
Not to be too dramatic about it, but it’s about damn time.
Almost every group, organization and/or species has a week or month named in honor of them. Often times it sounds like a joke when you hear some of their names and so too may the impression here now for some, but it’s not.
My friend and fellow Voice Over Talent
Dave Courvoisier kinda mentioned the idea in passing when
he noticed in his blog about a week or so ago</</a>b> h... Amy Snively’s</</a>b> Faffcon is taking place in Portland, Oregon on September 11 & 12th. Joan Baker’s New York City-based “
That’s Voiceover” is taking place on September 22nd. These events in addition to the usual voice over seminar suspects like
Pat Fraley’s regional seminar in Buffalo, NY on September 25th & 26th mean that the summer slumber has been shaken off.
Then Dave sent me an email Saturday (yes, just this past Saturday) saying this National Voice Over Month idea was gnawing at him and what did I think.
I copied him, Amy Snively and
Bob Souer on my answer (because I feel it’s always better to cause trouble in a group); my answer was that Dave’s idea for a National Voice Over Month was the right idea and that we could pull it off in four days…and now we are.
Somewhere in there,
Voice Over Xtra!’s John Florian and Voice Talent and
Social Media Tour De Force
Terry Daniel I believe also got roped into this and I think there are many others who are contributing to this month long event as well. I hope you’ll take time to acknowledge all their efforts when you see them on-line on blogs, podcasts, videos or social media outlets like Twitter or
FACEBOOK etc.
Dave grabbed a domain and
created a web site, Amy drew up a logo, I helped with some copy and we’re all still actively adding to the program – as a professional voice talent you are sincerely encouraged to participate in whatever manner you feel you want to…maybe comment on blogs, retweet #NVOM announcements, or maybe create a Voice Over meetup in your city where all the voice talents get together for a visit.
One of the more interesting things to see was how Dave (the true driving force of this idea) called for a hastily called weekend vote on Saturday from the board of
SOVOA to endorse and support September as National Voice Over Month; by Sunday it was passed. Brilliantly executed and kudos to the Board for the response time.
Our goal, I think, is simple and openly self-serving– share with as many people as possible what Voice Over Talents do, who they are and where they can be found. Yes, we are trying to create awareness among potential employers for every voice over professional in this industry but I think we’re also trying build on the credibility we’ve established in the wake of our collective professional works this far.
I’m proud of my very small part in all this because I believe strongly not only in the art and industry of Voice Over but also in the men, women and children who perform within it around the world. We are a talented bunch and it’s not a bad thing that we say that ever so briefly…maybe once a year.
Will you celebrate with us? Let me know how you’ll be a part of National Voice Over Month.
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