East Coast, West Coast, Online?

East Coast, West Coast, Online?
Written by Morgan Barnhart
Monday, 22 June 2009 00:01 -
Thanks to the internet, it's incredibly easy and simple to voice act online. Sites like Voices.com
and Voice123.com make it easier than ever to audition and send completed audio through
email.
However, people believe that because it's so easy to voice act online, that living in LA or NY is
obsolete. Which is far from the truth.
One of our article writers known as Rina, used to live in Alaska and would voice act online.
However, she quickly realized that in order to go pro like she had always dreamed, she would
have to move to LA.
Let's give an example of why it's so important to physically be in LA or NY (or even Chicago or
Texas). Places like Adult Swim and FUNimation will not hire voice actors online. They need the
voice actors to be there in person so they may watch what they're dubbing and so the director
can direct them in person.
Directors want everything to be perfect, and they don't want to waste any time doing it. That's
why so many places want you to be there in person so they can get it done right then and there
within three takes or less. They don't want to spend days going back and forth with a voice actor
through email, asking them for redos.
Of course there are those that don't mind waiting for a response and redos, and voice actors
are rather quick to reply when it comes to paying work.
But those directors that are willing to wait, are truly few and far between. The jobs that you see
on Voices.com and Voice123.com is such a small number of auditions that are going on
everyday in LA or NY.
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