The business of voice over acting and more with Marisa Dargahi

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Episode 8 • 5th May 2020 • The Business of Show Business • Jamie Body

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For this episode I talk to New York voice over expert Marisa Dargahi. We discuss what is needed to be a voice over artist, the difference between working and auditioning in the states to the UK and more.

With over a decades experience in the voice over well Marisa discusses her transition from performing into casting and then to setting up her voice over business.

Points mentioned are having a home studio, voice over tops and tricks, how you can have a side hustle alongside performing and bringing copy to life.

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2:49 Marisa talks about the voice over industry during COVID-19

4:40 Marisa tells us about her journey in the arts from attending LaGuardia school of the performing arts(the fame school) to working both in the USA and UK

6:38 The change in the voice over industry

7:23 Needing agents across the world

9:00 I do believe you should peruse your dreams, but...

9:44 Asking yourself what you enjoy and the work wik flow

12:40 The transferable skills we have

13:46 How Marisa got into casting

14:41 How she loves helping actors in castings and auditions

17:12 How to get into voice over work and what you can do during COVID-19

17:46 "You are not going to make money quickly"

19:18 What to look for in a voice over coach or teacher

21:26 "People think it is just reading, you have to make the copy come alive!"

23:05 You are building your own business!