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Voice-Over
The Challenges and Complexities of Pursuing an Acting Career
Written for Casting Networks News by Terry Berland @berlandcasting. Did you know what you were getting into when you decided you wanted to be an actor? At the most basic level...
Why Do Casting Directors Consider So Many Options?
Written for Casting Networks News by Terry Berland @berlandcasting. Recently I posted on social media that I was casting a package of voice over spots with many roles and was in...
How to Analyze Voiceover Copy
Written for Casting Networks News by Terry Berland @berlandcasting. As a casting director, I communicate directly with the ad agency’s creative team: the decision-makers...
How to Successfully Break Into Voiceover
Written by Terry Berland @berlandcasting for Backstage Industry Expert Advice. Photo Source: Photo Contributor Friends Stock / Shutterstock.com I am a casting director who has...
Eight Nuggets for Voiceover Success
Written for Casting Networks News by Terry Berland @berlandcasting. Photo source: Shutterstock.com Voiceover opportunities are available now, as never before. Here are eight...
What VO Actors Need To Understand About Spot + Voice Branding
Written by Terry Berland @berlandcasting for Backstage Industry Expert Advice. Photo Source: Photo by Jonathan Velasquez on Unsplash. After auditioning and casting thousands...
A Casting Director’s 4 Tips for Voiceover Home Reads
Written by Terry Berland @berlandcasting for Backstage Industry Expert Advice. Although I love everything about Amazon’s series “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” I realized recently...
A Casting Director on the 5 Elements VO Actors Need to Know to Work in Commercials and Animation
[Photo Source: Netflix] Written by Terry Berland @berlandcasting for Backstage Industry Expert Advice. When actors decide to learn and pursue voiceover work, many have the idea...
8 Elements That Make You a Top-Notch VO Professional According to a Casting Director
Written by Terry Berland @berlandcasting for Backstage Industry Expert Advice. There are voiceover breakdown opportunities going out every day with hundreds of voiceover actors...
Steps To A Long, Strong, Successful Voice-Over Career
Written by Terry Berland @berlandcasting for Backstage Industry Expert Advice. I see many talent transition from on camera, theatre, film, comedy and Improv into a VO career. The...
7 Voice-Over Terms To Know Before Your First Audition
Written by Terry Berland @berlandcasting for Backstage Industry Expert Advice. Photo Source: Photo by Austin Neill on Unsplash Gone are the days of voice-over being an exclusive...
Four Tips To Analyzing Voice-Over Copy
Written by Terry Berland @berlandcasting for Backstage Industry Expert Advice. As a casting director I speak directly to the ad agency creative team that choose the talent to...
How Improv Makes A Better Voice-Over Actor
Written by Terry Berland @berlandcasting for Backstage Industry Expert Advice. We all know the importance of improv for actors—but did you consider that improv can also help you...
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