A Word of SOUND ADVICE
We firmly maintain that no one does what you do. No one brings to the industry what you bring to it.
Every talent, no matter the skill level, has specific needs and unique abilities.
At SOUND ADVICE, we determine what works best for you as an individual talent. We target your demo (and training, if applicable) to suit the segment of the business where you have the most interest, then give you a realistic game plan on how to succeed. Once you're established, we do our best to help you maintain your profession with further career counseling and training to keep you up to date on the advances in the industry.
Our objective is to serve each talent individually. This way, we are sure to deliver the highest standard of training, creating a demo as effective and diverse as you are.
Our One-on-One SOUND ADVICE Orientation
We require that every (potential) SOUND ADVICE client, regardless of skill level or experience, take our one-on-one
Orientation to ensure we are on the same page when it comes to your expectations of us, ours of you, of your
demo and of the industry as a whole.
As far as we're concerned, the Orientation is our first preproduction meeting.
We address what you're aiming to accomplish careerwise and educate you on professional and technical advances that you may not know about
when it comes to: promotion, performance, and overall expansion as a working talent (not strictly voiceover).
Voiceover, by and large, is a means to an end for many talent. It just so happens to be a form that lends itself extremely well to
focusing the actor's overall skills, while expanding his or her opportunities to incur a proper income and join the union.
This is a two-hour session, including the materials.
Whether you're brand new to this business, or you once worked a great deal, but now your business has dropped off considerably or
you're simply not working as much as you would like, the objective here is ultimately to save you time, frustration, and money.
Typically, the Orientation is followed with one-on-one coaching before
beginning to put together a demo package for you.
Our SOUND ADVICE Orientation covers:
- How to successfully create your own small business as a working talent
- What's expected of you as a talent, both in and out of the booth
- How technology and access to the work have changed dramatically--even in the last year or two
- How to effectively get a talent agent and promote your demo to those most likely to hire you
- Why you honestly can't move a muscle in this business without a seriously competitive voiceover demo
- And, of course, what makes a demo truly professional, competitive & effective.
In other words, there's more to it than recording and delivering it to you all in one day. If you did--you just threw your
money away
We also address your specific needs and help you develop
into a professional talent as quickly as possible.
If your career needs a jump-start, we determine what's
stopping you from advancing and provide a detailed game plan
to get you back on track as a successful working talent.
Additionally, the SOUND ADVICE Orientation includes the most recent
edition of The SOUND ADVICE
Encyclopedia of Voiceover and the Business of Being a Working
Talent for future reference, written by
seasoned actress and voiceover, casting director and
SOUND ADVICE founder, Kate McClanaghan.
One in-depth two-hour session: $175
Flat-Rate Demo Production Package
Our SOUND ADVICE Flat-Rate Voiceover Demo Package is tailored
specifically to your individual needs.
Our intention is to give you a demo that goes the distance. We don't want you to have to overhaul your demo every year, but rather allow it to establish who you are and what you bring to the table as a professional.
Our flat-rate demo package includes:
- Copy selected or written specifically for you that suits the sort of work you're most likely to land
- Expert recording, mixing, and editing
- Unequalled, highly skilled in-studio direction
- State-of-the-art production
- Professional engineer costs
- Professional producer costs
- One year of web hosting of your voiceover demo (only) Web page
- Receive our monthly SOUND ADVICE Newsletters to keep you up-to-date with industry changes and advances in technology
- SOUND ADVICE continues to be a source of support for our demo production clients, often as a source of employment, as our sister company is a full-fledged professional casting and production house, BIG HOUSE CASTING & AUDIO (www.bighousecasting.com)
- a complete tried-and-true marketing plan
- promotional guidance and support to accelerate your career
- Referals to professional graphic artists and web designers who understand the specific needs of voiceover demo promotion
- All at an extremely competitive rate
In order to succeed in any field you must surround yourself with the most knowledgeable, supportive, creative, and experienced people possible.
That's SOUND ADVICE.
Our goal is to make you as happy with your final product as we are.
We customize each Flat-Rate Voiceover Demo Package to suit your individual needs,
in order to glean the greatest return on your initial investment.
One-on-One Coaching
To succeed as a talent you need to know your job, both in and out of the booth, which is where our unique coaching comes in.
At SOUND ADVICE, all of our coaching is done in the recording studio and recorded on CD for your future reference.
Our training allows stage talent to transfer their skills successfully from one medium to another (which is a uniquely different approach in and of itself) while novice talent become acclimated to the most effective performance techniques using our own trademarked methods. Seasoned professionals discover their true potential by approaching the job from a producer's point of view.
Our coaching allows every level of talent to deliver a performance that more than exceeds the expectations of those likely to hire you, helping you secure continued employment in the field.
Each one-hour session: $110
Coaching package (6 hours): (including 10% savings)$600
In-Studio Workshops
This is a real opportunity to get in the studio and play. The SOUND ADVICE Workshop is a hands-on in-studio experience that develops your commercial skills in a truly supportive environment.
The object is to develop your auditioning and performance skills on mic and on the fly while being directed by a professional casting director.
Our limited seating allows for approximately 8-10 participants per class, affording you a minimum of 4 to 5 opportunities on mic each week.
We do our best to make this experience as realistic as possible, which is why talent of all skill levels are welcome. It's unrealistic to expect to work only with individuals that are of the same skill or experience level as you, which is why we don't classify you as beginner, intermediate or advanced.
Our workshops are podcast for your convenience to help you chart your progress and to encourage you in the future.
To hear examples of some of our recent workshops, listen to the following MP3s.
Four 2-hour sessions: $350
[ NOTE: The Orientation is a prerequisite to the workshop. The workshop sessions are not to be confused with recordings suitable to create a professional voiceover demo.]
The Out-of-Towner
For those outside the Chicago or Los Angeles area willing to fly in, we offer an extended service we call The Out-of-Towner. (Appropriate for all skill levels, as it's tailored specifically to you.)
Includes:
- An invaluable two-hour Orientation delivered one-on-one addressing your specific voiceover needs. We cover where you are and where you want to be, how to market yourself regardless of where you live, advances in the industry that will allow you to become available to jobs outside your area, and a great deal more! There's nothing remotely like it!
- An extended two-hour in-studio coaching session, recorded on CD for future reference with one of our professional casting directors. Coaching includes our professional vocal warmup, the very best tips on dissecting scripts, and the best-kept secrets in the business, such as how to deliver a fresh, original read every time.
- A one-hour demo talk / intro to home studio setup.
- A SOUND ADVICE Vocal Warmup Coaching CD and Instruction Packet for future reference.
A FULL DAY of jam-packed personal career guidance, training, and assistance you won't find ANYWHERE else:
Price: $595
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