Voiceover Mythbusters

Move beyond the myths, and learn to THINK INDEPENDENTLY as a voice actor.

What you’ll learn
Learn simpler and less complicated ways to do voiceovers.
Discover how to move ahead faster as a voice actor.
Avoid pitfalls that trap a lot of potential voiceover artists before they even get started.
Learn what’s important and what’s not, when it comes to gear and software.
Clear up a lot of urban legends and discover there’s way forward that’s less costly and time-consuming.
Ways to think independently, and find your own way forward as a voice actor.
Requirements
The only requirement for this course is a desire to do voiceovers, or to look into the possibility of doing them.
Description
I’m your host for the Mythbusters course, Dane Scott. I’ve been doing voiceovers for decades; tens of thousands of them. I recorded in the analog (tape) era, and also through all of the digital era. That long-throw experience has given me a perspective that has helped me identify some recent trends that are hindering, rather than helping, aspiring voice actors.In this course, I identify 15 modern myths and urban legends that far too many voiceover people have accepted as established truths, and are following as gospel, but which tend to slow their workflow, cost them unnecessary money, impede their advancement in the field, and keep them from earning the best income they can for their efforts.Imagine if, after driving safely and successfully for 20 years, or 40, someone told you that, from now on, you need to always wear driving gloves and special treads on your shoes, otherwise you’re doing it wrong, and will probably have an accident at any moment. Would you look at them a little funny? Yet that’s what has happened in the voiceover world. In a relatively short period of time, a sort of “group think,” inspired by a number of purists with an intolerance for alternative viewpoints, has taken hold, and now pervades the information you find in discussion groups, on YouTube, and elsewhere.In Voiceover Mythbusters, I demonstrate 15 ways you can break free of the herd mentality, and use techniques that allow you to work more quickly, inexpensively, comfortably, and independently.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: 15 Ways to Simplify Life as Voiceover Artists

Lecture 2 Putting Purists in their Place

Lecture 3 Myth 1: Your Ears Aren’t Good Enough

Lecture 4 Myth 2: You Need to Edit Out Breaths

Lecture 5 Myth 3: “Punch and Roll” is a Necessary Skill

Lecture 6 Myth 4: You Need to Delivery Voiceovers “Processed”

Lecture 7 Myth 5: You Need to Use a “DAW”

Lecture 8 Myth 6: Your Price is Your Price

Lecture 9 Myth 7: Online Platforms are Evil

Lecture 10 Myth 8: You Should NEVER Make Your Own Demo

Lecture 11 Myth 9: You Need to Buy (Expensive) Acoustic Panels

Lecture 12 Myth 10: You Need to use a “Pop Filter” on Your Mic

Lecture 13 Myth 11: USB Mics are Useless for Voiceover

Lecture 14 Myth 12: You Should Never use a Mic Without a Shock Mount

Lecture 15 Myth 15: The Best Mic is the One Others Use

Lecture 16 Myth 14: Microphones Should be Mounted Vertically

Lecture 17 Myth 15: You Need a “Coach” to Succeed in Voiceovers

Lecture 18 Wrapup

Lecture 19 Close and Copyright

Independent-minded people who like the idea of earning money doing voiceovers, but who like the idea of finding alternative ways forward, especially if they make life less difficult, more profitable, and more fun.