With the mission of connecting creative-media professionals, whether they are in the same city or different parts of the world, Source Elements launched Source-Connect in 2005. We began our journey by offering remote collaboration tools with studio-quality, low-latency, and record-ready audio over the internet. In these early years, being remote was a great challenge for everyone within the voiceover industry. Our goal was to help everyone in audio, and to date, we support thousands of voiceover artists with Source-Connect.
Many years later, connectivity is a standard industry requirement. Though it appears in many forms, we at Source-Connect serve voice actors worldwide thanks to the support of different people from different places, with different religions, genders, places of birth, and economic opportunities: it is part of our DNA to work in a diverse manner.
Diversity in Voiceover
Understandably, individuals from different backgrounds face their own unique challenges as well as opportunities. In the fields of the arts and technology, social inequality in education as well as in the economy leads to unbalanced representation in the job market. It even affects educational opportunities as well as representation on screen too. Remote collaboration tools have proven to be powerful resources to support artists globally. It is an advocate for global warmth and a productive ally for freelancers and businesses. They also improve people’s lives by being able to separate workplace life from daily life and family circumstances.
Diversity Amongst Artists Working Remotely
Remote collaboration is a way of working that expands job opportunities. However, the tools, equipment, and software are not equally accessible to everyone. Good quality, affordable internet services, and studio equipment remain a barrier for some. living in both our chosen locations and locations where we must be for other reasons—migration is sometimes unavoidable due to war, economics, natural disaster, and family commitments. There are many reasons why we might travel or be forced to stay at home. If Remote collaboration tools demand a technical learning curve and initial investment in education and equipment, that is prohibitive to some. The benefits of remote collaboration cannot be shared equally by all.
The audio setup is a critical part of your business. If you want to scale for better sessions, then your studio should be prepared for that. Everything counts towards delivering an amazing take. The more comfortable you feel about your audio setup and software, the better you will transmit everything you want. Be prepared for a long exciting session! Please, always check your internet connection and setup, and you can always do a trial within Source-Connect in our echo channels.
Empowering Voiceover Artists to Empower Others With Source-Connect
The Voice Over community is an international network with a multitude of accents and languages and full of diversity of people. Connectivity is what helps them create content together whilst apart geographically. This helps creativity, increases their work capacity, and of course, consumers see better content and more variation. As a voiceover artist, connectivity not only increases markets and job opportunities but also helps with creativity too.
It is fundamental to elevate others with increased diversity, equity, and inclusion so all performers, professionals, and students around the globe may obtain a successful and sustainable career in our industry. No matter the place of birth, geographic, environmental, or economic context, and challenges faced. How is this goal delivered with connectivity?
– Promote equal access to technology: ease of access to the industry-standard software for remote collaboration with our Diversity Scholarships.
– Educational Support: Source Elements offers free access to training in remote workflows and certification in our software with our Academy programs.
– Community building and belonging to a network: belonging to a global, diverse, and creative community of time-based media professionals with our commitment to inclusion.
Since launching the Diversity Scholarship, hundreds of applicants have been granted and supported. Depending on their needs, desires, and conditions, we want to leave no one behind. So, if you think you are eligible for a scholarship, feel free to write to us. We also welcome diversity partnerships with education and community institutes and facilities.
You can learn more about our scholarship program online, or you can write to: [email protected]
Voiceover Artists With Source-Connect by Rebekah Wilson
