tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87506724263969344932024-03-05T18:26:03.382-08:00Goal: Become a Voiceover ArtistJustin D. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00377703412915155334noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750672426396934493.post-14548758200895793122017-08-01T12:58:00.000-07:002017-08-01T12:58:02.665-07:00MY GRIPE WITH FELLOW VO ACTORSHey Everyone,<div>
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Last week, I was a part of a very popular facebook voice over group and someone new joined and asked a question about P2P sites.</div>
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She was then barraged with negativity and a great percentage of it was aimed at her. A few of the other vo actors came to address the negativity but overall it was almost EXPECTED and even laughed at. </div>
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Here's a word of warning to all newer vo actors out there. </div>
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Make sure you get advice from SPECIFIC people. </div>
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If you are asking questions about P2P, you can cut through all the crap by saying something like, "I only want responses from people who are currently using or had currently been a member of that site over the past year" or "I would only like to ask non-union members to respond".</div>
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As a rule, all union members will spew bile at any and all p2p sites. It's within their right, in essence smaller jobs are something they can't do because their union and won't do because it's too small priced of a job. Sure, they can talk about how it's "ruining" the market or you're getting screwed out of money. But, the fact is, it exists. And, we are not marketers. We are not small business owners. We are actors trying to figure it out.</div>
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I find it sad that vo actors seem to disrespect those who are interested in joining their ranks. It angers me that "negativity" can be shielded by "honesty". </div>
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A VO actor also took the opportunity to post and market an article of his, entitled "Giving Pearls to Swine". A lovely analogy making him this godly creature gifting the pigs of voice over his amazing advice. </div>
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I have respect for all voice actors. But, nobody knows the path to being successful. I have a website, <a href="http://www.everythingvoiceover.com/">www.everythingvoiceover.com</a> that provides great information for new voice over talent. BUT, it's from my perspective. These are suggestions. I would never degrade someone for asking or berate someone for choosing another path.</div>
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<br />That's the scary but amazing thing about voice over. It's the wild west. Everyone is trying different things and some are working and some aren't. </div>
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Keep your head up guys. </div>
Justin D. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00377703412915155334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750672426396934493.post-17035118322362758842017-06-12T10:43:00.005-07:002017-06-12T10:43:57.780-07:00Pre-Vacation Setting for Voice Over ActorsIf you ever find yourself on vacation, I know, it's a rarity for voice actors to ever get a day free, then you had better prepare for it.<br />
<br />Most vo actors say, BRING YOUR STUDIO WITH YOU, and that's great! You can definitely take ALL your crap with you, check it on a plane, get to your hotel, set it up and just do auditions and jobs there. It's definitely possible. But, I don't do that.<br />
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The best <a href="http://www.everythingvoiceover.com/">voice over</a> clients, the repeat clients will always help out with your schedule. Remember you have been working around their schedule forever. How many 2-4 hour turnaround times?<br />
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Anyway, here's a great article for a few <a href="http://everythingvoiceover.com/before-you-go-on-vacation-do-this.html">steps you should take before going on vacation.</a><br />
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This is a common fear among newer talent because p2p sites often have jobs that end up not being worked or maybe they get well reviewed and then nothing. It's a tough racket and unfortunately you have to take those things with a grain of salt.<br />
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If you really want to make sure your <a href="http://www.everythingvoiceover.com/">voice over auditions </a> are unusable for the client, there are a few key strategies that will help.<br />
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The first strategy is watermarking which is a little complicated but a quick youtube search will get you a few great tutorials on Adobe Audition.<br />
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For some really great easier ways to safeguard your auditions, check out this article I wrote a few months ago.<br />
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<br />Justin D. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00377703412915155334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750672426396934493.post-73212922203121362702017-05-30T09:26:00.001-07:002017-05-30T09:26:06.763-07:00Review of the CAD e100s Condenser MicrophoneHey Everyone,<br />
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I recently upgrade this lovely microphone to a Sennheiser 416 but I felt like I needed to post up a review to reiterate just how good the CAD e100s is!<br />
