Voice Acting for Dummies

Informationen zum Autor Stephanie Ciccarell i and David Ciccarelli are the founders of Voices.com, the largest global web hub for voice actors. For approximately the past eight years, Stephanie, David, and their team have grown Voices.com from the ground up to become the leader in the industry. Klappentext 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 demo* Finding your signature voice* Interpreting scripts* Using audio editing software* Promoting your voice acting talentsIf 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. Zusammenfassung 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 demo* Finding your signature voice* Interpreting scripts* Using audio editing software* Promoting your voice acting talentsIf 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 Résumé 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 ...

List of contents

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 Résumé 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

Product details

• Authors: David Ciccarelli, David Ciccarelli Ciccarelli, Stephanie Ciccarelli, Ciccarelli David, Ciccarelli Stephanie
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.04.2013
• EAN: 9781118399583
• ISBN: 978-1-118-39958-3
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Darstellende Kunst, Performing Arts, Synchronsprecher, Art & Applied Arts, Kunst u. Angewandte Kunst