Recently, The “Working” Voice Actor covered some important topics: casting sites and 1-star movie reviews on Amazon. OK, the movie reviews weren’t exactly hard-hitting news — they were the subject of last month’s Game Day (always held on the last Friday of the month). Let’s get to that in a moment.
Two weeks ago, the topic for discussion was casting sites, pay-to-plays, all those different places for VOs to find work. People talked about their experiences on different platforms — the pros and cons of various sites, things they’ve learned, tips and tricks. A brief discussion of those other sites took place, too. You know the ones I mean, those names we dare not speak….Fiverr and Upwork. (I am so interested to hear the panel at eVOcation next weekend called, “We don’t talk about Fiverr, no, no!” What a brilliant title!)
Jen Greenfield talked about CastVoices, which just celebrated its First Birthday!, and said she’s working with the CV team to get more auditions on the site. She also shared the idea that casting sites, along with direct marketing, should all be “spokes in the wheel” of your voiceover business. You should have as many spokes in your wheel as you can, and you get to choose what’s right for you and your business. (Also check out Jen’s YouTube video about shifting your perspective about cold calling.) Check out the replay to learn more about the discussion on casting sites.
Game Day
So, this past Friday on Game Day, George had collected a big group of 1-star movie reviews, which he had pinned to the top of the Clubhouse room. Each player got to choose two to read (they were usually pretty short) out of all these reviews shared in Google Drive. I remember one of mine; it was for Avengers Infinity War and it read, “I wish Iron Man died.” That someone bothered to write that review on Amazon is just silly. And that was one of the more coherent ones! Some made no sense whatsoever, but it made last week’s Game Day all the more fun. But don’t look for a replay of this one — Game Days are never recorded because they can get a bit crazy.
Thank you to George, Roshelle, and Megan for organizing this space, and thanks to everyone who contributed to the discussion! I’m looking forward to the next one, and I hope to see you there: Fridays on Clubhouse at 9am PST/noon EST.