planned work

So far I only have two voice overs: the promotion and the concert commercial. I still have to fix the commercial.

I also want to go record and write some new ones within the week. I'm considering also using an imager that I edited for my portfolio.

Color schemes 4 & 5

I did these colors custom. I like the flirty sense I get from the colors with skin tones and pink and it's very feminine. It seems like a romantic color scheme to me. They're definitely not as bright as my other schemes and I like the fact that they're toned down because I'm not always eccentric and hyper. I can be calm.





I love the mix of pink and yellow. It's very flirty and happy. It's colors that are opposite but still blend well together. I threw the reddish color in there to kind of give it a difference. I also like the lighter yellows to give it a difference in shade. I did go back to the bright colors after the fourth scheme because most of the time I am hyper and energized.

Color Schemes 1-3

I like these choices because the colors are strong and bold. The blue is bright, or strong, while the browns are earthy and calm. I also like how they compliment each other, and are opposites.








I like the pink and green combination because again they're strong and bright, plus they're opposites. I love how they just pop against each other. The pink is also very girly while the green is kind of boyish.







I tried to see if I could get a brighter color with the blues, but still have a brown base, so I came up with orange. The colors just pop together. Blue is a good color for me because it's basic, but a little boyish cause I kind of think of myself as a tom boy once in awhile, but the orange is still a tad girly.

My Boss

I see my boss being laid back, but professional. I was a boss who expects a lot out of his workers and the product he is working with. I hope he would only let us put out the best we possibly can, but without interfering entirely. He would have to have some faith that we can do it and do it right, but would tell us if we got something wrong. Hopefully s/he is the kind of boss who lets us wear jeans and a t-shirt when in the office, but nice attire when holding meetings. I want to have fun when I'm working, if that's possible. I think it is so hopefully my boss would too. I also would want things to get done on time. In radio, things can't be late, and I don't want a boss who's says that we can just do it tomorrow, unless we really had to.

Self Assesment

1. Educational experience in my profession: Associate's degree (to be obtained)
2. Educational experience in a related or supporting profession: writing, scripting, programming, marketing.
3. Work experience within a related or supporting profession: no work experience except promotions which isn't listed.
4. I have software training in: Photoshop, video software
5. Exclusive of school I have been working in my chosen profession for less than a year.
6. Rate your skills (not your raw talent0 in your primary area: About average
7. Why am I making a digital portfolio: professional project record, unemployed looking for job, required for school, and need the experience.
8. If your portfolio needs are job-related, check the statements that apply to you: I want to do specialized work: account executive
10. How do you like to work: Alone or Collaboration
11. What's your preferred working environment: I can work anywhere
12. Select the statement that best fits you: I won't accept some types of clients or client work.
13. Check the words that best describe the work you've done no more than five: funny, Playful, sarcastic, detailed, and confident.

unifying elements

When I do voice overs and commercials, I like to make sure that they have some humor, and a little bit of a crazy/weird factor if that's possible to do. Also, music is a huge part of copy for me and voice overs because the format of the radio station is important and how you want the material to come across ie: sad, happy, excitement etc.

I love when I can do promotions or concert voice overs because they have to do with identifying the radio station. There are many different ways you can edit and use sound effects, or music to enhance a voice over which is what makes everything successful.

I had a project to do a promotion for a fake radio station in which I chose country, and make a contest and promotion for June.


WPRD Promotion from Amanda Marie Long on Vimeo.


It was humorous to me because it took something serious and kind of made a joke out of it, especially with today's economy. It's a fun way to help listeners (if it were real). I also took two different styles of music to enhance the mood the voice was creating.

Planning

As someone who works with sound, I have tons of planning to do. Usually not visual unless it deals with a website but we have to communicate through sound and create an image, which is incredibly hard. Commercials for instance, you want the listener to crave that product, be it food, a service, etc. and we have to make sure the image that the product wants is the image the listener sees. We have to plan out a music bed, sounds, the right person to do a voice over, and the script. If I'm writing a commercial for McDonald's.. the script is not going to say come and get a big mac.. it's gonna use words that make the burger sound irresistible and it's hard to do. It takes a lot of creativity and effort to put it together. Plus you have to get the right sound effects, voice effects, and music bed to go along with it or it's not going to work.

5 portfolios from other concentrations

The first website that I saw was a portfolio by Amber Sellers and I thought it was amazing because the background is dark and somewhat plain, with light decoration (not too noticeable) which makes the art work pop out at you. You don't have to search hard for the other tabs because they're right in the center with everything else. There's just enough user interface as well. She has her about me with credentials and her contact information right there for you.

The second portfolio is by lycra space and it's user interface is amazing. The only problem I have is you don't know what the blocks mean and because you're distracted for awhile by the spinning block, it's hard to find the about section and contact information.

Eric Ryan Anderson is an amazing photographer and I like his website because it makes his work pop. The background is dark as to not distract the work, and all of the stuff is easy to find. I wish I didn't have to scroll all the way to the right to see all of the pictures, but there is a BACK button at the end to press to bring it back to the beginning of the website.

Robert Dann is another who was good with user interface and brand identity. In the top corner he has a pink and white RD logo. His website is very well integrated and like Eric Ryan Anderson, you had to scroll on the first page to see the rest of the pictures but he had buttons to do it for you. I also love how he has quotes on the first page to give a clue about what his personality is like.

radio voice over research

Scott Paxton is a voice over talent for commercials promotions, etc. and he has a personal website where he puts some of his demos. http://www.scottpaxton.com/scott_paxton_portfolio.html

Kat Keesling is a female voice over talent and her personal website is http://www.katsvoice.net/.

