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Question for VO Talents

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FMDawg

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If you audition for a gig, do you want to be notified that you were not chosen or do you just let the lack of any further contact speak for itself?

I had always figured that a follow up was the "polite and professional" thing to do, but I got a snarky e-mail back from someone that said something to the effect of "when I saw your e-mail I thought I had the gig, but you went and disappointed me."

So what're your thoughts?
 
Jumping the Snark

My thoughts are that the snarky response was uncalled for, and would make me less likely to hire Mr. Snarky in the future.
 
I just wait to hear, and if I don't, I figure I didn't get the gig. Life goes on. So I don't feel the need to know I didn't get it. Still I would never, ever send a snarky email back. That's just idiotic. One, you don't know if maybe that same person will remember you and use you on a future project. I've had that happen more than once.

I do VO full-time, and I make it a point to never smart off to a client or potential client unless I've worked with a certain producer or two for a long time and they know me really, really well.

They guy who sent the smart aleck email back won't be in the business long. There are too many others out there who want the gigs.
 
Coming from both sides of the issue-- serving station imaging up for nearly a decade while also giving the voice thing a "go" for myself-- I feel that if you expect a response you are going to be waiting for awhile. Like, til you die.

On the other hand, I prefer to offer up a "thanks for the time" follow-up to the submission (depending on the situation/relationship with the talent). Hell, even if you bcc: everyone who sent in & just offer up a generic note, it's at least keeping human. Since I usually have someone in mind and go right to them with the project, this mass-audition doesn't happen often in my case... but why not take a few extra seconds to show some love to the respondents when it does?

Guilty of NOT practicing this every time in the past, tho. I do live in the real world.

On the v.o. side, it doesn't hurt to send a friendly "checking in" message after submitting work. It means you're organized, keeping track.... you WANT the gig.
Snarkey response person better have a supreme reputation, 'cause I wouldn't work hard to open any doors for a dick like that. Sheesh.
 
"Snarkey response person better have a supreme reputation, 'cause I wouldn't work hard to open any doors for a dick like that. Sheesh."

Hahahaha..... Nice.
 
Mr. Snarky

Don't worry. He'll be getting no more auditions from me.
 
I always appreciate the courtesy of being informed. Considering its nature, getting back to the person auditioning I IS rather a thoughtful, polite act; says a lot about the one interviewing. By my experience, female PDs almost always follow through. <p>

Finding this out allows us V/O savages to mentally move on, regardless of whether or not it's within that market. It's also good to know WHO got the gig, and what she/he sounds like. (Ah! So THAT'S the sound they were after! Dang!) <p>

And on those rare occasions I personally hear of the inevitable rude responder, it's not only deliciously entertaining, but usually means one less competitor. <p>

Now for our next response...
 
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