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First off, this is a mid-range mic. It's on the high end of consumer and the low end of professional. So, it's a step to pro.<br />
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What I love about it, other than the price, is the fact that there are so many uses for it. If you're a musician, CAD has a great sound and can pick up real subtlety and nuance from instrument. If you consider your voice an instrument, which I do, you want something that'll make you sound great.<br />
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There is a slight hum to the microphone and I've heard people talk about it but I ended up running a denoiser on it to remove it and it sounded spectacular. Ideally, you shouldn't need to do this but the quality is still top notch.<br />
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Here's a link to an older <a href="http://everythingvoiceover.com/review-cad-e100s.html">review of the Cad e100s</a>, which I still stand by today.<br />
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If you're looking to upgrade your mic, this is the best mid range upgrade. My opinion.Justin D. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00377703412915155334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750672426396934493.post-51554142008028539642017-05-25T17:37:00.002-07:002017-05-25T17:37:38.442-07:00Reaper: A New Tool for Voice Over ArtistsFor the longest time, I was using Audacity and Sony Movie Studio for all my <a href="http://www.everythingvoiceover.com/">voice over</a>. I had gotten used the slower paced setup, cutting, rendering individual takes and going back and forth.<div>
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This is an editing software that's $60 that has everything from being able to render multiple regions with a specific naming scheme as show here.</div>
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And remember, <a href="http://www.everythingvoiceover.com/">voice over</a> is a process. It's gonna take time, but you can do it! Keep your acting skills sharp, check out <a href="http://voicebank.net/">Voicebank</a> and mimic those voices that you sound like, and be patient.</div>
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The ones that stay in the community the longest are the ones that reap the rewards.</div>
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Justin D. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00377703412915155334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750672426396934493.post-80621800550971841972017-01-24T12:52:00.003-08:002017-05-03T12:44:36.477-07:00A Great Audition Template. Hey Everybody,<br />
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Once you get started in <a href="http://voices.com/">voices.com</a> or <a href="http://voice123.com/">voice123</a>, you come across the dreaded "Audition Template". This is the text you'll send out with every audition. </div>
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Some people go the personal route and really try and sell to the client themselves. Unfortunately, once you get to the 10,000th audition or you realize you're personalizing 20-30 auditions a day, you realize that maybe a template is a way to go.</div>
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Here's the great article for <a href="http://everythingvoiceover.com/how-to-create-an-amazing-voice-over-audition-template.html">voice actors</a>. </div>
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Everything <a href="http://everythingvoiceover.com/">Voice Over </a>really helps nail it down.</div>
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Justin D. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00377703412915155334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750672426396934493.post-30978434815726881012017-01-11T21:53:00.002-08:002017-01-11T21:53:44.988-08:00Basics of AudacityIt's tough to explain a software through words. So, I screencasted the basics of Audacity. Hopefully this helps you up and coming voiceover artists. Trust me, you'll get it. Give it time!<br />
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Thanks for dropping by!!Justin D. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00377703412915155334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750672426396934493.post-33018897643606936152017-01-10T20:47:00.002-08:002017-01-10T20:47:48.003-08:00Getting the most of your slate. <span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Slating can be a great tool to gain momentum for your auditions. </span><br />
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Check it out!Justin D. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00377703412915155334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750672426396934493.post-15318496788632356152017-01-09T17:18:00.001-08:002017-01-09T17:19:34.589-08:00My First PodcastHey Everyone,<br />
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I've finally become a voice over artist and I wanted to share my first podcast with all of you.<br />
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Thank you so much for everything!</div>
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It goes into all the foundational things you need to know to get started!!</div>
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** If you stay on top of your auditions** you won't have that many to do, but the one's you do do, you'll be first in line for them, so you'll be heard, this is a great thing.<br />
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Friday 7-17<br />
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3) 16 Auditions (mostly Voices.com and a few V123)<br />
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1) On Voices.com I have over 200 five star reviews.<br />
2) I have done well over 500 non-union jobs.<br />
