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Voice acting is a great career, and the field is full of pros who deliver phenomenal talent in their performance. However, even the industry’s best voice talents had to have a start. Many of those new to the craft are tirelessly seeking and searching to find their position in the VO community. New voice actors have the potential to bring incredible benefits to their clients. For producers and agents, working with new voice talents can lead to tremendous long-term voiceover relationships infused with new styles of interpretation.
New voice talents (five years or less of experience) are desperately trying to make a name for themselves in the VO industry. The influx of new voice actors can be an excellent plus for clients in the following ways:
- Discounted rates may be available to the client
- Offers of pro-bono work to help build a voice actor’s resume
- Eager voice actors focused to please new clients and go the extra mile
- New acting perspectives reflecting modern communication styles
When new talents become established, most will still offer the best services and rates to their initial clients as a sign of appreciation and loyalty. Partnering on the ground floor with a new voice over talent can be a win-win for clients.
As with all relationships, even in business, they take work to last. With such competition in the VO industry, there is an ever-changing group of voice talent becoming equipped with new voice acting skills ready to deliver their best to you and your bottom line.
Consider all aspects of finding the best voice for your project. With so many available voice-over professionals, what you need is only a few keyboard strokes away.