October 31st, 2009 | 
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The Society of Accredited Voice Over Artists is making strides. Important steps to bring advantages to its members, and respect the profession.
Disclaimer: I’m a member of SaVoa and belong to the SaVoa Advisory Board, therefore I’m biased in favor of an organization that is legitimizing the business of voice acting in meaningful ways. Guilty.
If you are not a member of SaVoa…please consider it. Your talent and technical expertise will be reviewed fairly in standards acceptable to the profession by a panel of peers.
In the meantime, please read the info-packed newsletter found HERE, to see the exciting announcement of our affiliate program, along with other timely articles.
CourVO
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Dave,
I take an exception to your post. It may be a small thing, but when you say legitimize the business of voice acting in meaningful ways it totally rubs me the wrong way. I can’t put my finger on it, but it makes me feel that the business of voice acting is not legit? What have I been doing since 1987 then… shoot, I’m not legit. I can never again do the ‘too legit to quit’ dance again.
If you are going to make a statement like that, I would love to read some detail on what is not legit about it.
Take care my friend!
Chris
Dave replies:
Great point, Chris…thanks for making it. A definition is in order…or maybe an analogy.
For instance, I’m not accredited as a “journalist” although I’ve supposedly been doing it for 30 years. There IS no accreditation for journalism…unlike welders, bricklayers, nurses, CPA’s or marriage counselors. I would dearly welcome some sort of legitimacy in journalism of that order.
In that sense, what you’ve been doing in voice acting all these years is certainly valid and worthwhile and true… but is it legitimate in same way other professions quantify their expertise? No.
So legitimate in my eyes, and for the purpose of this argument means a standardization of minimum and quantifiable facility within a certain area of expertise.
However, I could’ve easily have said “…that is legitimizing EVEN MORE the business of voice acting…” and saved a lot of back-pedaling here.
Thanks again, man, for the observation, for speaking up, and for reading my diatribes!
Dave C