3) I am represented for Union jobs by Access Talent. (though I am non-union)<br />
4) I am represented for Non-Union jobs by Friedman West.<br />
5) I have been able to make a living off of voice over.<br />
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I've decided to just update this blog with small tips. Nothing huge but bits and pieces that will help others.<br />
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Now, I must say, I'm not an expert on how YOU can become a voice over artist. I am an expert on how I became a voice over artist.<br />
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1) Location Location Location: Be careful not to place the microphone near a wall that is next to a fridge or some kind of constant sound. Constant sounds can be computers, laptops, windows, etc.<br />
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2) Quilts Blankets Whatever you Got: Any thick fabrics work wonders here. I've used quilts and towels. Tack them to the wall behind you. Put them on the mic stand itself. If it's really back, make some way to get the towel above the mic (not hitting it) and over your head. I know it's a pain but it will help.<br />
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3) Filters: There are some great filters available, I've heard Izotope has a great vo filter. My friends who are professionals seem to use it. If you have the cash get it. It has a setting called Voiceover that cuts out the sound.<br />
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4) Watch out for Wood. If there are wood floors, that creak is gonna suck. Put a patch of carpeting.<br />
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6) BE CREATIVE: Use tacs, rubber bands, rope, hooks, whatever you can to get a good set up. Once that sounds good, it's off to work.<br />
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<br />Justin D. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00377703412915155334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750672426396934493.post-44583371283072737062011-10-24T05:13:00.000-07:002011-10-24T05:14:57.177-07:00Everything VoiceoverThis is my new creation "Everything Voiceover", with this site I plan on sharing information that I've learned to all newcomers and hopefully help people out. This is gonna take a lot of time and effort but the wheels started turning already. Here's the links.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also, My very first Review</div>Justin D. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00377703412915155334noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750672426396934493.post-297694398891798712011-10-24T04:59:00.000-07:002011-10-24T04:59:07.262-07:00Long Long NightThis upcoming week is gonna be kind of tough for me. On the one hand I'm going to leave for vacation to Vegas with a lovely little lady. Secondly, I have auditions. If I do an audition I risk the problem of maybe having to tell someone who hires me that I can't do anything for a week......... what to do. I'm leaning toward not auditioning.......... Ick.<br />
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Anywho! Here's the big news! I got a voiceover job. After a drought of about a week and a half, I'm back in business and the pay for this one makes up for the last few week. It's a web design tutorial and I had 20 Pages to do, about 5000 words. It took me the better part of two days to finish and I fully expect a need for a redo here and there but so far it's just great to be back up and running.<br />
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I apologize for the lack of blogs but I have big feeling about these next few days, I may not audition but I will be doing great things to take steps in the right direction to becoming a better voiceover artist. Stay tuned!Justin D. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00377703412915155334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750672426396934493.post-64557587267037223832011-10-18T15:33:00.000-07:002011-10-18T15:33:06.474-07:002 Weeks and Nothing to Blog AboutLast week was kind of bad for me because the auditions weren't lucrative at all, but I'm keeping my head up and this week is turning out slightly better. First off, getting my headshots on Wednesday which I got a haircut for which I'm kind of not enjoying but I'll deal with it and TODAY, got my business cards, I'll upload a pic. So, other than that, no real huge news, I've been looking into non-union agents and all I really needed was my business cards, now I'll work out the cover letter next and the submission time. I've found that it's really tough to take that next step, you never know whats going to happen. But, times are coming quick and I'm gonna have to make a move soon but, I'm really close. I got some promising auditions today that I may have a good chance of pulling wish me luck!!!!<br />
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After that, I got a little lazy, the weekend after that was kinda non existent. I didn't do very much because I felt so productive. However, that HAD to change. And, it started on Saturday. I started reworking ALL of my demos and that means ALL of them. I found that the demos I had were great but were first drafts, I needed to UP the ante, so I redid them and created new ones as well. I now have over 10 demos, they are Commercial, Cartoon, Corporate, Videogame, Children's Book, Audiobook, Nerds, Snobs, Heroes, Villains, and Men In Authority. I've reworked my website to be DEDICATED to voiceover. My theatre site will be secondary on that. It's time to get to work.<br />
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Today and yesterday (monday and Tuesday), I redid my site problems, started submitting to google, I also uploaded HD videos of my demos to Youtube, I now have a Youtube channel.<br />
