Krizia Bajos On Creating A Positive Space For New Actors With Voiceover Camp

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The world of voice acting is a competitive one. Hundreds of talented individuals often audition for the same roles or spots, with the pool of actors growing as newcomers and veterans alike seek to delve into the field. But more so than other industries, I’ve found a welcoming sense of community amidst the chaos, with people always happy to pass on work, offer advice, and make it clear that there are never any silly questions.

This is what led Krizia Bajos to found Voiceover Camp, an online school of various classes, workshops, and talks that aim to teach the act of using your voice to make a living through the medium of commercials, animation, audiobooks, video games, and so much more. You can know nothing about the industry - just as I didn’t - and still feel like you have a chance of making something of yourself. As a trans woman I was eager to train my voice and turn it into something I was no longer ashamed of, and now I’m part way there.

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Like a lot of creative projects in recent years, this was born out of the pandemic.

“I didn’t know I had this teaching or coaching side to me, but it turns out I do, and it came kind of naturally,” Bajos tells me about the foundations of Voiceover Camp. “I enjoyed seeing people take the notes and get better. I’m like, ‘Oh my gosh, what I’m saying is effective, and they’re kicking ass and this is awesome to see’, so I coached some of my friends and so many of them were telling me to do a class, but I just never had the time. Then the pandemic came along and was all ‘well, you’ve got time now bitch!’”

Bajos would often find herself popping out to lunch with people only to have them pick her brain about the industry, so it