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by James Alburger
The Art of Voice Acting, 6th Edition
Cover
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. The Business of Voice Acting
“Voiceover” vs. “Voice Acting”
Types of Voiceover Work
The Essentials
The Realities of Voice Acting
Full-Time or Part-Time
Are You an Actor or a Salesperson?
Getting the Skills You Need
Breaking into the Business of Voiceover
Ten Things You Must Know about Voiceover Work
2. Using Your Instrument
All about Breathing
Joni Wilson (20 Facts You Must Know About Your Voice)
Correcting Speech Problems and Habits
Voice and Body Exercises
Physical Attitudes to Help Delivery
27 Tips for Maintaining Your Voice and Improving Your Performance
Be Easy on Yourself
3. Microphone Technique
The #1 Tool of Your Trade
Microphone Technique
Using Headphones
Your Clothes Make a Difference
4. The Monologue
How Will You Tell the Story?
Tips for Performing Monologues
Monologue Scripts
5. Voice Acting 101
Give Yourself Permission to Play
Commit to Your Choices - And Adjust
Getting Away from the Read
No Judgments Allowed
The Magic of Your Mind: If You Believe it, They Will
6. Developing Your Unique Style
What's in Your Tool Kit?
Style
Your Signature Voice
The Road to Proficiency
Three Steps to Creating an Effective Performance
The Elements of a Voice Acting Performance
7. Techniques for Developing Style
Critical Voice Acting Concepts
Shortcuts that Trick Your Brain
Basic Techniques
Advanced Techniques
8. The Seven Core Elements
Acting is Acting is Acting... Sort of
It Starts with Pretending
A = AUDIENCE: Core Element #1
B = BACK STORY: Core Element #2
C = CHARACTER: Core Element #3
D = DESIRES: Core Element #4
E = ENERGY: Core Element #5
F = FORGET WHO YOU ARE AND FOCUS: Core Element #6
G = Gamble: Core Element #7
9. Wood Shedding and Script Analysis
Creating a Performance Road Map: Analyzing and Marking a Script
Wood Shed Your Copy
Wood Shed to Be More Believable
Tips for Wood Shedding
Script Analysis Worksheet
10. The Character in the Copy
How Will You Play the Role?
Your Best Tool Is Your Own Personality
Theater of the Mind
An Exercise for Creating Real Characters
Visualization Script for “Creating a Character”
Making Your Characters Believable
Tips for Performing All Types of Copy
11. Single Voice
Working Solo
Tell Me, Don't Sell Me
Tips for Performing Single-Voice Copy
Single-Voice Scripts
12. Multiples and Dialogue
Types of Dialogue Copy
Tips for Performing Comedic Dialogue Copy
Dialogue and Multiple-Voice Scripts
13. Long Form Narration: Corporate, Medical & eLearning
Telling a Different Kind of Story
Tips for Performing Long-Form Narration
The Challenges of Medical Narration (Julie Williams)
Corporate and Narrative Scripts
14. Audio Book Narration
Telling the Long Story
Tips for Performing Audio Books
Audio Book Scripts
15. Mastering Character Voices
Vocalizing Characters
Pat Fraley's Six Critical Elements of Character Voice
Finding Your Voice
The Character Voice Worksheet
Tips for Character and Animation Copy
Character Sides for Games and Animation
Character and Animation full Script
16. Imaging - Promo - Trailer
Radio Imaging
Television Promo
Trailer
Tips for Performing Imaging, Promo and Trailer
Imaging Scripts
Promo Scripts
Trailer Scripts
17. Other VO Genres
What Is Your Niche?
ADR and Looping
Pocholo Gonzales (The Art of Foreign Language ADR)
Anime
Telephony
New Media
18. The Business of Voiceover: Getting Paid to Play
The Same but Changing
It's Show-biz, Folks!
