Voiceover auditions are fast and furious, and often happen at the last minute. And these days actors are expected to send in self-records from their iPhones or home studio set up. Actors must be ready at any moment for that call or email when your agent says, “It’s due in 10 minutes.” When this happens, pull over to the side of the road, use those dirty clothes in the back seat to hide under for sound dampening, and start to record. Because you never know—this could be the booking you’ve been dreaming about.
Here are some real life stories where voiceover actors came up with quick solutions and made it work under last-minute pressure. They sent in auditions and sometimes even booked the job!
L.A.-based Sara Cravens was visiting her family in Tennessee. Right as she was dipping a tortilla chip into queso and salsa her agent called and said, “It’s a perfect job for you so make it work!” Sara dropped her chip mid-bite, crawled into her mom’s closet, and recorded her audition buried between her mother’s dresses from the 1980s and her sweaters. And her agents were right; she booked the job!
Jay Preston was about to go into a graduation ceremony at the Staples
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