The PROS and CONS of VOICE OVER Work

What are the advantages and disadvantages of getting into voice over work?

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00:00:00 Welcome voice over newbies
00:01:12 Voice over work from home
00:01:46 Do voice overs pay well?
00:02:36 Low barrier to entry
00:03:40 Voice overs are fun
00:04:42 Competition in voice acting
00:05:55 Learning curve
00:07:05 Recording equipment
00:07:54 Marketing
00:09:22 Summary

[fdcox]

Great video, Gary. I totally agree that marketing is a critical aspect of a voice over business (or any other business for that matter). Luckily there are loads of resources available to help beginning voice actors, including right here on YouTube.

[lensarea]

Hello Gary. I've been watching your videos for months/years now and generally mulling, contemplating and dithering over the idea of trying to get into voice over work myself. My mulling is strongest usually after being prodded with a pointed stick by the Jobcentre who have quotas to fill and consider me good filler material. But there is a complication - I was hit by a car while cycling 22 years ago and have back, hip and neck problems which make jobs where attendance is required difficult or impossible. Working from home could be ideal. I was told back in high school in the early 1980s that I had a good speaking voice, though this might only be because I had a lower than average voice for my age at the time. I still have quite a low voice, but that doesn't mean I'd be a good voice over artist. And so I enter the dithering phase, wanting to get into voice over work, but lacking the focus or direction to figure out how to set about it. A couple of doses of brain fog in recent years haven't helped matters. This video might help bring a bit more clarity to my brain anyway. Thanks

[beckyfountain]

Brilliant video, Gary, as always. Thank you! 😊