TV host Hulisani Ravele has revealed that she has stopped doing voice-acting jobs, saying she was low-balled in previous voice-acting gigs.
In a lengthy Twitter thread, the seasoned radio presenter explained how voice actors who don’t work on contract are short-changed by the industry.
Been in this industry for 23 years. Earlier this year I decided to stop doing voice-overs. Today I was reminded why:
R1010 – Performance fee
R1575 – Usage fee for 3 monthsLet me explain usage:
The ad with YOUR voice on EVERY station AS MUCH AS THEY WANT.Less 25% tax.
Bye.
— Hulisani Ravele (@HulisaniRavele) July 27, 2020
Fans shared their own experiences, with one fan accusing Hulisani of discouraging young and aspiring voice-over artists.
The star hit back at the accusations.
“Stating facts is not discouraging aspiring V/O artists. It’s giving them facts and showing them the reality,” said Hulisani.
Hulisani has called out the entertainment industry before.
In a 2017 interview with TshisaLIVE, she opened up about the limitations and failures she experienced as a former child star trying to breakout as a young adult.
1. Stating facts is not discouraging aspiring V/O artists, it’s giving them the facts & showing them the reality.
2. You missed the tweet where I said more scripts (+ more languages in your case) = more money, it stacks up, but that is not the norm and you know that. https://t.co/5AVSb8Kic5— Hulisani Ravele (@HulisaniRavele) July 27, 2020
“I sent demos to almost all stations and never got nothing back. It was very disheartening. This was happening at a time when radio was dominated by ‘it’ girls who mostly got gigs because of their social media. I sent so many demos and just gave up,” said Hulisani
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