The last one is Jennifer Vaughn and I like her because she has a lot of promotion examples for radio and formats. Her personal website is http://www.jennifervaughn.com/voiceovers-radio-imaging.php.

There's also a website that people can go to if they need voice over talent. They have links to their demos. http://www.mktmania.com/radio-voice-imaging.html

Most of the websites that I saw had graphics, flash, and html. Kat Keesling had demonstrated her brand identity as well.. even for radio and voice over work.

Content that is in the websites and portfolios are demos, contact information, awards, and in Jennifer's website she had a form to find out rates for her female voice over work and voice over how-to's. She also has lists of companies that she has done work for with radio, tv, and narration.

my skills

My skills that I can use for my digital portfolio include editing video (adobe premiere), editing sound (adobe audition), and I can use Adobe Photoshop.

I might be able to use photoshop for designs and decoration, video just for extras and to put something to the voice overs and anything else I can put up.

brand identity

family font

my vimeo video that i posted

Voice Over For Concert from Amanda Marie Long on Vimeo.

This is my video on vimeo for my voice over for my concert commercial. I decided to put a logo that I might use and my email adress just in case anyone wants to get in touch with me.

Radio Vimeo Video

Radio from Madison Violet on Vimeo.



I like this video because they show what goes in inside the radio studio during an interview. It gives a pretty good inside look on being a Radio DJ. I also like how they edited during the parts of their singing so that we weren't just watching them sing the whole time.

Brand identity

I'm not exactly sure where I'm going with this but I found two images that I thought were cool.

The first one with the flower, I love the color combination. It's very extreme bright colors. The pink stops immediately and starts the yellow right away.

The second one, I love dancing and I love the lines of her movement (or stance) and her shape is awesome. (even if it is a drawing). I could probably use those colors, curves, and lines to express myself in those same ways in my resume or something along those lines.

Mi Resume Draft

Experience

Promotions Internship

WXTU – Beasley Broadcast Group September 2008 – January 2009

• Promotions coordinator

• Organized and prepared events

• Facilitated contests and properly notified winners

Radio DJ

Mercer County Community College

Student Station 89.1 HD3

October 2009 – Present

Employment

Server

Houlihan’s

May 2008 – Present

• Customer Service

• Up-selling food and beverage

• Opening and closing restaurant

Server

Red robin

October 2007 – May 2008

• Customer Service

• Up-selling food and beverage

Sales Associate

American Eagle

July 2007 – September 2007

• Customer Service

• Sales

Food Sales

Subway

May 2006 – July 2007

• Customer Service

• Money management

• Inventory

Education

Mercer County Community College

Associates to be acquired May 2009

• New Jersey Stars Recipient 07

• Major: Radio

Skills

• Microsoft Word

• Microsoft Power Point

• Microsoft Excel

• Microsoft Access

• Adobe Audition

• Voice-overs

Job Experience

My job experience is really long since I've been working since I was 16.

Dunkin Donuts
June 2005 - January 2006
Customer Service

Subway
May 2006 - July 2007
Money Management, Customer Service, and Inventory.

American Eagle
Sales Associate
July 2007 - September 2007
Customer Service, Cash Register

Red Robin
Server
October 2007 - May 2008
Customer Service, Opened Restaurant, Closed Restaurant

Houlihan's
Server
May 2008 - Present
Customer Service, Opened Restaurant, Closed Restaurant

WXTU - Promotions Internship
September 2008 - January 2009
Organized promotions, set up events, organized winners and prizes, helped set up contests on-air, and helped keep listeners entertained during events.

MCCC Radio DJ
October 2008 - Present

Through all of my jobs, I learned how to be social and personable. I'm very good at starting up conversations without being overbearing, and also good and listening to them tell their stories. All of my jobs gave me something to offer through radio, but I think that my internship at XTU gave me the most. I learned how to be effective in the way that you talk to listeners, and how to keep them interested in your station. They also taught me that organization is very important, and that promotions play a key part in sales in broadcasting. Promotions allows businesses to get a little more traffic to enter and also gets people to realize what great businesses are out there. All of my other jobs helped with experience as well. At Subway, I had to help with money management and inventory, which is good to learn anywhere. Also, waitressing helps teach a person how to deal with people they don't like because there are some bratty people who will seat at your table, while you have to grin and take the abuse. Even when they leave a really bad tip, you just learn that everything will even out eventually and just take the hits as they come.

Even though most of my experience in jobs aren't with radio, they still are experiences and can be applied to any job that a person is looking for, as long as you think creatively how they benefit you.

entry level jobs

Radio Account Executives



XTU: In order to be an account executive for XTU, there must be two years of experience, while also having knowledge of Microsoft Word, Power Point, Access, and Excel. I also need to have an understanding of Arbitron ratings.

WPST: I need to know TapScan which is equipment used to analyze ratings from Arbitron, Microsoft Outlook for e-mail, Power Point, Excel and sometimes Word. I also need two years experience.

Magic 98.3: They aren't looking for anyone with experience. They are willing to train you to learn prospecting, conceptual selling, pitching, closing, collecting, and renewals. An understanding with Power Point, Word, Excel, Access and Arbitron ratings would probably still help. No specific amount of experience is needed.


Television Account Executive

WJRTV Flint Michigan - Walt Disney Corporation: Experience helpful but not required. Responsible for handling all aspects of local accounts, including developing new business, utilizing marketing skills, and preparing/delivering client presentations. Must possess strong organizational and time management skills.

I found that finding jobs in radio is a lot easier than TV because radio listings go through website while TV jobs go through the corporate websites. Radio also had more of a description of what they were looking for while most of the TV ones I found were very vague.