Owner: Piehole UK voiceover blog URL:http://www.piehole.co.uk Join Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 09:13:47 -0600 Rating:0 Site Description: A blog for voiceover artists. Includes tips and tricks and various banging on about anything voiceovery. It's for voice overs who are looking to get more voice over work. Site statistics:Click here
Voiceover Saves Hitler 2008-12-09 08:00:40 We made this series of videos to show the amazing difference a voiceover makes.
Let us know if you want to take part in our next viral campaign! Read more:Hitler
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Interview with a Voice Over Artist: Rennie Griffiths 2008-12-04 01:00:40 When/Why/How did you get into VO work?
My first voiceover job was an accident. I was a radio presenter with client in Glasgow. The guy from commercial production bumped into me in the corridor with a piece of paper in his hand with the word ‘Script’ written across the top. He said: “You could voice this [...] Read more:Artist
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Interview with a Voice Over Artist : Steve Royal 2008-12-01 01:02:32 When/Why/How did you get into VO work?
Both my parents were in radio, TV and on the stage in Canada, London and Australia, so it seemed inevitable that I follow in their footsteps. It’s in the blood (a bit like malaria). I then spectacularly failed High School and ended up getting a job at the local [...] Read more:Artist
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“Piehole is an amazing (and handy) 2008-11-28 02:19:57 resource for all us copywriters out there. Instant voiceover gratification on tap, as it were, in one place.”
-Patrick Chapman, Copywriter
Interview with a Voice Over Artist: Hugh Barford 2008-11-27 01:05:21
When/Why/How did you get into VO work?
Answered an ad: looking for ‘UK male voice with excellent sight-reading skills’ to record corporate/e-learning material. Spent the first year of my VO career recording hundreds of hours of business training.
What do you sound like?
Whoever you want, baby! A Dublin producer has described my voice as ‘rich, cool, smooth [...] Read more:Artist
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Your Favourite Voiceovers 2008-11-23 01:03:49 Copywriters: it is now possible to Digg, del.icio.us or Xanga your favourite voiceovers! Just click on the little green “share” button on their personal profile page and virtually bookmark to your heart’s content. Read more:Favourite
Voiceover Tips 2008-11-21 01:40:54 As a voiceover, you need to constantly market yourself. Or find ways and places to advertise on. All successful businesses advertise to attract new customers. You should do the same to get voice jobs. Even if you have an agent. I’ve already said this, but it stays true: the more people you have promoting you, the [...]
Voiceover Tips 2008-11-20 01:51:24 Studio time costs a fortune, so you’ve gotta make every second count.
The biggest mistake voiceovers make when they go and record their demo is pitching up to the studio without having done any preparation. Most depend on the sound engineers to provide the voiceover scripts for them. So basically they’re using valuable studio time to [...]
Voiceover Tips 2008-11-19 01:36:02 As a voiceover, you need an agent. Get one fast! The more people you have promoting you the better.
Blabbermouth voiceovers 2008-11-18 01:12:03 We’ve just started a series of interviews with voiceovers. This is to give everyone reading the blog a taste of the voice over talent out there. If you’d like to take part, drop me an email on info@piehole.co.uk
Voiceover Tips 2008-11-17 01:14:35 Feeling disheartened by constant auditioning? Don’t.
Remember, its the nature of the voiceover industry. Instead of regarding it as yet another rejection, see it as an opportunity to market yourself. If auditioning in person, take your business cards along to hand out or if done virtually, follow up with a thank you note.
Chances are, if [...]
Share the Love 2008-11-16 07:16:18 Hey there all you social butterflies!
It’s now possible to share us with your voiceover friends! See the funky green button underneath this blog post? Give it a click and see what happens… Read more:Share
Voiceover Tips 2008-11-15 05:04:49 Another tip on that all important gracefull voiceover exit:
Don’t forget to leave your business card behind! Give it to the copywriter or agency producer, and simply say “thanks for the gig, here’s my card if you need anything”. At Piehole we offer to design business cards for free for our VO’s, especially as it leaves such [...]
