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You may know how big the voice over industry is in Japan being the anime capital of the world; and no matter how huge the movie and television industry in India is, they still have plenty of room for international movies and shows, dubbing hits in not just one language but in multiple local dialects and languages; and Mandarin is one of the top languages recorded for ads whether for television, radio or internet – but do you ever wonder what the voice over industry is like for their neighboring Asian countries?
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Your microphone is the linchpin of all your equipment – your best friend in your lifelong career as a voice actor. Despite the magic an audio editing software can do, the quality of your microphone plays the biggest role in determining the overall quality of your voice over recordings. For this ultimate reason, it’s truly a daunting task for voice actors to choose a microphone.
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“If I don’t announce that I got a residual check from that online streaming release, who else will?” This is a question that is often answered by a click on that post button of a voice actor’s Facebook status. Because everyone else seems to breathe on social media, we all fall prey to the temptations of sharing our good news, and voice actors are one of the entrepreneurs who enjoy the free powerful tool for self-promotion. After all, what’s the point of social media if we can’t post about the great things going on in our voice acting career?
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Like any country in Asia and Europe, the Philippines is rich with voice over work, mostly focused on dubbing projects in television, radio drama, and educational videos. The Philippines is a pioneer in the movie and radio industry in Asia, with their first silent feature film shown in 1919 Dalagang Bukid (Country Maiden). And with the emergence of the First Golden Age of Philippine cinema in the 1940’s and 1950’s, grew the love affair of the Filipinos with anything entertainment.
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