The Many Hats of a Voiceover Professional
Non-Union Voiceover Work
Union work
Talent Agencies, Casting Agencies, and Personal Managers
Online Audition Services and Advertising Agencies
Ad Agencies and Production Companies
19. Your Voiceover Demo
Your Professional Calling Card
Demo Rule #1: Don't Produce Your Demo Until You Are Ready
Demo Rule #2: Your Demo Must Accurately Represent Your Abilities
Versatility Is Your Selling Tool
Demo Basics
Preparing for Your Voiceover Demos
Types of Voiceover Demos
Producing Your Demo
Your Demo Recording Session
20. Your Home Studio
A Million-Dollar Studio in Your Home
The Challenge of Recording at Home
Designing Your Home Studio
Understanding Room Acoustics
Managing Your Computer
Working with Clients Remotely
21. Home Studio Technology
Wearing the Hat of Audio Engineer
Digital Recording 101
Advanced Home Studio Technology
The Mysterious Decibel
An Audio Recording and Editing Primer
22. How to Work in the Voiceover Business
Promoting and Marketing Yourself
Managing Your Time
Business Basics
Dave Courvoisier (Using Social Media Networking to Build Your Voiceover Business)
Working Internationally
Andy Boyns (Working as a Global Voice Actor)
Male vs. Female
Trends
A Business Plan for Voice Actor You, Inc.
A Business Plan for Voice Actor You, Inc. (Worksheet)
23. Managing Your Voiceover Business
Setting Your Talent Fee
Negotiating Your Fee
Getting Paid for Your Work
How to Guarantee You'll be Paid
Documenting Your Session
Keeping Records
Banking and Your Business
Voiceover and the Law
24. Your Voiceover Identity
Present Yourself as a Professional
Words of Wisdom from Paul Frees
Defining Your Business
Setting Up Shop
Print Materials
Your Website
25. The Talent Agent
Finding and Working with an Agent
The Changing Role of the Talent Agent
26. Auditions
The Audition Process
Auditioning from Your Home Studio
The Live Audition
After the Audition
Union vs. Non-Union Auditions
27. You're Hired! The Session
A Journey through the Creative Process
Types of Sessions, Setups, and Script Formats
The Session: Step-by-Step
Common Direction Terms
Wrap it Up
28. Stop It!
What are You Doing to Sabotage Yourself?
29. The Changing World of Voiceover
An Industry in Flux
J. Michael Collins (The Future of the Industry)
Hugh P. Klitzke (So, What About the Future? A Casting Director's Perspective)
Tom Dheere (Ignore the Noise)
Peter Bishop (The World-Voices Organization)
30. Wisdom from the Pros
Peter Dickson and Hugh Edwards (Advice on Considering a Career in Voiceover)
Shelley Cohen (Is This Business Right for You?)
Dana Detrick (22 Jobs Every Creative Solopreneur Must Be Able to Do)
Marc Cashman (Twenty Crucial V-O Tips)
Melissa Moats (A Day in the Life of a Voice Actor)
Kelly Buttrick (Career Compass)
Kate McClanaghan (What You Should Know When Meeting with a Talent Agent)
Lisa Orkin (Directing Radio Spots: It's All About the Playables)
Bob Bergen (Voiceover Demos)
Fred Frees (Advice from Paul Frees)
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Contents
Preface
Introduction
1.
The Business of Voice Acting
“Voiceover” vs. “Voice Acting”
Types of Voiceover Work
The Essentials
The Realities of Voice Acting
Full-Time or Part-Time
Are You an Actor or a Salesperson?
Getting the Skills You Need
Breaking into the Business of Voiceover
Ten Things You Must Know about Voiceover Work
2. Using Your Instrument
All about Breathing
Joni Wilson (20 Facts You Must Know About Your Voice)
Correcting Speech Problems and Habits
Voice and Body Exercises
Physical Attitudes to Help Delivery
27 Tips for Maintaining Your Voice and Improving Your Performance
Be Easy on Yourself
3. Microphone Technique
The #1 Tool of Your Trade
Microphone Technique
Using Headphones
Your Clothes Make a Difference
4. The Monologue
How Will You Tell the Story?
Tips for Performing Monologues
Monologue Scripts
5. Voice Acting 101
Give Yourself Permission to Play
Commit to Your Choices - And Adjust
Getting Away from the Read
No Judgments Allowed
The Magic of Your Mind: If You Believe it, They Will
6. Developing Your Unique Style
What's in Your Tool Kit?
