Sounds too old?
Mine is the first read rejected for project http://voicebunny.com/projects/1-nashville-pedal-tavern-phone-tree-contest#. The reason? Sounds to old. If so, how did actress HOUITC 's read get in (the fifth accepted audition). Sounds of a similar age to mine.
In cases like these, where the judgment of the reviewers is unevenly applied, can we appeal the rejection?
Let me elaborate. I don't object to a subjective rejection if everyone is treated the same. But if my read is rejected for one plosive, and another read is accepted with three plosives, that doesn't seem fair. In this case, young-sounding issue, that is kind of subjective. However, to my ear's my rejected read was no older sounding than the accepted one. And both sound reasonable. Not all young women are sopranos with thin voices or shallow resonance.
Thoughts?
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We have several people who listen to audio, so everyone's ears don't always agree. I can tell you that I only hire people with voice over experience to do quality control. In fact, two of them own production studios and do casting themselves. I trust their judgement when it comes to determining the client's preferences.
That being said, I do love the idea you suggested to have an "out of the box" box that would allow for those auditions that are on the fence for us to have a place to go. It's going to take a lot of thought, but I'd like to come up with a solution that works for everyone in these cases.