Voice Actor-Behind the Scenes

Being a voice actor may be looked upon as kind of a weird way to make a living. Out of all the media jobs I’ve had, voice actor is really different. The folks I’ve run into in this business have been giving and very kind. Let me tell you that when someone asks what you do for a living and you answer,”I’m a Voice Actor”, 90% of the time you hear, “a what”? In Voice acting, sure there’s a bit of the old “stab you in the back” but you’ll find that in any entertainment job. Being a voice actor is allot like being an on camera actor...you have to audition like crazy and know how to handle rejection. When you make it ...most voice actors are not afraid to give back and help the up and comers. Have a peek at this video to see what voice acting is about...kind of cool.



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Bryan Cox - Voice Actor.


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TV's Ass Kickin'

What’s going on with TV...now a days it seems that the networks will use any excuse stick on a rerun, Christmas, Easter, My mother is in the Bathroom...whatever. They think the viewers are doing something else and won’t watch the shows. Advertising revenue is down on all networks. One of the many reasons is, from an advertisers stand point, they don’t want to advertise on a rerun show that no one will watch. Reality Check...make more NEW episodes. How to fix the problem,

1. The regular working TV season is 13 weeks...expand that to 25 weeks of new episodes. The whole industry works more. More people tivo and watch because of new episodes. More viewers=more advertising!

2. Each network should have their own rerun channel. Not for the really old shows but all the stuff from the beginning of the season and even last season. They are starting to use the Internet for this right now.

3. A 2 Tier pricing system for Advertising...you can buy the rerun channel at one price or you could buy the main network channels at a premium price. Cause as you all know, more people watch new shows and episodes rather than reruns.

I really just touched the tip of the Iceberg here. It all comes down to making more money. These days you have to think outside of the box or it’ll become a coffin. You have to work harder... and smarter. Please feel free to leave a comment and or contact me...
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Bryan Cox


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The Economy "Killed" the Radio Star?

With a massive downturn in the radio and television industries, there’s going to be a deluge of voices looking for work. A lot of these folks will turn to Voice Acting. If you think that you’re “Radio Sound” will get you work, you might as well try opening a GM dealership in Pakistan. Things have changed while you’ve been busy saying “Here’s a thousand in a row”. Now there’re a million of guys, armed with a “Barbie” microphone, calling themselves “Voice Actors”. You might find you’ll need alittle help.
OK there's probably one so called VO (Voice Over) expert with a course, CD or book to sell for every one that makes a true living from Voice Acting. I place these "teachers" in a group that I'd call Communication Gurus. With that said, they are in a very specialised area of the communication field but IMO still should be considered in the field of "communication". You can see here that NOT ONE is listed on Communication Gurus. What are they waiting for?
If you're looking for a "guru" please be careful. Do your research, talk to people in the business, ask questions. More times than not ...these “gurus” all have the same information that's just change around abit and repackaged...but it's still the same old message. Sometimes you'll even find that some of these so called VO Gurus don't even have their own vo demo. Aim to be yourself. That way you can offer VO agents and possible clients something that’s unique. Put together a demo but watch out there are the sharks that charge an arm and a leg to put together demos for you. If you’d like some FREE help please contact me and I’ll try to answer your questions.
I’m a Voice Actor, Common Sense Advertising Consultant and Stand-Up Comic. Thanks for the read
Bryan Cox

email bigbry@sasktel.net

PS...The 2 things Voice industry really like these days..
1. Female Voices
2. The young “guy next door” non-announcer type of read.

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Fox News...BLOW ME !!

I have to say I’m very proud of our troops fighting over in Afghanistan. Over 100 have died for a US cause. We are helping the US and then Fox News come out with a blatant onslaught on our troops. It’s not enough that they have to worry about getting killed by the enemy...now they're being attack by the media in the US. As a a guy who’s got alot of Stand-up comedy experience behind him, I know better than anyone there are certain things you should not say or do in the name of comedy. Like look at a woman heckler and call her the “C” word. That show, The Red Eye has crossed all lines of comedy and good taste by slamming our efforts in the Middle East. I’m sorry Fox News, but you guys really are a bunch of.... “C” words.

Please remember that we, Canada, are the only country in the course of your history that ever KICKED YOUR ASS in a war...REMEMBER, WE WON!!










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