Comments on: Common Senses 101 http://voicecoaches.com/blog/2008/02/common-senses-101/ Voice Over Training by Creative Voice Development Group Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:40:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stephanie Ciccarelli http://voicecoaches.com/blog/2008/02/common-senses-101/#comment-15 Stephanie Ciccarelli Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:49:34 +0000 http://www.voicecoaches.com/wordpress/?p=37#comment-15 Hi David, Thank you for bringing this topic up. You've hit the nail on the head. I agree, casting should be left to casting directors and people should not have to pay for someone to find them work. What talent should realize right away is that there is a big difference between self-promotion as a business marketing strategy and having other people represent you in order to get work. Never give money to someone who promises the moon. Agents should only make a commission on the work that they secure for you. However, don't be afraid to invest in the development or promotion of your business! Marketing your business through advertising and promotional efforts is perfectly fine and encouraged. Drumming up business on your own is sometimes the best way to go. Thanks David and Voice Coaches. Best wishes, Stephanie Ciccarelli Voices.com Hi David,

Thank you for bringing this topic up. You’ve hit the nail on the head. I agree, casting should be left to casting directors and people should not have to pay for someone to find them work.

What talent should realize right away is that there is a big difference between self-promotion as a business marketing strategy and having other people represent you in order to get work.

Never give money to someone who promises the moon. Agents should only make a commission on the work that they secure for you.

However, don’t be afraid to invest in the development or promotion of your business!

Marketing your business through advertising and promotional efforts is perfectly fine and encouraged. Drumming up business on your own is sometimes the best way to go.

Thanks David and Voice Coaches.

Best wishes,

Stephanie Ciccarelli
Voices.com

]]> By: Karen L. http://voicecoaches.com/blog/2008/02/common-senses-101/#comment-14 Karen L. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:59:51 +0000 http://www.voicecoaches.com/wordpress/?p=37#comment-14 This is something that has been going on in the modeling field for a long long time. I'm not surprised to hear that people in the voice over field try to pull this as well. My daughter has done some modeling and I absolutely have to agree that you DO NOT or SHOUL NOT pay someone to hire you. Real agencies don't work that way, they get a percentage of the job they book for you. Companies that educate should stick to that. Glad to see you all are in agreement with that. Karen This is something that has been going on in the modeling field for a long long time. I’m not surprised to hear that people in the voice over field try to pull this as well. My daughter has done some modeling and I absolutely have to agree that you DO NOT or SHOUL NOT pay someone to hire you. Real agencies don’t work that way, they get a percentage of the job they book for you. Companies that educate should stick to that. Glad to see you all are in agreement with that.

Karen

]]> By: Kyle http://voicecoaches.com/blog/2008/02/common-senses-101/#comment-13 Kyle Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:45:32 +0000 http://www.voicecoaches.com/wordpress/?p=37#comment-13 Hey Voice Coaches. I saw this and wanted to comment that this past summer I did a class with a company in Connecticut that did exactly what you are talking about. I admit the claim that they were a casting agency as a big part of my decision to work with them, but i did quickly find out that even though they do make professional work, i was at the bottom of the barrel so to speak. I now can absolutely agree that though this company does do some casting, it is pretty clearly their method to get me to pay them for the service. At this point I feel a bit "taken" but... I just finished my first VO job (that I found on my own!) Keep Up The Interesting Stories!! Love the web site! Kyle Hey Voice Coaches. I saw this and wanted to comment that this past summer I did a class with a company in Connecticut that did exactly what you are talking about. I admit the claim that they were a casting agency as a big part of my decision to work with them, but i did quickly find out that even though they do make professional work, i was at the bottom of the barrel so to speak.
I now can absolutely agree that though this company does do some casting, it is pretty clearly their method to get me to pay them for the service.
At this point I feel a bit “taken” but… I just finished my first VO job (that I found on my own!)

Keep Up The Interesting Stories!!
Love the web site!

Kyle

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