Voice Acting For Dummies

Description

Make a career out of your voice? Easy. Voice acting is like acting, but just using your voice! It's a unique career where the actor's voice can be heard worldwide-in commercials, on audiobooks, in animated movies, documentaries, online videos, telephone systems and much, much more. The point is to bring the written word to life with the human voice. With step-by-step explanations and an abundance of examples, Voice Acting For Dummies is the ultimate reference for budding voice actors on auditioning, recording, producing voice-overs, and promoting themselves as a voice actor.Creating a voice acting demoFinding your signature voiceInterpreting scriptsUsing audio editing softwarePromoting your voice acting talents If you're an aspiring voice actor or an actor or singer considering a career transition, Voice Acting For Dummies has everything you need to let your voice talents soar. Content: Introduction 1 Part I: Exploring Voice Acting Basics 7 Chapter 1: An Overview of Voice Acting: Just the Basics 9 Chapter 2: Finding Your Voice: How You Fit into Voice Acting 17 Chapter 3: Training Your Voice 29 Chapter 4: Understanding Your Role 53 Chapter 5: Interpreting a Script and Finding Your Character 69 Part II: Creating Your Audio Resume 85 Chapter 6: Deciding What Demos Are Essential 87 Chapter 7: Getting Your Script Ready for Your Demo 99 Chapter 8: Recording Your Demo 113 Part III: Auditioning and Finding Work 127 Chapter 9: Marketing Yourself and Promoting Your Work 129 Chapter 10: Uncovering Voice Acting Jobs 159 Chapter 11: Auditioning 101: Just the Basics 171 Chapter 12: Auditioning in the Virtual World 185 Chapter 13: Auditioning in the Real World 199 Part IV: Setting Up Your Voice Acting Business 217 Chapter 14: Working after You've Booked a Voice-Over Job 219 Chapter 15: Getting Paid For Your Work 233 Chapter 16: Nurturing Your Business 247 Part V: Establishing Your Home Recording Studio 263 Chapter 17: Creating Your Own In-Home Recording Studio 265 Chapter 18: Understanding the Recording Process a Little Better 279 Chapter 19: Editing and Mixing: Getting More Advanced 293 Chapter 20: Recording the Finished Product 311 Chapter 21: Delivering the Final Product 321 Part VI: The Part of Tens 333 Chapter 22: Ten Reasons You Should Regularly Audition 335 Chapter 23: Ten (or So) Tips to Prepare for Voice Acting Jobs 339 Index 345