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I am in the process of getting a Justindtorres.com email address. I figured I'd use support@justindtorres.com, Justin@justindtorres.com just sounded repetitive. I'm also getting more and more happy with my logo and web page. I may take it all the way. No spending money on website design and logo design, this is pretty fun and simple. I may regret it but my wallet wont.<br />
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Lastly, I started an excel sheet of agents that I plan on sending the info to (long time from now) but I'm getting to know the marketing side of things and I'm gonna make a go of it. I may have to say that very soon, I may have to make large steps. Other than that, just waiting on more jobs, but I think I need to get a strategy to go out and get jobs to come to me, that means agents and cover letters. Whew! Back on the productive train.Justin D. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00377703412915155334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750672426396934493.post-31707908769466559332011-09-27T14:50:00.000-07:002011-09-27T14:50:09.495-07:00Backwards then ForwardI've been a little lazy this weekend, just because I didn't wanna go up against people in voices who had about 88 auditions before me. So, instead I redid my website, YET AGAIN, I'm sure there's a link around here somewhere. Anyways, justindtorres.com , go from there. As of monday, I got hired for "Smoke Away Tax Relief" waiting on the script for it (a little extra money). Other than that I've only done about 13-14 auditions over Monday and Tuesday. The reason for the small amount is that I switched out of the Middle Aged slot and went for solely Young Adult. In the end, I will recieve much less auditions but they will be more for my voice. Something to get used to. if this week goes by without any jobs then I may have to rethink it. It kind of sucks when you finish up auditions and think, " I need more".<br />
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Other than that, just waiting on Auditions. Did the smurf job, was amazing fun and they have always been fun to work with. But, today I find myself done with all work by 3pm and trying to figure out what to do to be a better voice. Hmmmmmm.Justin D. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00377703412915155334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750672426396934493.post-76445893965380260452011-09-22T23:49:00.000-07:002011-09-22T23:49:47.144-07:00Busy dayAfter a day of rest after the long trip home, I got back to work. Did pickups for the nerd presentation for the Chili's and Maggiano's managers AND finished all three Smurfs books. What a day and got it all done quick. After that took a break, then thought to myself, I gotta upgrade my website. And about 3-4 hours later it's done. Tomorrow is another day. <br />
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Here it is check it out at http://www.justindtorres.com/voiceover2.htmJustin D. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00377703412915155334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750672426396934493.post-89570385718051507082011-09-21T18:46:00.000-07:002011-09-21T18:46:00.027-07:00Back from HotlantaWell.... I'm back! Just had a 10 day trip to Atlanta to see my only follower. Had an amazing time and many great memories. Good food, good fun, and lovely all around.<br />
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Okay, this is about voiceover so what did i DO!? Okay first off when I got to Atlanta, the day after, I got a message from Voices about someone asking if they can hire me for a job they just wanted to discuss stuff. I send out an email with number, email, everything. No response. Ich!<br />
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Next up, I get the dreaded email from that theatrical audition saying that they wish they could use me but they can't so I'm out. Argh!<br />
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Now the good news, I get a job from Voice123, this is for a corporate presentation/website for managers of Chili's and Maggiano's where I play a NERD stick figure and just basically throw out facts and large explanations that are ridiculiously complicated. Got that done during the week. Just gotta wait on payment and possible pickups. So far so good. A good chunk of change for the trip.<br />
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Lastly, on the LAST day of the trip I get an email from Zuuka.org which I worked with on the Smurfs and Pirate children's book, low and behold, I get offered 3 MORE BOOKS! Gonna work on those tomorrow and get them taken out.<br />
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Other than that, I'm gonna be in the Cyrano audio play, Memoirs of Ivanrah video game, and I can't think what else but those are the freebies. So, though I didn't do ANY auditions, I did pickups for a job, Got and Finished a Job, AND Gained a set of three jobs. Plus, a payment went through for an older job. All during my trip. Tomorrow is BACK TO WORK day.<br />
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1) Finish Smurf Books<br />
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3) Email regarding pending payments<br />
4) Do Auditions<br />
5) Redo Website to be more like Artist Upgrade<br />
6) KICK ASS!Justin D. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00377703412915155334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750672426396934493.post-82842453620434756972011-09-09T17:13:00.000-07:002011-09-09T17:13:52.550-07:00Tough but good WeekOkay, so here's whats been up!<br />
