Author Archive | David H. Lawrence XVII

Hey, there!

As I was getting ready to release the first episode this morning (it’s released now!) of the free VO Booking Blueprint class I put together for you, it struck me how often in life we miss the simple stuff, and it can easily trip us up.

We forget our wallet or phone as we head out the door.

We walk into a class without a notebook.

We order something online without checking reviews or prices – we just assume Amazon is the cheapest.

And with the velocity of VO auditioning? Hoo boy… Continue Reading →

Hey there!

Auditioning can be the most stressful acting processes we’re required to engage in. I watch people sweat bullets in the waiting room, and, when asked how I approach auditioning, always have the same piece of powerful advice: take Michael Kostroff’s Audition Psych 101 workshop. Now.

On-camera, VO, commercials, theatre…we find ourselves as performers being asked to open our little suitcases and show the buyers our wares.

Want to take a quantum leap in audition expertise? Want to get rid of the things that keep you up at night when you know you have a really important audition? And aren’t they all important? Will you be in LA on Thursday?

Then clear your schedule for 6-10p, this Thursday, November 29th. You’ll thank me for doing so – and because Michael agreed to a special price for my readers, students and clients, you’ll get in for just $65, 32% off the already ridiculously low registration. Here is the advice I give: Continue Reading →

Hey, there!

Sometimes, when normalizing your audition audio, it doesn’t normalize all that much, if at all.

You’ve seen it – the waveform just barely grows, if at all.

How come? Continue Reading →

Hey, there!

I had the opportunity to attend a union workshop recently, and the casting director stated something so simple about how to do better video game auditions, it made me wonder why I hadn’t shared this with you before. And I know it’s going to make a few of you (Graydon. Brian. Jennifer.) very, very happy.

Here’s how. Continue Reading →

Hey, there!

I want to share something with you that happened to me recently. I’d been suffering with a Group A Streptococcus infection. And it’s made me think about how we interact with our clients as voice over talent.

Let me explain. Continue Reading →

Hey, there!

You’ve auditioned for a spot. You’ve moved on and forgotten about it.

Out of the blue, your agent calls and says, “Congratulations! You’re on avail,” or “Congratulations! They put a pin in you.”

You scratch your head, and you reply, “Thank you – I think?”

What does all that mean? Continue Reading →

Hey, there!

Networking with other members of the voiceover community should come as naturally to you as breathing, whether the people you’re meeting are other VO talent, casting, writers, game designers, studio engineers or whatever.

I say “should.”

But for some of you, the lack of something brief yet potent to say to a stranger makes us stop dead in our tracks.

Here’s how to fix that. Continue Reading →