sam roberts
Agency:
In Both Ears // The Actors Group
Sam Roberts is the talent agent at In Both Ears. He joined the IBE team as their lead agent in 2016. He was raised in Greenville, SC and received his BFA in Acting from Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of the Arts. IBE opened its doors in 2004 in Portland, OR. It is a boutique voice over talent agency with national reach. They represent over 300 world-class voice talent in the US and abroad. Plus more than 150 ethnic, foreign language, and youth talent. Their agency, production company, and corporate clients are as diverse as the they that they represent. In Both Ears was acquired in 2022 and now operates as the VO division of Seattle based talent agency, The Actors Group.
FEEDBACK
General Note For Everyone:
I’m always so excited for the opportunity to listen to each and every one of you. I think my biggest takeaway is that you really need to know the who, the what, and the why. These things matter, even when you are reading a spot as ridiculous as Dude Wipes. It is my belief that when you figure out those three things, everything else just falls into place. Another general note I would give is on pacing. I’m a little different in my thinking on meeting time requirements written on scripts. In some case, yes, try to get in the :30 or :60 seconds. But if you are giving multiple takes, just give it a thought about trying something different. Even slowing it down or making it faster, might help you find something that you weren’t expecting. It is essential to try everything that we possibly can in this profession. You never know, the client may not have realistically timed it on their end. God, I hope that makes sense. Sorry for anyone who looks at their feedback and says, “What the heck?” 🙂
LISTENING TO YOUR PEERS
You are welcome to listen to your own recording as well as everyone else’s recordings. They are all available to download to members of the VOWW. Hearing your peers do what THEY do is always a great opportunity to learn.
A piece of copy in any genre can be read 1,000’s of ways. In the real world you are auditioning against 100’s of other actors never knowing really what you are up against. The VOWW is an incredible behind the scenes look into what other actors are doing with the same piece of copy. How other home studio’s sound compared to yours. What feedback would look like depending on how any performance is delivered. It can be eye opening, well EAR opening in many ways for the participants who take the time to delve into all the reads and feedback and not just their own.