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  • #15468
    David Goldberg
    Edge Studio Staff

    Hi! Upload your recordings, and get feedback from your peers!

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  • #67588
    Shmuel
    Participant

    Here are two more commercial demos for my demo reel.
    Tommy John underwear
    Signet Jewelers

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    • #67620
      mvacc
      Participant

      Tommy John Underwear: Good read! I like how the “here’s the rub” part sounds like you’re telling a secret. My advice is to try adding a little more emotion/excitement to the beginning when you’re announcing the arrival of the underwear – it could show a nice contrast between the arrival “announcement” and the “secret.”

      Signet Jewelers: Nice tone and pacing! My one comment would be that “best friend” in “being in love with your best friend” seems a little fast. Since “best friend” comes up again at the end, a little more focus on it when it’s first mentioned could add more importance.

      • #67633
        Shmuel
        Participant

        Thanks, mvacc, this helps.

  • #67587
    Don Sack
    Participant

    Thank You all! Great feedback! Funny….the feedback from each of you….where have I heard that before???….AH! From my Coach!! LOL!!
    Got to get that to sink in!!

  • #67579
    steph319
    Participant

    Hey all! This is my first time in this forum, and I would love any feedback you can provide on a few recent auditions takes. I’m mostly looking for feedback on audio quality, but would also gladly accept notes about performance! Thanks so much, and I’m loking forward to hanging out around here more! 🙂

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    • #67604
      Hilltowner
      Participant

      I really enjoyed the pace of the second one. You have a very sweet, happy voice which I think worked well on both!

  • #67574
    ceciliashaw
    Participant

    Hi all, first time poster!
    Any feedback greatly appreciated.
    Thanks:)

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    • #67610
      Shmuel
      Participant

      Hi Cecilia,
      Audio good on both.
      Some mouth clicks. My coach told me this is because of a lack of hydration, and one should drink an hour before recording. There is also an option in Audacity to remove the clicks in post production (Effect -> Click Removal).
      You have a fun, cute voice, which is good for both of the audio samples.
      As an aside, you would be wonderful doing the voice of a Disney Princess, ’cause you ARE a Disney Princess.
      Crayola: You started out being uber excited about the wonder markers, and I would tone it down a bit in those first few words. But then “with less mess” is the key, and that needs to be stressed. It was said with the same pitch as everything else, and I would take the pitch of the other text down a bit, and move this up a bit. I would add a TINY pause between “starts” and “with Crayola” at the end.
      Suave:Keep it moving, and add some differential acting. That is, the “fancy extensions” is the bad guy, and the “skip the tricks” is the beginning of the good news. I need to hear that this is good news, and right now, everything sounds the same.
      My $0.02
      I wish you success, Cecelia !

  • #67561
    Shmuel
    Participant

    Hi everyone, my demo is coming up, so here are samples of what we are planning to do. The forum apparantly limits us to 4 files (I have another 2). Your feedback is appreciated.
    Endurance: Car insurance
    Jeep: Need I say more?
    Pool Safety: A PSA
    RobinHood: A financial app

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  • #67557
    GB
    Participant

    Hey All
    Give me your opinion. Your feedback will help me grow!

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    • #67621
      mvacc
      Participant

      Nice read & great tone! My advice would be to smooth out the beginning a bit with less pauses. For me, it helps to think about the music that you’re talking about when reading.

      • #67754
        GB
        Participant

        Thanks for the feedback. I appreciate it and I’ll work on it!

  • #67549
    MarkosKandilis
    Participant

    Howdy! I’m currently developing my commercial chops with the aim of recording my demo in June. Feel free to have a listen to these samples and let me know what you think. Thanks!

    Commercial 1: Chevrolet
    Some things, are better left to the experts.
    Chevrolet…Change, that’s smart!

    Commercial 2: US Army Reserve
    Train near home…be ready when needed. This is not your everyday job. Call 1800-USA-ARMY or visit goarmyreserve.com.

