Having an Agent is a great accomplishment and a great compliment. To be added to the talent roster of one of the many agency's in the Bay Area is a good thing.Yet, the competition is fierce. The playing level is quite high and there are endless auditions that don't turn to bookings. What does a voice actor do to put food on their tables? Freelance. There's no other way to survive the Voice Over biz. Freelancing means hustling everyday, phoning leads, keeping those business cards in every cubby you have and looking at every contact as a possible contract. While teaching my Intro to Voice Over classes here in the Tri Valley I often hear from students saying "I hate marketing".....that is a trainwreck in the voice over business. One has to market to stay in front of the rest. There are numerous freelance Producers and terrific Production companies in the Tri Valley that can be approached. My contact list is golden and I follow up quarterly to keep top of mind...so being in front of the mic isn't all there is in voice overs, it's being in front of the potential client that puts you above the rest.....off to make a few calls and think positive thoughts for another opportunity to voice today!
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Julia March 6, 2013 at 06:21 pm
You cannot compare the behavior of a wild animal versus a domesticated animal.
Californicated1 March 6, 2013 at 03:42 pm
Actually, Pit Bulls are one of the most well-behaved, well-trained dogs out there, to both their…Read More owners and their familes, if they are trained to be that way.
Only drawback to Pits, though, is that they drool a lot, just like any other hunting dog out there.
Back in 2009, there was a story in Berkeley about how a Pit Bull saved her owner's life in a house fire, and all anybody could see was that it was a Pit Bull and nothing more.
If you train a dog to have a nice and sweet disposition, guess what, the dog will have a nice and sweet disposition.
And if you train a dog to fight, maim and kill, guess what it's gonna do?
Doesn't matter the breed.
I've known Dachshunds who were mean and resorted to biting in an instant as I have known Pit Bulls who were nice--but slobbered a lot.
And about the only reason that Pits have the reputation that they do out there is more to do with the viewpoint of the person who believes that all Pits are dangerous to begin with and that perhaps one of their other biases may be a work here, like they hate people whom they believe to be "trash" or "thugs" perhaps, but that's more an indication of their prejudice than their experience with these dogs or any other breed out there.
I've known Springer Spaniels out there that started out as sweet dogs with nice dispositions, but as they aged and their brians atrophied into cancer, they turned into vicious dogs and had to be put down.
Like people, dogs are individuals, too.