Style
Your Signature Voice
The Road to Proficiency
Three Steps to Creating an Effective Performance
The Elements of a Voice Acting Performance
7. Techniques for Developing Style
Critical Voice Acting Concepts
Shortcuts that Trick Your Brain
Basic Techniques
Advanced Techniques
8. The Seven Core Elements
Acting is Acting is Acting... Sort of
It Starts with Pretending
A = AUDIENCE: Core Element #1
B = BACK STORY: Core Element #2
C = CHARACTER: Core Element #3
D = DESIRES: Core Element #4
E = ENERGY: Core Element #5
F = FORGET WHO YOU ARE AND FOCUS: Core Element #6
G = Gamble: Core Element #7
9. Wood Shedding and Script Analysis
Creating a Performance Road Map: Analyzing and Marking a Script
Wood Shed Your Copy
Wood Shed to Be More Believable
Tips for Wood Shedding
Script Analysis Worksheet
10. The Character in the Copy
How Will You Play the Role?
Your Best Tool Is Your Own Personality
Theater of the Mind
An Exercise for Creating Real Characters
Visualization Script for “Creating a Character”
Making Your Characters Believable
Tips for Performing All Types of Copy
11. Single Voice
Working Solo
Tell Me, Don't Sell Me
Tips for Performing Single-Voice Copy
Single-Voice Scripts
12. Multiples and Dialogue
Types of Dialogue Copy
Tips for Performing Comedic Dialogue Copy
Dialogue and Multiple-Voice Scripts
13. Long Form Narration: Corporate, Medical & eLearning
Telling a Different Kind of Story
Tips for Performing Long-Form Narration
The Challenges of Medical Narration (Julie Williams)
Corporate and Narrative Scripts
14. Audio Book Narration
Telling the Long Story
Tips for Performing Audio Books
Audio Book Scripts
15. Mastering Character Voices
Vocalizing Characters
Pat Fraley's Six Critical Elements of Character Voice
Finding Your Voice
The Character Voice Worksheet
Tips for Character and Animation Copy
Character Sides for Games and Animation
Character and Animation full Script
16. Imaging - Promo - Trailer
Radio Imaging
Television Promo
Trailer
Tips for Performing Imaging, Promo and Trailer
Imaging Scripts
Promo Scripts
Trailer Scripts
17. Other VO Genres
What Is Your Niche?
ADR and Looping
Pocholo Gonzales (The Art of Foreign Language ADR)
Anime
Telephony
New Media
18. The Business of Voiceover: Getting Paid to Play
The Same but Changing
It's Show-biz, Folks!
The Many Hats of a Voiceover Professional
Non-Union Voiceover Work
Union work
Talent Agencies, Casting Agencies, and Personal Managers
Online Audition Services and Advertising Agencies
Ad Agencies and Production Companies
19. Your Voiceover Demo
Your Professional Calling Card
Demo Rule #1: Don't Produce Your Demo Until You Are Ready
Demo Rule #2: Your Demo Must Accurately Represent Your Abilities
Versatility Is Your Selling Tool
Demo Basics
Preparing for Your Voiceover Demos
Types of Voiceover Demos
Producing Your Demo
Your Demo Recording Session
20. Your Home Studio
A Million-Dollar Studio in Your Home
The Challenge of Recording at Home
Designing Your Home Studio
Understanding Room Acoustics
Managing Your Computer
Working with Clients Remotely
21. Home Studio Technology
Wearing the Hat of Audio Engineer
Digital Recording 101
Advanced Home Studio Technology
The Mysterious Decibel
An Audio Recording and Editing Primer
22. How to Work in the Voiceover Business
Promoting and Marketing Yourself
Managing Your Time
Business Basics
Dave Courvoisier (Using Social Media Networking to Build Your Voiceover Business)
Working Internationally
Andy Boyns (Working as a Global Voice Actor)
Male vs. Female
Trends
A Business Plan for Voice Actor You, Inc.
A Business Plan for Voice Actor You, Inc. (Worksheet)
23. Managing Your Voiceover Business
Setting Your Talent Fee
Negotiating Your Fee
Getting Paid for Your Work
How to Guarantee You'll be Paid
Documenting Your Session
Keeping Records
Banking and Your Business
Voiceover and the Law
24. Your Voiceover Identity
Present Yourself as a Professional
Words of Wisdom from Paul Frees
Defining Your Business
Setting Up Shop
Print Materials
Your Website
25. The Talent Agent
Finding and Working with an Agent
The Changing Role of the Talent Agent
26. Auditions
The Audition Process
Auditioning from Your Home Studio
The Live Audition
After the Audition
Union vs. Non-Union Auditions
27. You're Hired! The Session
A Journey through the Creative Process
Types of Sessions, Setups, and Script Formats
The Session: Step-by-Step
Common Direction Terms
Wrap it Up
28. Stop It!
What are You Doing to Sabotage Yourself?
