Good morning/afternoon, depending on your time zone!
Last week was pretty light, but that works out well because there's something else I want to talk to you about.
We have a lot of new members and I am so glad to have you aboard! The majority of you joined the Good Karma Network because you were looking to, well, network. I hope that the GKN has met your expectations and continues to do so.
One thing that makes me so proud of the GKN is that fact that it has helped some of you find paying work. Jean-Marc Berne has been outstanding in sharing casting notices with the rest of us. Thanks, Jean-Marc! I check casting notices online every day but some of them do not allow re-posting. With that in mind, I would like to share with you all of the sites I check to find VO/acting work. Many of them are already listed in the "Links" section of the GKN and I encourage you to go there. So, here we go!
Craig's List: www.craigslist.com
You would be surprised at the amount of casting notices there! Many of them are non-paying student films and some other listings are downright creepy. However, if you do some sifting you can find the occasional gem. Craig's List is how I was cast for a Cartoon Network pilot!
A guy made a great site called Crazed List (www.crazedlist.org) in which you can run a Craig's List search by keyword and region to find casting notices. I highly recommend it!
Entertainment Careers: www.entertainmentcareers.net
They have a regional casting section with some pretty good leads.
Mandy: www.mandy.com
This has a great search engine for both talent and crew. For a few bucks a year you can receive a daily email based on your search preferences.
Nextcat: www.nextcat.com
I haven't found many decent casting notices in it, but Nextcat itself is a good industry networking site that you can post your headshot, demos, links, blog, etc.
Production Hub: www.productionhub.com/classifieds
This is primarily a crew site, but they have a casting notice section that's okay.
Guru: www.guru.com
This site is skewed toward freelance web designers, graphic artists, et al but you can set it up to receive project notices for acting and VO work via email.
Voices.com: www.voices.com
I joined just last week and I only have the free service. I have heard from many, many VO talents that this is a fantastic site. I also have been corresponding with one of the co-owners for quite some time and she's great.
Voice123: www.voice123.com
This is the big daddy! I have gotten a TON of voiceover work using this site. The annual fee is pretty steep ($300), but for me it has been worth every penny!
TIP OF THE WEEK: If you're looking for more great sites, run a Google search. Try keywords like acting, voiceover, casting, audition, etc. Let me know what you find!
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle FOOD FOR THOUGHT: How do you find work in your profession? How committed to your system are you? Do you have a system for finding work at all?
Have a great week! |
