21. Samira Jakobs - Voice Dubbing for Netflix and Disney+ Series

This episode features Samira Jakobs - a voice dubbing actress based out of Berlin. Samira is the German voice of various characters on Netflix, Disney+ and other series aired all over Germany. We get the chance to talk about how she joined the industry, we look at bit behind the curtain on how voice dubbing is done, how the artists find jobs, get paid and even learn a bit more how it is to become the characters you are dubbing. In this episode we talk about the following topics: Voice Dubbing as a job Dubbing Black Mirror On Netflix in German Singing Voice of Fancy Nancy - Fancy Nancy Clancy Finding Mentors in the Voice Dubbing Industry Getting Mentored by the German Pocahantas and German Michael J Fox How to Network in a close knit Industry Moving to Where the Industry  Studying in the US Screen Writing for Standup The Dubbing Industry Getting Squeezed Disney’s New Creative Direction and lack of Originality  The Magic behind the curtain Voice Dubbing  Working on Top Secret Disney+ Series You can find Samira on Instagram at Instagram @samirajakobs Be sure to check out her work and tune in again for the next episode of the Labrador Energy Podcast.