A Mother-Daughter Duo's VO Journey: *Part 2
Navigating the Voiceover Industry Together: Trains, Planes, Scripts & Studios
"As a 16 year old school girl who has just passed my GCSE exams, I realise I’ve embarked on a journey that I never quite planned for, filled with lots of trains, planes, scripts and studios it’s been nothing short of incredible. It's often hard to describe my unconventional path of voice acting to others, but when I think back to my younger self spending time in studios with my mum, everything starts to make sense"
"From a young age, I would sometimes go to work with mum which is nothing special, I guess everyone has done that. However being in pro sound studios from a young age and having our own recording studio was a little different, I just wasn't aware of it. As long as I can remember I just enjoyed playing around in front of microphones, telling stories, singing songs or just chatting with friends and family, I didn’t think it was anything exciting or exceptional at the time, until I caught the bug".
"Those early recordings were just something to make my dad roar with laughter. I never imagined it would lead to any sort of career path"
"In fact here is an early recording I made along with my first animation attempt I added some years later. It's the kind of thing I’d record along with book reviews and news reports which included the weather and what I did at nursery that day. All with the purpose to make my dad roar with laughter".
Poor Jeffery!!!!
"In fact looking back I also had a huge repertoire of animation voices that I'd mimic from my favourite shows like the incredible 'Phineas and Ferb' which was created the year I was born. So, you can imagine my excitement when I eventually met them in person at Disney, yet in reality this picture shows how painfully shy I was in that moment that I treasure as one of the best days EVER"!
"It's a balancing act. School, scripts traveling and time out too".
"Today, my working balance is almost the same as it was when I was much younger. I don't come out of school for many projects at all really, unless they are really big ones. We maintain a shared ethos about remaining focused on my voice work just as I do school and without unnecessary pressures. I've only just begun my studies for A levels and I've so much more to learn in front of the mic and in life".
Next Month I'll be chatting about the VOX Awards 30th Celebrations so see you in November!
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