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  • #67529
    Don Sack
    Participant

    Greetings All!
    Two submissions: Wall Street Journal
    Part of my “homework” is to slow myself down and learn to “make my mouth do what I want it to do”!
    Please comment on Tempo, Volume, Pitch, Tone and Diction?
    WSJ EDIT is my natural voice, Wall Street Journal#3 I embellished to sound more “authoritative”(?)
    Thanks!
    Don (ps: I am my own worst critic!!)

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    • #67567
      Shmuel
      Participant

      First recording, the sound was not good. But I’m sure you know that. Still, I could tell you’ve got a good voice.
      Second recording, the sound is good. It sounded a bit too much like you were reading the words, and not talking to someone. I agree with Mark that you should concentrate on talking to someone. And put a tad of irony in “full serving” as if you are eating the WSJ.

    • #67555
      MarkosKandilis
      Participant

      Love the tone of your voice, Don! One thing that can possibly help your read is to establish who you’re specifically speaking to and in what context. That can then inform you and naturally bring out a more authoritative quality from within your performance (as if you’re speaking to a son, niece, etc.), rather than trying to do a similar take but with an “authoritative filter” added to it. Hope this helps!

    • #67552
      SuperLuke
      Participant

      The first performance sounds distorted. But you did a good job with delivering the narration in both takes. Maybe slow down as you perform “I’m sure to get a full serving” a little bit, so it doesn’t sound so rushed.

  • #67508
    Tlark
    Participant

    Here’s a question for you: what do you do with a wordy script that limits you to a certain time? How do you sound natural and un-rushed, while rushing to keep it at the specified time limit? I’d love to know what you think of this sample. Thanks!

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    • #67568
      Shmuel
      Participant

      Ohmygawd, you nailed it. I don’t know how you did it, but you did it.
      I got it all the first time around.
      Maybe tweak the diction around the word “insomnia”, but it’s very subtle.
      Better yet, if it’s not broken, don’t fix it.
      And it ain’t broken.
      I like the slight chuckle when you said 4AM. It was *very* subtle, but enough that I got it, and it was in the right place.
      You’re hired!

      • #67593
        Tlark
        Participant

        Wow – thanks so much! I agree about “Insomnia” it was a little slurred, wasn’t it?

        • #67634
          Shmuel
          Participant

          Yes, but ever so slightly.
          I’m going to follow you, hope you go on to big things !

    • #67553
      MarkosKandilis
      Participant

      One possible tip for not rushing through the copy is to think of flowing from word to word rather than running. Your mouth may still need to move at the same speed regardless to stay within the 15 seconds, but your intention and more lax/comfortable attitude can affect your delivery and expand each word. Hope that helps since it’s helped me slow down my reads!

    • #67510
      SuperLuke
      Participant

      Wow, you have a good voice. But please take a note that you were saying so much that I had to re-listen a couple times to know what you were saying.

      Have you looked at the Words-to-time calculator? There’s an exercise I learned where you try to maintain and get all the words out within a certain amount of time, involving muscle memory and a pen between your teeth. It helps train your mouth to stay open while getting words out. But don’t have the pen in your mouth while recording, it’s just a muscle memory exercise.

      I also learned that as far as vocal speed, try and elongate some of the words to maintain the pace, try sounding fast in the beginning. Then slow down enough to make your point; putting insomnia to rest, and gradually speed up again if you have to; like when a video game announcer says, “Buy it now while supplies last”.

      hope this was a helpful comment.

      • #67513
        Tlark
        Participant

        Thanks for the tips! Will practice some more and try again. I feel like I’m chattering away at warp speed to get all that in at 15 seconds!

  • #67506
    Tlark
    Participant

    Here’s a question for you: what do you do with a wordy script that limits you to a certain time? How do you sound natural and un-rushed, while rushing to keep it at the specified time limit? I’d love to know what you think of this sample. Thanks!

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