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Chris Tester

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432 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices of Gaming - Gaming Podcast

So in terms of game devs that I admire, I will definitely be shooting my shot and introducing myself and saying, this is my showreel, this is my calling card if you ever need someone like me. You know where I am? Building relationships with casting directors who may be representative of different studios.

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices of Gaming - Gaming Podcast

So in terms of game devs that I admire, I will definitely be shooting my shot and introducing myself and saying, this is my showreel, this is my calling card if you ever need someone like me. You know where I am? Building relationships with casting directors who may be representative of different studios.

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices of Gaming - Gaming Podcast

So in terms of game devs that I admire, I will definitely be shooting my shot and introducing myself and saying, this is my showreel, this is my calling card if you ever need someone like me. You know where I am? Building relationships with casting directors who may be representative of different studios.

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices of Gaming - Gaming Podcast

So that's about finding out who they are, building a relationship with them so that they know what you can do, what you can't do, what your unique strengths are, whether or not you can record from home, whether or not you're based near a larger city like I'm in London. And it's still advantageous for me in case they want to get someone in last minute.

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices of Gaming - Gaming Podcast

So that's about finding out who they are, building a relationship with them so that they know what you can do, what you can't do, what your unique strengths are, whether or not you can record from home, whether or not you're based near a larger city like I'm in London. And it's still advantageous for me in case they want to get someone in last minute.

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices of Gaming - Gaming Podcast

So that's about finding out who they are, building a relationship with them so that they know what you can do, what you can't do, what your unique strengths are, whether or not you can record from home, whether or not you're based near a larger city like I'm in London. And it's still advantageous for me in case they want to get someone in last minute.

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices of Gaming - Gaming Podcast

You know, I've got a in-person job and an in-person audition tomorrow in London town. And that's partly because they want to see you working in a space. Also for them, technically, If everybody is recorded in the same space, it means that everybody will sound the same. They're not like, oh, the noise floor has gone a bit kind of crazy.

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices of Gaming - Gaming Podcast

You know, I've got a in-person job and an in-person audition tomorrow in London town. And that's partly because they want to see you working in a space. Also for them, technically, If everybody is recorded in the same space, it means that everybody will sound the same. They're not like, oh, the noise floor has gone a bit kind of crazy.

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices of Gaming - Gaming Podcast

You know, I've got a in-person job and an in-person audition tomorrow in London town. And that's partly because they want to see you working in a space. Also for them, technically, If everybody is recorded in the same space, it means that everybody will sound the same. They're not like, oh, the noise floor has gone a bit kind of crazy.

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices of Gaming - Gaming Podcast

And you said you didn't gate this, but you definitely did because you're breathing. You know, all of those kind of things. But what that actually means in terms of the reality is that for a lot of people, it's like, Maybe post on social media to get a bit of a following and a bit of a profile. But otherwise, it's down to your agent to get you the opportunities.

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices of Gaming - Gaming Podcast

And you said you didn't gate this, but you definitely did because you're breathing. You know, all of those kind of things. But what that actually means in terms of the reality is that for a lot of people, it's like, Maybe post on social media to get a bit of a following and a bit of a profile. But otherwise, it's down to your agent to get you the opportunities.

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices of Gaming - Gaming Podcast

And you said you didn't gate this, but you definitely did because you're breathing. You know, all of those kind of things. But what that actually means in terms of the reality is that for a lot of people, it's like, Maybe post on social media to get a bit of a following and a bit of a profile. But otherwise, it's down to your agent to get you the opportunities.

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices of Gaming - Gaming Podcast

And from that, if you book at one or two of these studios, you might be called in much more. I do that. I have a voiceover agent. But for 99% of my work, I'm doing my own marketing and my own outreach. So that's in-person networking.

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices of Gaming - Gaming Podcast

And from that, if you book at one or two of these studios, you might be called in much more. I do that. I have a voiceover agent. But for 99% of my work, I'm doing my own marketing and my own outreach. So that's in-person networking.

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices of Gaming - Gaming Podcast

And from that, if you book at one or two of these studios, you might be called in much more. I do that. I have a voiceover agent. But for 99% of my work, I'm doing my own marketing and my own outreach. So that's in-person networking.

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices of Gaming - Gaming Podcast

kind of a practice type thing that you do you obviously you're a lot more voice orientated so do you have like sequences you work on or is there stuff you do for that to prep for roles or i i mean i used to i used to do a from like three years of drama school training so there was like vocal warm-ups that i became kind of absolutely um enthralled to really using your body as a physical instrument that kind of thing uh which is very important to do

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices of Gaming - Gaming Podcast

kind of a practice type thing that you do you obviously you're a lot more voice orientated so do you have like sequences you work on or is there stuff you do for that to prep for roles or i i mean i used to i used to do a from like three years of drama school training so there was like vocal warm-ups that i became kind of absolutely um enthralled to really using your body as a physical instrument that kind of thing uh which is very important to do

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices of Gaming - Gaming Podcast

kind of a practice type thing that you do you obviously you're a lot more voice orientated so do you have like sequences you work on or is there stuff you do for that to prep for roles or i i mean i used to i used to do a from like three years of drama school training so there was like vocal warm-ups that i became kind of absolutely um enthralled to really using your body as a physical instrument that kind of thing uh which is very important to do

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices of Gaming - Gaming Podcast

And so there's that and then the physical warm-up kind of aspect as well that goes on top of it as well because it's a full body thing. It's not just the voice. It's much easier to be able to make those kind of choices freely if you're using your whole body.

Video Gamers Podcast
The Voices of Gaming - Gaming Podcast

And so there's that and then the physical warm-up kind of aspect as well that goes on top of it as well because it's a full body thing. It's not just the voice. It's much easier to be able to make those kind of choices freely if you're using your whole body.