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The most comprehensive voice-over guidebook ever!
This voice is for hire. In fact, all actors’ voices are for hire–or should be. Voice-overs offer a great opportunity for actors to get extra work, even full-time work. Author Randy Thomas is America’s most recognizable female voice announcer—she even announces the national television broadcast of the Academy Awards! Author Peter Rofé is New York City’s top voice-over coach–he teaches actors to sell their voices for every possible voice-over purpose. Together they explore all the ins and outs of this exciting and lucrative field: auditioning, making demos, training, marketing, script interpretation, animation, radio, promos, narration, live announcing, and more. Want to get your mouth in the door and keep it inside once it’s there? Sure you do. If your voice is for hire, you need Voice for Hire.
Pt. 1 Breaking Into the Business and Finding Your Voice 13
Ch. 1 Where to Begin? 15
Ch. 2 Commercials 23
Ch. 3 Promos 33
Ch. 4 Narration 52
Ch. 5 Audiobooks and New Media 60
Ch. 6 Animation 65
Ch. 7 Live Announcing 76
Ch. 8 Trailers 96
Pt. 2 Selling Yourself 101
Ch. 9 The Demo Reel 103
Ch. 10 Marketing 113
Ch. 11 Working with an Agent 119
Pt. 3 The Working Voice Artist 127
Ch. 12 Auditions 129
Ch. 13 Bookings 137
Ch. 14 Home Studios and Technology 145
Ch. 15 More Advice from the Pros 156
Epilogue: The Last Take 163
Glossary 165
Sources and Contributors 169
Index 171
Anonymous
Posted March 9, 2009
As someone who has been working in the voice over industry for the past few years, this book provides an invaluable source of inspiration and advice on getting your career off the ground and keeping up with the competition. The advice that Peter and Randy give in this book makes it the best book yet written on making your way in the voice over world, and the personal stories from many of the top talents in the industry are an inspiration to working voice over artists.
All told, if you have ever been even the slightest bit curious about pursuing voice overs, this is a must-read.
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Posted October 29, 2008
Voice for Hire offers insight from two of the most knowledgeable voice-over talent in the biz. It is a MUST READ for anyone who's interested in having the recession-proof career that voice-over offers. Before I was a voice over talent, I worked in "Corporate America." A number of my friends are losing their jobs right now, but as an independent contractor owning my own business, my business is actually growing!! I've recently completed a group of national television commercials for several Hannah Montana products, as well as other toys... and the list goes on. <BR/><BR/>Caryn Clark... The Hip Chick Voice!
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Overview
The most comprehensive voice-over guidebook ever!
This voice is for hire. In fact, all actors’ voices are for hire–or should be. Voice-overs offer a great opportunity for actors to get extra work, even full-time work. Author Randy Thomas is America’s most recognizable female voice announcer—she even announces the national television broadcast of the Academy Awards! Author Peter Rofé is New York City’s top voice-over coach–he teaches actors to sell their voices for every possible...