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Where are the Production Houses?

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Frank Falzon

Guest
Hi All,

Where can I find a list of production houses I can send my VO demo to.
-Frank
 
Hi Lucas,

I actually have been googling for websites and info. Not easy.
Your demos sound really awesome. I'm just starting out in the biz.
If you have some time could you listen to my VO and give me some pointers?

http://voice123.com/frankfalzon

Thanks for your time and continued success.

-Frank
 
A little bit of creative googling yes...otherwise, you might be well served to join some Unions or organizations that have such lists, like SAG, AFTRA, or ProMax.

When I was starting out, I tried to find different production houses via the internet, but it was very difficult.

You can possibly find production companies via the internet, but you'll probably have to narrow them down, city by city.

In larger metropolitan areas, there's usually some form of Creative Directory that you can look at, which will give you a list of some production houses and casting agencies in that city, but again, that's for cities like Chicago, New York, LA...

I'm sure other cities have them too, but I can only speak from my own experience here in Chicago.

Good luck...voiceover is a great gig when you can get it.


Mike Bratton
Voice Guy

http://www.mikebrattonvoice.com
 
I have to agree with the SAG, AFTRA, ETC comment. Most of the large market production house will only use union talent. They already have a lovely paperwork payment system in place that keeps it all pretty streamlined.

Another suggestion if you're really serious is to find yourself an agent. Many of the larger production houses don't want to spend the time sifting through several hundred demos to find the right sound, or tracking down 30 VO Talents to arrange auditions. They'll call some agents/agencies and say I need this kind of voice. It's then the agents job to get their talent the info.

Now, there are lots of small shops out there that you can shop yourself around to, but you'll need to do more than just say Hi, here I am. I know I receive at least 1 or 2 unsolicited demos each week, just off my little website.

All that being said, it's great money if you can get it, so good luck!
 
Frank. There ARE such places that double as a talent pool/production house. One of the more notable is SunSpots in Orlando. Mostly non-union, and you won't get rich today, but it's good practice and usually you'll get several auditions a week. And sometimes you'll get the jobs. They are honest folks.

www.sunspotsproductions.com/

There is also ProComm in North Carolina (affiliated with SunSpots) They do really nice quality stuff, and use a range of voices.

The process of joining a union can actually restrict you from getting work short term..especially if you are just starting out because most unions require you to do ONLY union work..so unless you live in Chicago like Mike, or near a MAJOR media-active city..it might be best to get a few paid gigs under your belt before you commit to the union.

FMDawg is right though..The major players almost always require union affliliation of some kind..but that is for the MAJOR markets and better money..Also LOTS more competition.

Also closed circuit to FMDawg. Chuck (VODood) is a really strong automotive spot guy. He has the chops.

Here's what I do in that arena. DEMO here----> www.youautohearthis.com
 
One thing to note about ProComm and Sunspots, they do require you to have ISDN. So, there's a bit of an entry fee to get in that ballpark. And yes, they really are great people to work with, having been on the receiving end of their output.

JJ
 
Jeff Laurence said:
Frank. There ARE such places that double as a talent pool/production house. One of the more notable is SunSpots in Orlando. Mostly non-union, and you won't get rich today, but it's good practice and usually you'll get several auditions a week. And sometimes you'll get the jobs. They are honest folks.

www.sunspotsproductions.com/

There is also ProComm in North Carolina (affiliated with SunSpots) They do really nice quality stuff, and use a range of voices.

The process of joining a union can actually restrict you from getting work short term..especially if you are just starting out because most unions require you to do ONLY union work..so unless you live in Chicago like Mike, or near a MAJOR media-active city..it might be best to get a few paid gigs under your belt before you commit to the union.

FMDawg is right though..The major players almost always require union affliliation of some kind..but that is for the MAJOR markets and better money..Also LOTS more competition.

Also closed circuit to FMDawg. Chuck (VODood) is a really strong automotive spot guy. He has the chops.

Here's what I do in that arena. DEMO here----> www.youautohearthis.com
Click to expand...

Thank you Jeff!

Love that url. That's great!
 
VODood,
Sure, send it along. I'm always looking for good reliable voices to work with. I don't have much business at this point but am trying to grow.

[email protected]
 
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