29. The Changing World of Voiceover
An Industry in Flux
J. Michael Collins (The Future of the Industry)
Hugh P. Klitzke (So, What About the Future? A Casting Director's Perspective)
Tom Dheere (Ignore the Noise)
Peter Bishop (The World-Voices Organization)
30. Wisdom from the Pros
Peter Dickson and Hugh Edwards (Advice on Considering a Career in Voiceover)
Shelley Cohen (Is This Business Right for You?)
Dana Detrick (22 Jobs Every Creative Solopreneur Must Be Able to Do)
Marc Cashman (Twenty Crucial V-O Tips)
Melissa Moats (A Day in the Life of a Voice Actor)
Kelly Buttrick (Career Compass)
Kate McClanaghan (What You Should Know When Meeting with a Talent Agent)
Lisa Orkin (Directing Radio Spots: It's All About the Playables)
Bob Bergen (Voiceover Demos)
Fred Frees (Advice from Paul Frees)
Index
Cover
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Preface
Introduction
1.
The Business of Voice Acting
“Voiceover” vs. “Voice Acting”
Types of Voiceover Work
The Essentials
The Realities of Voice Acting
Full-Time or Part-Time
Are You an Actor or a Salesperson?
Getting the Skills You Need
Breaking into the Business of Voiceover
Ten Things You Must Know about Voiceover Work
2. Using Your Instrument
All about Breathing
Joni Wilson (20 Facts You Must Know About Your Voice)
Correcting Speech Problems and Habits
Voice and Body Exercises
Physical Attitudes to Help Delivery
27 Tips for Maintaining Your Voice and Improving Your Performance
Be Easy on Yourself
3. Microphone Technique
The #1 Tool of Your Trade
Microphone Technique
Using Headphones
Your Clothes Make a Difference
4. The Monologue
How Will You Tell the Story?
Tips for Performing Monologues
Monologue Scripts
5. Voice Acting 101
Give Yourself Permission to Play
Commit to Your Choices - And Adjust
Getting Away from the Read
No Judgments Allowed
The Magic of Your Mind: If You Believe it, They Will
6. Developing Your Unique Style
What's in Your Tool Kit?
Style
Your Signature Voice
The Road to Proficiency
Three Steps to Creating an Effective Performance
The Elements of a Voice Acting Performance
7. Techniques for Developing Style
Critical Voice Acting Concepts
Shortcuts that Trick Your Brain
Basic Techniques
Advanced Techniques
8. The Seven Core Elements
Acting is Acting is Acting... Sort of
It Starts with Pretending
A = AUDIENCE: Core Element #1
B = BACK STORY: Core Element #2
C = CHARACTER: Core Element #3
D = DESIRES: Core Element #4
E = ENERGY: Core Element #5
F = FORGET WHO YOU ARE AND FOCUS: Core Element #6
G = Gamble: Core Element #7
9. Wood Shedding and Script Analysis
Creating a Performance Road Map: Analyzing and Marking a Script
Wood Shed Your Copy
Wood Shed to Be More Believable
Tips for Wood Shedding
Script Analysis Worksheet
10. The Character in the Copy
How Will You Play the Role?
