2008 July 30 | Dave Courvoisier's Blog

Raining Again

July 30, 2008 By CourVO Leave a Comment

RainRecording just published my second authored article in a series of informational pieces for their website.

The articles are meant to be introductory, explanatory, and not terribly technical…as they are intended for an audience learning about the new changes in the voice acting industry. (I still think of factory smokestacks when I hear that word “industry”)

This second article is about the basics of setting-up a home (private) studio…something most voice actors aspire to these days.

You can see the article HERE.

CourVO

Filed Under: Op/Ed Tagged With: announcer, announcing, artist, audio, Audiobooks, audiotx, Demos, documentaries, ISDN, male voice, male voice artist, male voiceover, narrating, narrations, Podcasts, RainRecording.com, source connect, speaker, speaking, voice, voice acting, voice actor, voice actors, voice over, voice overs, voice talent, voice work, voiceover, voices, voicing

Testing, Testing, 1…2…

July 30, 2008 By CourVO Leave a Comment

This post is entirely composed, pic taken, and transmitted/published through my cell phone – a Sprint Mogul SmartPhone using MS Mobile 6.0, and TypePad software specifically made FOR this.
I tend to like using the Grafitti handwriting software on the phone. rather than the slide-out keyboard.
The pic is of the KLAS-TV newsroom where I work.
Sibilance…sibilance…
(test now over)

CourVO

Filed Under: Equipment

Multiple Coverage

July 30, 2008 By CourVO Leave a Comment

A week from Thursday, the big doin’s begin. VOICE 2008 kicks off at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza with a big red carpet affair.

The event has at it’s core the triple goals of “Education, Technology, Community”. That pretty well sums up what most hope to get out of the conference, and going by last year’s inaugural affair, they should realize their expectations nicely.

I know this event has not been everyone’s cup of tea, and certainly with the economic situation right now, and budgets being tight, not everyone who wanted to go could go. But I’ll bet you teacups to toenails 99% of the people who go are going to be walking 2-feet off the ground when they leave Sunday or Monday.

Anyway, what I’m getting to is that if — for whatever reason — you can’t go…you can be a voyeur of the event through this blog. I plan to take frequent pics AND post to THIS very weblog frequently throughout the day from my SmartPhone. Yes I can do that.

Now, if you get tired of my perspective, I suggest you browse on over to John Florian’s VoiceOverExtra web-page, ’cause not only is he going to repurpose my stuff on his page, but he’s also going to be taking regular “feeds” from other well-known voice-actors and bloggers Kara Edwards, Bob Souer, and Bobbin Beam.

If you are going, please make sure to find me so we can get pics of everyone’s smiling face!

CourVO

(BTW, I totally made up the ‘teacups to toenails’ thing)

Filed Under: Social/Professional Networking Tagged With: announcer, announcing, artist, audio, Audiobooks, audiotx, Demos, documentaries, ISDN, male voice, male voice artist, male voiceover, narrating, narrations, Podcasts, source connect, speaker, speaking, voice, VOICE 2008, voice acting, voice actor, voice actors, voice over, voice overs, voice talent, voice work, voiceover, voices, voicing

Unjust Expectations

July 30, 2008 By CourVO Leave a Comment

No names to protect the guilty…but I had a serious brush with a great job, only to lose it. A fine, established, and professional studio asked me to audition for a national spot.

Like most auditions…I gave the read my best, sent the file, and forgot it…well, almost. This one was special, and I knew it. I let myself hope that just maybe, I’d get the nod.

Then…this morning…the call I’d hoped for! ”…Uh, the client liked your read on the XXX character, we’d like to know of your availability later this week.” Me: ”Sure!, when is the session?” ”We’re looking at Thursday morning, noon EST…that’d be 9am your time.”

My heart sank. Thursday morning at 9am, I’ll be in a Disctrict Court Anteroom, waiting to see if I’ll be chosen as a jury-member for an upcoming trial.

I know we all have to do our civic duty, but the timing of this responsibility seemed particularly hurtful and unfair. I told the caller I couldn’t lie…I’d have jury duty. She sighed and said she appreciated it, but that it likely meant I’d be out of the running.

Canya believe it?

‘Nice to know anyway, I had made the cut.

CourVO