Go from "You've got a great voice!" to "You're hired!"
In Voiceovers, a veteran voice-over actor, writer, producer, and voice-over teacher provides the inside scoop on the industry and gives all the tools needed for personal training. This one-of-a-kind resource includes a CD featuring vocal exercises and exclusive interviews with voice-over actors. A treasure trove of exercises, games, and improv and acting techniques helps readers build their skills. Sample scripts from real ads provide practice, and interviews with agents, casting directors, and producers provide insights that will help new voice-over actors get started and get hired. Tips on making ...
Go from "You've got a great voice!" to "You're hired!"
In Voiceovers, a veteran voice-over actor, writer, producer, and voice-over teacher provides the inside scoop on the industry and gives all the tools needed for personal training. This one-of-a-kind resource includes a CD featuring vocal exercises and exclusive interviews with voice-over actors. A treasure trove of exercises, games, and improv and acting techniques helps readers build their skills. Sample scripts from real ads provide practice, and interviews with agents, casting directors, and producers provide insights that will help new voice-over actors get started and get hired. Tips on making a demo, auditioning, getting an agent, interpreting copy, developing a personal marketing plan, and much more mean that soon that great voice will be bringing in income as well as compliments.
• Includes a CD featuring exercises and interviews with voice-over actors
• Comprehensive guide to getting into the lucrative voice-over business
• Treasure trove of exercises, games, and improv techniques that build skills
Janet Wilcox is a voice actor whose clients include E!, ABC, Lifetime, HBO, Lowes, Nickelodeon, Cinemax, and many others. She has worked as a writer, producer, and director on major promotion campaigns. She lives in Los Angeles.
Table of Contents
Preface
Acting Comes First
Acknowledgements
The Rules of the Game 1
Pre-Game
The Clock Is Running
The Starting Line
Getting a Feel for the Playing Field
Get Ready for Workouts and Work
Train to Reach Your Fighting Weight 15
Preempt Problems
Finding Your Balance
Gear and Play Things
The Gold Standard
Coming Up for Air
Exercise Your Imagination, Not Your Voice
Strengthen Emotional-Choices
Defining the Boundaries-Approaching Copy
Play the Game
Key Suggestions
Warm Ups
Turn Up Your Imagination
Getting Ready to Compete 37
Use Your Hands to Free Your Voice
Learning the Rules of Radio and TV
Play Book
The Tryouts-Auditions and Casting
Finding Your Game 51
The One-Two Punch of Promos
Going for the Gold with Commercials
The 1,500-Meter Race: Long-Form Scripts
The Marathon-Audio Books
Relay Races-Multiple Character Radio Scripts
Lost in Play-Crazy Animation
The Record Book-Your Demo and Marketing Plan 75
The Dos and Don'ts of Demos
Production Value
Defining Style and Finding Copy
Distributing Your Demo
Showing Off Your Trophies-Marketing
Resources and Referrals
Be Persistent
Creativity Pays
Draw on All Your Talents
Playing Your Game 85
Game Time-Auditions
Technical High Hurdles
Animation-Acting on the Spot
Game Time-Thinking Outside the Booth
Finding Work
Coaches' Corner 101
What Makes a Successful Voice-over Talent?
What Makes aGood
Voice-over Demo?
What Are Your Pet Peeves?
What Are the Biggest
Mistakes Actors Make?
What Skills Do VO Actors Need?
What's It Like to Be on Your Side of the Desk?
Are Celebrities Monopolizing the Field?
What Are Your Thoughts about the Agent/Client Relationship?
What about the Actor's Relationship to the Casting Director?
How Do Actors Gain Success in Animation?
What's Unique about Promos?
How Have New Technologies Changed the VO Field?
What Can an Actor Do to hnprove His Odds of Success?
How Much Follow-up Should an Actor Do with Agents?
Do VO Accors Have to Live in Los Angeles?
Some Tips from Producer Michael Maxwell
Welcome to the Games-Agents and Going Pro 113
What Does an Agent Do for You?
How Do You Get an Agent?
Sell Yourself
Slam Dunk
Appendix I 121
Promo Scripts; Study Points
Script Formats
Commercial Scripts
Industrial and Marketing Copy
Study Points
Multiple Character Study Points for Radio Spots
Books and Character Copy
A Boy Named Blue Janet Wilcox
Fifi of Fifth Avenue
Fifi of Fifth Avenue-Excerpts
Animation Copy: Study Points
Appendix II 174
Appendix III 176
Appendix IV 177
Appendix V 179
Appendix VI 180
Appendix VII 183
Suggested Readings 185
About the CD 187
About the Author 189
Index 191
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Go from "You've got a great voice!" to "You're hired!"In Voiceovers, a veteran voice-over actor, writer, producer, and voice-over teacher provides the inside scoop on the industry and gives all the tools needed for personal training. This one-of-a-kind resource includes a CD featuring vocal exercises and exclusive interviews with voice-over actors. A treasure trove of exercises, games, and improv and acting techniques helps readers build their skills. Sample scripts from real ads provide practice, and interviews with agents, casting directors, and producers provide insights that will help new voice-over actors get started and get hired. Tips on making ...