Your Best Tool Is Your Own Personality
Theater of the Mind
An Exercise for Creating Real Characters
Visualization Script for “Creating a Character”
Making Your Characters Believable
Tips for Performing All Types of Copy
11. Single Voice
Working Solo
Tell Me, Don't Sell Me
Tips for Performing Single-Voice Copy
Single-Voice Scripts
12. Multiples and Dialogue
Types of Dialogue Copy
Tips for Performing Comedic Dialogue Copy
Dialogue and Multiple-Voice Scripts
13. Long Form Narration: Corporate, Medical & eLearning
Telling a Different Kind of Story
Tips for Performing Long-Form Narration
The Challenges of Medical Narration (Julie Williams)
Corporate and Narrative Scripts
14. Audio Book Narration
Telling the Long Story
Tips for Performing Audio Books
Audio Book Scripts
15. Mastering Character Voices
Vocalizing Characters
Pat Fraley's Six Critical Elements of Character Voice
Finding Your Voice
The Character Voice Worksheet
Tips for Character and Animation Copy
Character Sides for Games and Animation
Character and Animation full Script
16. Imaging - Promo - Trailer
Radio Imaging
Television Promo
Trailer
Tips for Performing Imaging, Promo and Trailer
Imaging Scripts
Promo Scripts
Trailer Scripts
17. Other VO Genres
What Is Your Niche?
ADR and Looping
Pocholo Gonzales (The Art of Foreign Language ADR)
Anime
Telephony
New Media
18. The Business of Voiceover: Getting Paid to Play
The Same but Changing
It's Show-biz, Folks!
The Many Hats of a Voiceover Professional
Non-Union Voiceover Work
Union work
Talent Agencies, Casting Agencies, and Personal Managers
Online Audition Services and Advertising Agencies
Ad Agencies and Production Companies
19. Your Voiceover Demo
Your Professional Calling Card
Demo Rule #1: Don't Produce Your Demo Until You Are Ready
Demo Rule #2: Your Demo Must Accurately Represent Your Abilities
Versatility Is Your Selling Tool
Demo Basics
Preparing for Your Voiceover Demos
Types of Voiceover Demos
Producing Your Demo
Your Demo Recording Session
20. Your Home Studio
A Million-Dollar Studio in Your Home
The Challenge of Recording at Home
Designing Your Home Studio
Understanding Room Acoustics
Managing Your Computer
Working with Clients Remotely
21. Home Studio Technology
Wearing the Hat of Audio Engineer
Digital Recording 101
Advanced Home Studio Technology
The Mysterious Decibel
An Audio Recording and Editing Primer
22. How to Work in the Voiceover Business
Promoting and Marketing Yourself
Managing Your Time
Business Basics
Dave Courvoisier (Using Social Media Networking to Build Your Voiceover Business)
Working Internationally
Andy Boyns (Working as a Global Voice Actor)
Male vs. Female
Trends
A Business Plan for Voice Actor You, Inc.
A Business Plan for Voice Actor You, Inc. (Worksheet)
23. Managing Your Voiceover Business
Setting Your Talent Fee
Negotiating Your Fee
Getting Paid for Your Work
How to Guarantee You'll be Paid
Documenting Your Session
Keeping Records
Banking and Your Business
Voiceover and the Law
24. Your Voiceover Identity
Present Yourself as a Professional
Words of Wisdom from Paul Frees
Defining Your Business
Setting Up Shop
Print Materials
Your Website
25. The Talent Agent
Finding and Working with an Agent
The Changing Role of the Talent Agent
26. Auditions
The Audition Process
Auditioning from Your Home Studio
The Live Audition
After the Audition
Union vs. Non-Union Auditions
27. You're Hired! The Session
A Journey through the Creative Process
Types of Sessions, Setups, and Script Formats
The Session: Step-by-Step
Common Direction Terms
Wrap it Up
28. Stop It!
What are You Doing to Sabotage Yourself?
29. The Changing World of Voiceover
An Industry in Flux
J. Michael Collins (The Future of the Industry)
Hugh P. Klitzke (So, What About the Future? A Casting Director's Perspective)
Tom Dheere (Ignore the Noise)
Peter Bishop (The World-Voices Organization)
30. Wisdom from the Pros
Peter Dickson and Hugh Edwards (Advice on Considering a Career in Voiceover)
Shelley Cohen (Is This Business Right for You?)
Dana Detrick (22 Jobs Every Creative Solopreneur Must Be Able to Do)
Marc Cashman (Twenty Crucial V-O Tips)
Melissa Moats (A Day in the Life of a Voice Actor)
Kelly Buttrick (Career Compass)
Kate McClanaghan (What You Should Know When Meeting with a Talent Agent)
Lisa Orkin (Directing Radio Spots: It's All About the Playables)
Bob Bergen (Voiceover Demos)
Fred Frees (Advice from Paul Frees)
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Copyright
Dedication
Contents
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Introduction
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