Episode 72: VO LEGAL QUESTIONS ANSWERED with Robert Sciglimpaglia
Robert Sciglimpaglia is a voice actor, actor, producer, lawyer, author of Voice Over Legal and won the case for Bev Standing when she went against Tiktok for using her voice.
**In this episode, we talk about: **
– The case against Tiktok by Bev Standing
– What to do if you think your voice has been cloned
– Red flags to look out for in AI/Synthetic Voice contracts
– Is the NAVA AI rider enforceable?
– When interviewing with a synthetic voice company, what questions should you ask?
– Do email agreements stand as contracts?
– Should voice talent copyright and/or trademark their VO business name and/or slogan?
– The one thing you should be doing when signing contracts and NDAs
– Is there a way to avoid getting audited?
– Biggest legal career suicides for voice actors
– What are the copyright laws for demos?
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To read about Paul Lehrman whose voice was cloned without consent that we mention in the episode: https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/17/tech/voice-actors-ai-lawsuit-lovo
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Episode 71: AGENT Questions + Answers with Jeffery Umberger
This is the audio version of our email newsletter entitled, “Agent Questions and Answers,” for Monday June 24th. Click (https://bit.ly/AVSemail) to subscribe to the newsletter.
Thanks so much to Danielle for her questions and to Jeffrey Umberger for answering them! If you have a voice over question, email: Heidi@AtlantaVoiceoverStudio.com
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Episode 70: VO Lesson from Sea Sponges
This is the audio version of our email newsletter entitled, “What Sea Sponges have to do with Voice Over?,” for Monday June 17th. Click (https://bit.ly/AVSemail) to subscribe to the newsletter.
Adam Grant, in his book Hidden Potential, talks about what we can learn from Sea Sponges. How they are able to survive and thrive in the worst circumstances. I share how those lessons can help us in voice over.
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Episode 69: VO BUSINESS with Anne Ganguzza (Part 2)
Anne Ganguzza has been a leader in the VO industry for almost 2 decades. She is an award winning demo producer, coach, talent, host of the VO Boss podcast and created a monthly group called VO Peeps.
**In this episode, we talk about **
– What makes a great teacher
– The biggest challenge Anne sees with VO students
– What we can learn from American Idol
– Did Anne ever think of quitting?
– How do we lean into growth
To listen to PART 1, where we focus on E-Learning, check out Ep 69 – https://atlantavoiceoverstudio.fireside.fm/68
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Episode 68: E-LEARNING with Anne Ganguzza
Anne Ganguzza has been a leader in the VO industry for almost 2 decades. She is an award winning demo producer, coach, talent, host of the VO Boss podcast and created a monthly group called VO Peeps.
In this episode, we talk about:
– The evolution of E-Learning
– Where most of the E-Learning opportunities are
– A misconception people have about E-Learning
– What makes a great E-Learning Voice Talent
– How AI will impact E-Learning
– The Standard for E-Learning Demos
Check out EP #69 for Part 2 of my interview with Anne where we touch on more of the business aspects of VO.
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Episode 67: Dropped from your VO Agent! Now What?
This is the audio version of our email newsletter entitled, “Dropped from your VO Agent! Now What?,” for Monday May 27th. Click (https://bit.ly/AVSemail) to subscribe to the newsletter.
A VO talent just emailed me and said she was dropped from her VO agent after 10 years! What do you do in this situation? I share three things to do + some of my biggest moments of rejection in my career.
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Episode 66: Skills to Add to your VO Resume
This is the audio version of our email newsletter entitled, “Skills to Add to your VO Resume,” for Monday May 20th. Click (https://bit.ly/AVSemail) to subscribe to the newsletter.
Here are 13 skills you may have never thought of that would be helpful to add to your voice over resume!
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Episode 65: 3 Big Mistakes I Made During a Recent Booking
This is the audio version of our email newsletter entitled, “3 Big Mistakes I Made During a Recent Booking,” for Monday May 13th. Click (https://bit.ly/AVSemail) to subscribe to the newsletter.
I booked a great job…then I made 3 mistakes during the session. I’m sharing these mistakes as a reminder or warning to you to not make the same mistakes.
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Episode 64: ANIMATION with Nickelodeon Star Ben Giroux
Ben Giroux stars as Nate Wright on Nickelodeon’s Emmy, Annie, and GLAAD-nominated “Big Nate ” animated series (on Paramount+). Other notable voice credits include the Emmy-winning “Love, Death, & Robots” (Netflix), “Rick & Morty” (Adult Swim), “Invincible Fight Girl” (Cartoon Network), and the role of Jimmy Olsen in “DC Superhero Girls” (Cartoon Network). Ben also starred as Robin in “Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” from Warner Brothers Animation, Mikey Munroe in Butch Hartman’s Nickelodeon animated series “Bunsen is a Beast”, and Casey in “The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners” interactive game. He also voices multiple characters in Amazon’s “Rocky & Bullwinkle” reboot as well as Nickelodeon’s “The Adventures of Kid Danger”, “The Loud House”, and “Blaze & The Monster Machines”. And that’s just some of Ben’s voice acting roles. He has a long list of on-camera acting roles, is a director and has over 4 million Tik Tok followers.
**In this episode, we discuss – **
– Growing up with parents that own a comic book store
– What Ben learned stepping into the role of a director
– How Ben discovered what he uniquely brings to the table and how you can discover the same for yourself
– What makes a great collaborator in animation
– How to balance wearing so many hats in the creative industry
– Ben created a social media video that got over 100 MILLION views. He gives his advice to voice actors and social media
**Find Ben Giroux HERE: **https://bengiroux.com/
**Watch Ben’s Viral 90s Comedic Video HERE: **https://youtu.be/hCfBauk2NwU?si=L-J6CxfooGdRCSTm
**For Coaching with Ben, email: **ben@bengiroux.com
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Episode 63: How to Know if a VO Audition Email is Legit
This is the audio version of our email newsletter for Monday April 29th. Click (https://bit.ly/AVSemail) to subscribe to the newsletter.
Today, we’re sharing a question from a voice talent. You get an email from someone asking you to audition for a voiceover job, out of the blue. Is it legit? How can you tell? That’s what we’re talking about today.
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