You're listening to Voice Acting Mastery, episode number 83.

Welcome to the Voice Acting Mastery podcast with Crispin Freeman.

Voiceactingmastery.com is your place to learn both the skills and the mindset you need to become a professional voice actor, even if you're just getting started.

In each episode of this podcast, you'll discover valuable tips,

tricks and insider information to help you portray characters in animation, video games,

and beyond. And now here's your host, voice actor Crispin Freeman.

Hi there. My name is Crispin Freeman, and I'll be your guide through the world of voice acting.

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In the last episode, I talked at length about agents and managers.

Specifically, I explained how to build a fruitful relationship with an agent by understanding what is their responsibility as your representative and what is your responsibility as their client.

I also discussed the differences between agents and managers to ensure that there was no confusion

among my listeners about the different jurisdictions and approaches of these two kinds of

professionals.

In this episode, I'd like to talk about how best to interact with producers and casting directors.

I want to help you understand the mindset of producers,

since they are the ones who usually have the final say

about who does and does not get hired to play a voice acting role.

This may come as a surprise to some aspiring voice actors,

who might think that this decision gets made by a show's voice director.

While a voice director's creative input is definitely considered during the initial casting stage,

it is almost always the producer who finally decides which actors will play which characters.

Sometimes producers will hire an industry professional known as a casting

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