7/21/2010 – Scam Alert: ‘Oops, We Sent You An Overpayment. Please Refund …’ by John Florian
How many times have you won the Nigerian Lottery? Or have you received a voice over job offer from Charles Thamesmead or David Connor? Those names are among what is perhaps a list of alias in an alleged scam making the voice over rounds now. This scheme has a familiar hook at the end: “Oops … We sent you an overpayment for your services. Please send refund in the amount of …” Here are recent voice actor experiences with this crew … Share YOURS, too …
Would I Survive No Internet for a Whole Month?
rabbit, rabbit, rabbit… rabbit I believe I could live without the internet for a month if I was somewhere on an island…but then I'd be dying to tweet about all the beautiful animals and scenery I would see. I'd be aching to send a piccie via my BlackBerry to facebook and twitter. I'd be rolling on the sand in a frenzy cause I couldn't blog or podcast about my beautiful time! Being a voice artist, I'm constantly on the net either
Machines Should Be Seen And Not Heard
Normally, I’m on the side of anything that provides a paycheck to a voice talent. But I have to say I have a lot of sympathy with Craig Wilson, writing in USA Today about some bossy automated devices he’s had to deal with lately. I particularly empathize with him over his reaction to the lady who lives in the GPS. Though I don’t own one, I was driving our It’s A Mystery troupe to a show last year, and I swear the GPS we had was trying to kill
voices of vision in toronto september 23-25, 2010
My friend, the great Canadian voice talent and singer Jodi Krangle, will lead an all-star group of presenters at the first ever Voices of Vision event for voice actors September 23-25 in Toronto (yes, my favorite city in the world). Backing up Jodi (who didn’t ask for this star billing but I’m giving it to her anyway and SHE can explain it to her fellow presenters ) are Deb Munro (another of my favorite Canadians – it was at her seminar that Jodi and I
working with the end in mind
Actor James Gammon (photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures) Which end? THE end. The thought was brought to the fore when I was reading the New York Times obit of actor James Gammon. Clearly a talented performer what caught my eye was the end of the story when actor and writer Sam Shepard said: “This was a guy who could act circles around most other actors,” Mr. Shepard said, “and he never pretended to be other than a working kind of actor.” When “The Late Henry
FREE Voiceover Teleseminar
YEP, a FREE voiceover teleseminar! - Want to get into the voice-over business? - Is it possible to get into voiceover and keep my day job? - Have questions about the voiceover business, but don’t know who to ask? Dial in to get the information you need! Brought to you by VoiceOverClub.com When - Wednesday, July 28th Time – 7:00PM CST You can dial in or listen online from the comfort of your own home!! You’ll need THIS LINK to join the event: TELESEMINAR
Voiceover Scam Alert
Another Day, another scam…this one targeting voiceover actors Scams run rampant on the web. We’ve all been aware of or have received the old Nigerian schemes where you could stand to gain millions of dollars from some dead king’s fortune inherited by a guy needing to shelter the money from rogue or corrupt governments, if you’ll only cough up some bucks to make the bank arrangements…..yada yada yada. So many unsuspecting folks get
Spotlight on Darren
My friend Darren Altman is the featured voice of this charming video. Well, done Darren.
Scott Brick and Comic-Con
On his blog today, Scott Brick talks about his two great passions: comic books and audiobooks.
Twitter updates from Karen for the week preceeding Wed Jul 21, 2010
The feel-good voiceover blog post of the summer! 3 techniques to feel good about your v-o career: http://tinyurl.com/2vvc2so #in #fb Follow me on Twitter