Top agent reveals common missteps actors make in their auditions.

Stacey

reads a viewer email from Ahmed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia while Chuck’s

Tip of the Week deals with the voice actor’s most important tool, the

voice over demo. Portia Scott-Hicks, top voice over agent, talks about

her journey from classically trained actor to running the voice over

division at Coast to Coast Talent Group in Los Angeles. Portia explains

how she uses her background as a performer to help direct voice actors

in the booth and reveals what she finds are the common missteps actors

make in their auditions. We get to hear about the one-woman show she

produced, co-wrote and starred in called, The Secret Diary of Saundra

Woodward and how the experience of doing this successful show changed

the course of her life.

Chuck and Stacey reveal VO Buzz Weekly’s

first contest of 2013 with the help of Portia and Coast to Coast Talent

Group. It’s open to U.S. residents only, and you can get all the

information on how to enter at the VO Buzz Weekly Contest Page. Portia

shares details about her upcoming event, Animation Blast, with Disney

casting director, Sara Goldberg on February 18th at Marc Graue Studios

in Los Angeles and talks about her process when receiving demos

submissions from someone seeking voice over representation.

Watch more videos, get the latest voiceover news, advice and updates on contests and giveaways at http://VOBuzzWeekly.com