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Tuesday: I had LOTS of auditions, about 20 or some. It was ROUGH, the next day, Wednesday, I had a meeting with Melissa for voiceover training. But to be honest, I was so tired that entire day. I ended up getting another request from Audiobee saying they needed the audio without my plugins, and I don't really keep the raw audio so I was and AM in a bit of a bind.<br />
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Thursday was an interesting day, I thought to myself, okay if people are gonna ask for raw audio, It's time I figure out this situation. Either buy a laptop and hope that it has less noise than my computer, I was really thinking about making an investment. Instead I figured, lets figure out how to make a TRUE soundbooth. I pulled a bunch of clothes out of the closet, kept a few hung up on each side. Tacked up a quilt, hung up sound foam around, put in a light, a music stand and a small makeshift seat and then I got going.<br />
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I also did my first webinar with Edge Studio, was pretty informative on the use of ProTools, i have ProTools SE and I installed it to find that it's not really protools just kind of sucky. From now on I'll import through another program and then use my regular editing to send it out. And from now on the RAW AUDIO stays forever. <br />
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Overall I think I did pretty good. That day I also got a job from an IT company and did that. So, that was awesome. At night, I checked out the packer game and then did even MORE auditions at night. Here we are on Friday morning, no pulls but a couple considering and finalist positions from Voice123 so we'll see about those.<br />
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Now I'm just waiting to see if jobs come up with the next few hours, if not I'm packing it in and off to Atlanta for 10 days, complete with portabooth to do work while I'm there. I'm also hoping on three auditions that I did for a voice123 to come through that would make my Atlanta trip also a business trip. HEHE Wish me luck!Justin D. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00377703412915155334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750672426396934493.post-11829107745465423802011-09-06T03:40:00.000-07:002011-09-06T03:40:30.079-07:00Monday and Weekend of FUNSaturday came and I had a peculiar problem. No auditions. Ouch, what is a guy with a goal to do. Initially, I sent in about 4 auditions for free projects.<br />
Ended up doing an animation, playing a Gambling Thug. Ended up playing a Sci-Fi Cat Human thing, I think?<br />
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After that, it was the weekend, I went to TWO theatrical shows, SHout with my friends Hilary and Ashley Little very funny and great singing. I also went to the Mystery of Irma Vep with DC Scarpelli and Peter Budinger which was amazing as well, I haven't been more entertained than that in a while. Lastly, I went to go see the sneak preview of "Warrior" with Tom Hardy and Nick Nolte, which was ridiculously good. I felt like hollywood finally figured it out. After that came Monday and there wasn't any auditions available, I think I did three. The curse of Memorial day.<br />
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Then the productivity STRUCK. I decided to really spearhead working on that character book idea and GUESS what. I got 4 demos for archetypes done. It could be a bit better but the sheer amount of demos I will put up will make it amazing, Here's the link to the page. It hasn't been linked to my site yet so you're pretty much getting a link to the work in progress. Enjoy! Demos up are Heroes, Villains, Men in Authority, and Snobs.<br />
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http://justindtorres.com/characterbookentrance.htmJustin D. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00377703412915155334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750672426396934493.post-61914030007328290962011-09-03T01:38:00.000-07:002011-09-03T01:38:58.626-07:00Back on TrackYesterday, I did a few auditions but also put a lot of work into making a Portable studio, I bought some aurelex acoustic foam off of craigs list and a box to put it in and it seems pretty awesome. I even have a makeshift pop filter. So, when I go to Atlanta I will be ready to ROLL! Other than that, I had to redo the Mission job again, still waiting on word back if everything went well with that. We'll see, but these days are going by quicker and quicker. <br />
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Okay so no word from Zspace, i think it's officially no GO. But, I'm over it. So, instead of getting a call from them today I woke up to EVEN BETTER NEWS.<br />
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1) I WON A VOICEOVER CONTEST<br />
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Edge Studio does a weekly contest where you do a side and the award for 1st place is 2 Months of their webinars thats about 150 bucks worth of training. I really thought I did a good job with this mp3 but it wasn't getting votes and I kind of thought, maybe I'm just kidding myself because I literally thought it was the best. The only thing I regret was making the character meaner and shaving some time but I thought it was good. Anyways here the contest. <br />
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<b>Director's Notes:</b><br />
<div class="contest-rules"> We're casting the voice of Gully the Seagull, for a new Saturday morning cartoon on Discovery Kids. Gully is very interesting: Gully has a huge attitude and is always getting into trouble with other birds at the beach. The other birds would describe Gully as bossy, overly confident and as impatient as they come. But while Gully may be rude, Gully is also fun and knows how to have a good time! Please give us one take of the following script without a slate.<br />
