When it comes to voiceover, how important is it for them to see what you look like? There’s some debate as to whether you should (or shouldn’t) include your headshot on your voiceover demos and website. Personally, I prefer to listen with my ears, not my eyes, and imagine what you look like. There’s a great deal of power in keeping your listeners’ imagination engaged in this way.
Besides, as in every business, how we’re perceived often comes down to you being either too young or too old. Certainly every aspect of the entertainment industry is riddled with subjectivity and preconceived notions, and age is no exception. In fact, it’s one of the key defining elements with which we cast. Yet, age may even surpasses gender and race as either a selling point or utter exclusion. The fact is, your gender and race won’t likely change over the course of your career.
Age will inevitably alter your type and, as luck would have it, your ability to land work (especially if the casting assistant is 22 years old and considers you “grandpa-material” based on the fact that you’re 42 and look it from your headshot). Whether you’re honestly appropriate for the voiceover or not
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