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Do You Know What To Charge For Your Voiceover Work? | Joe Zieja

Valuable information contained in this video from LA-based, voice talent, Joe Zieja, in which he explains the difference between "session" and "usage" fees, why you should avoid "in perpetuity" buyouts and where you can find the best online tool for figuring out how much to charge for any type of voiceover job, from ads to e-learning to games.

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How Broadcasters and Voiceover Announcers Pronounce Foreign Names And Tricky Words? Very carefully...BONUS: Includes Great Online Pronunciation Resources| David Houston's blog

How Broadcasters and Voiceover Announcers Pronounce Foreign Names And Tricky Words? Very carefully...BONUS: Includes Great Online Pronunciation Resources| David Houston's blog | Sirenetta Leoni Inside Voiceover—Information + Insights On Voice Acting | Scoop.it
Thanks to voice actor, David Houston, for posting this fun segment from "Rachel Maddow Show" on the peculiarities and difficulties of pronouncing proper names and certain words properly---even for TV Broadcasters. (e.g., "ar-KAN-zis River" vs. "AR-kin-saw," the state.)

Bonus: Several excellent online pronunciation resources are provided so that if you ever have to pronounce the President of Algeria, Abdelaziz Bouteflika's name in a script, you'll actually know how to say it...

David Houston blog: "This segment from Wednesday's The Rachel Maddow Show serves to remind that, even (especially?) for those of us who talk for a living, some words and names are more problematic than others."
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The Voice Coach Academy Award-Winning Actors Entrust Their Voices To...Patsy Rodenburg | The Guardian

The Voice Coach Academy Award-Winning Actors Entrust Their Voices To...Patsy Rodenburg | The Guardian | Sirenetta Leoni Inside Voiceover—Information + Insights On Voice Acting | Scoop.it
A MUST READ...Excellent interview with internationally renowned voice coach, Patsy Rodenburg. If you've never heard of her, maybe you're familiar with some of the actors she's coached....Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Ralph Fiennes, Joseph Fiennes, Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Natalie Portman, Daniel Craig, Orlando Bloom, Joseph Fiennes, and Ewan McGregor. Now do we have your attention?

The Guardian: "The voice encompasses so many things," she says. "Everyone comes on to the planet with a fantastic voice, but people lose it. The voice is about communicating, engaging, how you show yourself, how you speak, how you listen...Unless you connect to the text, the audience won't be able to connect with you..."
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