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Gully the Seagull<br />
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So, what's it like bein' a seagull, you ask? Well, it's TOUGH, TOUGH I tell ya! Ya gotta be ready to move at a moment's notice... hold on a sec. (quick pause)<br />
WING! Chicken wing! IN-bound!<br />
(Disappointed) Agh.. just missed it. Anyway, like I was sayin' ya gotta be quick, there's lots of competition and these other gulls, I... tell...YOU, they don't give ANY gull a second chance. Hold it...<br />
TATER TOT! I got dibs!<br />
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<b>Recording:</b><br />
<a class="audioLink" href="http://www.edgestudio.com/script-contests/past-winners#nid-22235"><img alt="" class="audioIcon" src="http://www.edgestudio.com/sites/all/themes/EdgeStudio/images/audio-icon-ff.png" /></a> <a class="audioLink" href="http://www.edgestudio.com/script-contests/past-winners#nid-22235"><span class="title" style="color: black;">Click to hear Justintorres's recording</span></a> He's not afraid to have fun, and this scored him many points. He incorporated that fun delivery into an established character. However, that character needed more of what was asked for: attitude. As good as this performance was, it did have some repetitiveness that would have been better avoided. For example, the word "tough," which is used twice, sounded much alike in both cases (by the way, the second one sounds clipped.) Technically, a few sounds are cut off (such as the "j" in "just"). This might have been caused by a gate having been set too high and/or overly tight editing.<br />
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It's kind of a double edge sword but I definitely agree with the critique, I should have put the attitude in and the J is lost. BUT I WON! And here's the recording URL. See if you like it too!<br />
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http://justindtorres.com/media/Justin%20D%20Torres%20-%20Gully%20The%20Seagull.mp3<br />
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2) A Possible job offer was on the table. The guy asked for redo of the audition which is apparently a NO no is Voices.com so I do it........ And it doesn't go to me....... ARGH! But the guy seemed really cool and he said he put me on his favorite list. So, we'll see. So heres the link to the redo. Enjoy!<br />
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http://justindtorres.com/media/JTorres%20Happinness%202.mp3<br />
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Other than that, still waiting on a lot of things. I did quite a few voice123 auditions and some voicealliance and voiceover club auditions, just getting out there, we'll see. With the long weekend ahead, the jobs may be down but I think I may just have to try my darndest to win those jobs.<br />
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I think I'm getting into a new stage of voiceover. Now the auditions are taking longer, I'm directing myself more and I'm getting better. Time to target. <br />
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Justin D. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00377703412915155334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750672426396934493.post-20454971150538433002011-08-31T23:37:00.000-07:002011-08-31T23:37:47.982-07:00Whats goin onAUDITION AUDITION AND AUDITION<br />
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Did some work with Melissa Gray yesterday regarding my BeeAudio audition and she helped immensely and it felt really good. I've been averaging about 15 auditions a day.<br />
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Today, I was able to get some more work with Spotify, just a one sentence thing. Easy peeezy japaneezy. We'll see how it goes.<br />
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Also did work for MB Missions about their work around the world. Two job day, gotta love it. Getting some acceleration.<br />
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Tonight, I did the two auditions for BeeAudio, two very cool audio book segments. We shall see, SOON ENOUGH!!! Pray for me.<br />
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As for the Zspace audition, no word yet. Shame I really though I had a good shot at this one. As days go by, the chances lessen. (Fingers crossed still)<br />
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Justin D. Torreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00377703412915155334noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8750672426396934493.post-33635443563623944952011-08-29T21:48:00.000-07:002011-08-29T21:48:43.652-07:00Theatre and What NotWell, I did the Sunday callback and I read with a few new people and it seemed like I was the only guy kept for a second day. Good sign? Well I haven't received a call yet and it's Monday night (fingers crossed) other than that I've been kind of lagged because we have loudish guests and I don't want to tell them to keep it down BUT I Have finished all my voices.com auditions 2 days in a row, I'd say over 20 maybe 30 auditions plus the 2 voiceover contests.<br />
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I'm also getting ready for a voiceover lesson with Melissa tomorrow, gotta relisten to everything figure out if I can go over that narration hump. ARGH! <br />
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Other than that, I went to Company One today to visit Janie Scott (former mentor and muse) and myself and Jose Gonzalez talked to the kids. It was interesting and fun and it made me wanna get out there and perform BUT I'm kinda stuck in a moment but, we'll see. Ahh well. No biggie. Other than that. I've gotta get reinspired and listen to Fraley more, I feel like I'm lagging but I'll be back. Soon enough! <br />
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