Copywriter competition 2008-11-14 01:30:05 Another script ruined by the client insisting on squeezing in their telephone number just one more time? No wait, let me guess: ACME™ considers your choice of subject a bit too ‘out there’ for their target market? Spineless muppets.
The Piehooligans would like to invite all you frustrated copywriters to compete in our radio scam [...] Read more:competition
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“Piehole’s really good 2008-11-13 03:15:56 especially if you’re in a hurry, I’d recommend Piehole for copywriters”
-Barbara Hegarty, Head Producer, Rothco
Voiceover Tips 2008-11-11 04:59:19 Notes on a gracefull exit. You’re a voiceover. You like to talk. But keep it sweet and short: when you’re done your gig, say your goodbyes and thank you’s. No need to stick around.
Voiceover Tips 2008-11-10 01:11:29 Your vocal chords are essentially a pair of muscles and like any other type of muscle you need to warm them up properly before you use them. (Especially for voiceover work.) Here are a couple of pointers to start you off before a session:
Stand up, stretch and fake a couple of big yawns.
Free up your [...]
Voiceover Tips 2008-11-09 04:14:57 Here’s another tip for the newbie voiceover. If you are inexperienced, go on a training course. It’s a small investment in comparison to the amount of money you can make doing voiceovers. Also, it shows if you’re not confident. And there’s no way a copywriter will hire you again in future if your voice [...]
Voiceover Tips 2008-11-06 01:40:21 Never underestimate the power of H2O!
The larynx works best when it is moist, like the inside of your mouth, so drink plenty of water, daily. 6 to 8 large glasses of water a day are usually recommended, especially for a voiceover. The thin mucus that lubricates your vocal folds (and your nose, throat and chest) depend on [...]
Voiceover Tips 2008-11-05 10:12:28 Here’s another important tip regarding time / timekeeping / punctuality. Time = Money in the advertising world, so arrive 10 minutes early to every gig.
You want to make a good impression. Especially since there’s a room full of clients / sound engineers / producers / copywriters / account directors waiting just for you. It also shows [...]
Voiceover Tips 2008-11-04 14:30:26 If you are inexperienced, go for a coffee with a more experienced voiceover and pick their brain. Ask them everything about what to expect when you do a gig - from the minute you walk in to the minute you leave. Sometimes just knowing what to expect will calm the nerves when you’re doing your [...]
FAQ for Copywriters 2008-11-03 02:07:27 WHY SHOULD I SIGN UP? WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME?
Designed by copywriters for copywriters, we know what you want and how you want to view it. We’ve simplified the endless search process by collecting the best voiceovers we could find for your aural pleasure. We neatly categorized them according to their strengths (for [...]
Voiceover Tips 2008-11-02 01:52:24 If you’re a smoker -QUIT!!
Smoke irritates the mucous membranes of the throat, chest and vocal folds, causing stiffening and swelling. It is related to an increased risk of cancers developing in the lungs and larynx. It seriously reduces the quality of your voice (unless you want to sound like Marge Simpson). Not to mention the [...]
Voiceover Links 2008-11-01 04:45:24 Voiceovers: it is now possible to link your own personal website to ours!!
Just log into your account and add the URL (that’s the name of your site to you & me). This way you can share more information with prospective clients - for example your bio or alternate reels.
If you have any problems setting this [...]
Voiceover Trick or Treat 2008-10-31 03:12:33 Here’s a scary thought: What if old Goldenballs decided to become a voiceover?
Mu-hahaha!!
Happy Halloween Everybody!! Read more:Trick
Voiceover Tips 2008-10-30 03:48:53 So what to do while you wait for that all important call? Promote yourself of course! And today’s voiceover tip is a simple way of getting a step up on the competition…
Have a photo on your business card!
Simple as that! And it works - after you’ve been out there networking, those potential contacts will remember [...]
Voiceover Tips 2008-10-29 04:07:49 Today’s tip is almost the opposite of yesterday’s.
It can take a fair while to break into this business. If you’re new, you’re not just going to get booked on day one. It’ll only be after you’ve done a few gigs (successfully) that people will start booking you again and again. So don’t go beating yourself up [...]
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