobs as well. Because auditioning and 'demos' are two different beasts.. one needs a brand, one doesn't.
This is pretty much how ACTORS are dealt with as well. Jim Carrey is branded "Comedy". Arnold Schwarzeggar (Action Hero), and the talent agents have them branded, and it helps them know what auditions to send them out on.. Once your foot is in the door and you are 'noticed' that's when clients themselves will go to the talent agencies and say, "I want this guy." And pretty soon you may change up your brand a little bit.. Now you can showcase your versatility.. Example (Michael Keaton was known as comedy in early years.. all of a sudden Tim Burton comes a long and says.. "I want him to be Batman."
Listen to these demos, this is what woke me up, bigtime. If you can't tell the difference.. listen close.. it's not the quality of their voice, which sounds great on both versions.. but it's their BRANDING was not honed in on.. http://braintracksaudio.com/demo-pr.....emo-makeovers/
I'll stop here.. I hope this helps you out. :}
I'm a random watcher of 
maxgoof and I have to say, I'm very grateful for this response of yours. When I saw your long and detailed response, I felt myself motivated to read your entire input on things.
I want to make it out in the voice-acting business. It's a passion I've cultivated ever since I was a kid. After reading everything you had to say, I feel even more so motivated than I did before. It really helped out with what I need to know, and what I should expect. Thank you so much for your help!
maxgoof and I have to say, I'm very grateful for this response of yours. When I saw your long and detailed response, I felt myself motivated to read your entire input on things.I want to make it out in the voice-acting business. It's a passion I've cultivated ever since I was a kid. After reading everything you had to say, I feel even more so motivated than I did before. It really helped out with what I need to know, and what I should expect. Thank you so much for your help!
Comments