After I finished performing the script, I stepped back from the microphone, disgusted with myself. My performance was weak, vague and just plain sucky. It’s a day where I wonder how I’ve made a living for this long doing something I’m just not that good at. Then the director switches on their “talk-back” button. The engineer and producers are laughing in the background and the director tells me I was perfect. They love me… What the hell just happened?
That’s right, baby. Voice actors can get their groove on! We can get down, get funky, get freaky on that thing… whatever that thing is (just don’t touch it). Even in the recording booth we are known for flashing the engineer (well, guys do, at least… Or maybe it’s just me). We usually have a lot of fun because we’re doing what we love and being paid handsomely for it. Even when we make mistakes, the vibe is jovial. It can be hard to say words like thrombofibrosis after three hours in the booth, and everyone knows it.
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