One of the most common issues I hear in voiceover demos isn’t performance. It’s sameness. Good voices. Well recorded. Competently produced. But not offering anything you couldn’t generate quickly with a template or an AI tool. When everything sounds fine, but nothing sounds intentional, there’s no reason to remember it. Most demo rebuilds aren’t about fixing talent. They’re about clarity, contrast, and making deliberate choices that give a listener a reason to care.
David Rogerson
1mo
Can I also suggest sameness as you mention but also sameness in the scripting eg tired phrases and scenarios created within scripts that deny reality of that scenario ever really happening in real life ?
This is a great observation. I think it may happen because of voice actors playing it safe and thinking they know what a casting director is wanting to hear rather than being free to play, experiment, and be bold in their choices.