Interview with a voiceover: Tim O’Donovan

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1) So… performing in any interesting shows lately?

Recently did a Jameson marketing video, doing both an American and a South African accent.  I tried to make it as authentic a Sith Ifricin iccent as possible without veering into a Kiwi one. Not easy. It was the first job on which I had to do foreign accents - more fun than your average mortgage ad.

2) How and when did you get into VO work?

A few years ago now. I’d always been told I had a good radio voice, so I thought I’d put a demo together and see what happened,no harm in trying. Without agency representation, Piehole was a godsend and pretty much the source of all my jobs thus far.

 3) what type of VO style do you kick ass at?

I’m quite flexible and can do the accent thing as mentioned above or the straight, friendly neutral read, for which I’ve been booked a lot.

 4) Get any VO work through Piehole?

See question 2. In a word, yes.

 5) Any tips for aspiring VO’s?

Carry a bottle of water. Turn up on time. Relax. Shut up and take direction. Get the hell out of there. Follow up on invoices.

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