Uhm... okay, if you say so

[yoda117]

Well this is a first.  I got an e-mail from a friend yesterday (fellow VO from NYC) who was helping a friend find a voice actor (needed a male in the NYC/Philly area), and I was the only person she could think of to do a series of industrials for a medical company.

I figured that I needed to audition, etc. right?

Wrong.  Apparently, all I had to do

Comments

[azurechan]

Awesome, I need some luck right now. Job hunting, just found out I missed out on a really great opportunity 'doh!

[yoda117]

Ouch! I always hate it when that happens.

Here's to wishing you lots of luck

*raises glass of water*

;-)

[unclemilo]

I could use that luck! I have taken part in 2 auditions recently... and I just feel like they're never going to use me for anything big... and I don't know if it's because I'm not doing a very good job or if they just already know who they want to use or what....

[yoda117]

Who knows why someone gets a gig, and another person doesn't?

I try not to think about it too much unless it seems to be a trend (you'll drive yourself nuts). I just do the best I can, with what I have.

That said, I'm constantly training, performing, auditioning, etc. I'll be the first to admit that marketing isn't my strong point and it's the weakest part of what I do, but I'm working on it as best possible.

Bob Bergen put it simply as this: whatever the weakness is in your game, that's what is causing you to miss out on auditions. Strengthen that first and then re-assess. Otherwise, don't worry about the auditions... better to worry about the upcoming ones than the ones you can't do anything about.

[voicetrack]

Nice when something falls into your lap like that!