When Do You Need a Demo?

When Do You Need a Demo?
Written by Morgan Barnhart
Wednesday, 17 June 2009 23:07 -
The short answer is: Whenever you're ready to send it off to agents.
However, when you're learning and training online, there are pros and cons of making demos.
Pros:
-You get critiques from your fellow voice acting peers.
-The possibility of scouting from your fellow producing peers.
-The chance to show off your progression.
Cons:
-If it's poorly mixed, you'll scare people off more than bring them in.
-If you're unaware of how to make a demo, but you make one anyway and it sounds
amateur-ish, you'll again, scare people off.
-People have a tendancy to remember the bad instead of the good. So if your demo doesn't
showcase who you are as a voice actor, they'll remember that and will almost instantly put you
into their list of 'voice actors I will never use'.
Now, do the cons much matter in the amteur world? Sort of. If you want to gain training and
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When Do You Need a Demo?
Written by Morgan Barnhart
Wednesday, 17 June 2009 23:07 -
experience before going pro, you'll want all the support and roles you can get. And if you
pre-maturley present a demo to the public before you're ready, it's going to reflect on your
negatively.
Can you regain people's attention by bringing out a new, more awesome demo? Most
definitely.
However, what I'm trying to say, is that you DO NOT need a demo right away. At least not while
you're training and trying to become the best voice actor around. Get some experience and
training under your belt first before making that demo.
Will it hurt your chances of getting scouted if you don't have a demo? Maybe. Producers do
listen to productions and if they happen to like your performance in a production they've heard
you in, then that's one way they can scout you.
But you don't need to rely on scouting. You need to get out there and audition, audition,
audition!
Now, when you go pro, that's when a demo is your life-line. A demo showcases your talents and
is necessary to get an agent or to get any roles, period.
So when you're just starting out, chill back, relax and audition your little heart out, you'll be able
to make that demo reel when you're ready to go pro.
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