Voice Actors Notebook
So you wanna become a voice actor, huh?
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Voice over opportunities abound! – Voice Actor's Notebook
When most non-voice actors hear the term “voice overs”, they think of the funny voices found in cartoons and in animation. A few might make the leap to radio and TV imaging, promos, and commercials. And a few more might even realize that the voices floating over the scenes in a documentary are not…
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I really hate to scare you but… – Voice Actor's Notebook
Even though Halloween has passed and all the stores are already running in full Christmas mode, I decided that I’d like to give you just one last scare — and it’s a biggie. This scare is for all of the people who are interested in becoming voice over actors. It’s especially for those who…
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Tongue twisters with a voice acting twist – Voice Actor's Notebook
It doesn’t matter if you’re a budding beginner to voice acting or a seasoned veteran, I’m sure you’ve heard how great tongue twisters are to the profession — and they are. I, myself, have been doing them for quite some time as warm ups and as general “mouth calisthenics” to improve my reading and…
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Do you know how take it? Direction, I mean… – Voice Actor's Notebook
It can be nerve-racking to the beginning voice-over actor: standing there in a small, cramped, sound-proof booth that pokes at the claustrophobic bits of your sub-conscience while your voice-acting coach seemingly bashes your ego time and time again with “That wasn’t quite right. Do it again. But this time with more ABC and not…
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Wanna become a voice-over actor? Well then, I hope you like to read. – Voice Actor's Notebook
It’s not too surprising to me just how many people nowadays are interested in becoming a voice-over actor. I mean, with the allure of being able to work at home and at your own pace coupled with the jaw-dropping amount of money that voice actors appear to make per session, who wouldn’t want to…
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Divide and conquer: a voice acting practice method – Voice Actor's Notebook
Voice acting is an art, there’s no doubt about that. And being an art form, we can apply some very cool practice methods of other art forms — namely music — to this craft. Back in college I majored in music (composition and audio production). Now obviously, in order to get any degree related…
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Making the copy your own – Voice Actor's Notebook
One of the most challenging, and in some cases confusing, aspects to the voice over beginner is the concept of “making the copy your own”. I had heard this expression many, many times from various sources (books, blogs, voice acting coaches, etc.) and it baffled me to no end for quite a long time.…
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Volunteering your voice – Voice Actor's Notebook
In two previous posts (one titled Wanna become a voice-over actor? and the other titled I really hate to scare you but…) I threw down two challenges to aspiring voice actors; challenges that are meant to get VO beginners into the habit of acting like, well… actors. Working on the two challenges is all…
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New list of voice over books – Voice Actor's Notebook
Here’s just a quick announcement to let you know that I just finished putting the “beginning” touches on my list of the best books on voice acting and doing voice overs. I say “beginning” because this list is by no means complete at the time of this writing. How can I make it more…
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The voice-over, script-analysis river – Voice Actor's Notebook
When I prepare a script, I always begin by analyzing each and every sentence. I look for clues as to the emotional tone of the script. I dig into the “meat” of every word and phrase to see how they relate to each other. And then finally step back in order to take in…