Index
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2-4 shortcut 137
3-Dimensional Voice, The 24
6 Ws and an H 87
7 core elements of performance 149
10 commandments of dubbing 258
20 facts about your voice 24
27 tips for maintaining your voice 45
A
Abshire, Penny 292
account executive (AE) 288, 440
actor - defined 177
actor as a salesperson 8
ACTRA 276
A/D converter 330
adding conjunctions 142
ad-lib 97
ADR 254
after life 91
aiff file format 330, 331, 342, 416
air quotes 102
Alesis iO Dock 332
analytical thinking 134
animation demo 299
announcery delivery 9, 92, 464
Apple iPad 332
Are You My Type, Am I Yours 180
articulation 27, 35, 47, 94, 117, 126, 137, 143, 191
“As if” exercise 89
attitude 124
audience (core element) 150
audio file formats 331
Audiobook Creation Exchange 336
automated dialogue replacement 254
B
back story (core element) 90, 151
Baron, Renee 181
Bates, Marilyn 180
Beaupré, Jon 37
Beck Rights 279
Behringer iStudio 332
Berry, Cicely 26
billboarding 92
Bishop, Peter 465
Blakemore, Tom 314
blanket music license 307
brand 399
breaking in to voiceover 14, 255
breath control 20
breathing 19
breathing, conversational 23
Brinkman, Rick, Dr. 181
Broadcast Voice Exercises 37
Burton, Cory 156
business plan for Voice Actor You, Inc. 367
business plan worksheet 369-71
Butler, Daws 85, 101, 157, 489
Buttrick, Kelly 482
buyout 274
C
call time 437
cardioid pickup pattern 60
Cashman, Marc 99, 144, 444, 444, 477
catch-breath 99
celebrity actor 178
character (core element) 153
character actor 178
character analysis 167
character (core element) 153
character demo 297
character departure 89
character has precedence 144, 187
character in copy 177
character voice worksheet 233
classes 10
clipping 336
clothing rustle 63
Codec defined 334
Cohen, Shelley 471
cold remedies 50
Collins, J. Michael 459
comedy 140
commercial demo 298
communication: intellectual 1
communication: emotional 1
competency - 4 levels of 110
compilation demo 297
compression 341
concatenation 266
concept demo 297
Concha, Robert 349
condenser microphone 59, 63, 67, 264
conjunctions 95
connecting words 93
consonants 94
content - character voice 231
contrast and compare 96
conversational dialogue 203
Courvoisier, Dave 356
D
dBFS (dB Full Scale) 336
dBu 336
dBVU (dB Volume Unit) 336
deal memo 384
Dealing with People You Can't Stand 181
decibel 335
delivery style: reading 2
demo 9
Demo & Marketing Magic for Voice Actors 292
desires (core element) 155
Detrick, Dana 474
Dheere, Tom 464
Dickson, Peter 467
digital silence 340
diphthong 101
DNS 410
domain forward 409
domain name 409
downspeak 100
dropping ends of words 28
dry mouth 46
dry voice 146
dry voice track 246
dubbing 253
Dunaway, Dwight 239
dynamic microphone 59
dynamic name server (DNS) 410
dynamic range 116
E
educate 135
Edwards, Peter 467
elevator speech 401
emotional energy 158
emphasis vs important 92
energy (core element) 156
engage 135
Enneagram 181
equalization (EQ) 329, 341, 426
Equity 276
F
false start 445
Fasario, Christina 158
faster and flatter 101
fear 81
fee schedule 378
file formats, audio 331
file transfer protocol 326, 343, 410
Filipino Fairy Tales 256
flow 446
fold back 59
forget who you are 159
form - booking agreement 389
form - character voice 234
form - expense report 395
form - session booking 391
Fox in Sox 39
full scale 336
full-time voiceover work 6
G
gamble 160
GERD 54
Godek, Greg 224
Gonzales, Pocholo 255
grammar, breaking the rules of 143
Gravy for the Brain 467
group session 442
Gusto Kong Maging Voice Talent 255
H
half-voice 114
Harris, Ben 314
headroom 336
Hogan, Harlan 323
holding fee 280
home studio setup 314
Hudson, Ross 181
humanisms 98
hydration 46
I
imitation 130
impersonation 230
improvise 97
industrial demo 298
industrials 213
Integrated Services Digital Network 333
intentions 155
interactive voice response (IVR) 301
interactive voice response demo 301
interactive dialogue 203
interrupt 135
IP address 410
J
Joseph, Arthur 19
judgmental thinking 134
K
Kaotica Eyeball 323
Karshner, Roger 39
Keirsey, David 180
Kirschner, Rick 181
Klein, Joe 267
Klitzke, Hugh P. 462
Knight-McDowell, Victoria 50
L
LaFontaine, Don 86
laryngitis 53
laser-drop music license 308
lead-out line 91
less is more 114
level (recording) 335, 432, 444
lift 281
linking 137
listen and answer 89, 189, 205
little words 122
logic, breaking the rules of 143
logo 401
loop group 254
looping 254
lossless 330
lossy 330
low-balling 379
M
M.O.V.E. 40
MacLaine, Shirley 159
Manhasset M48 317
mass loaded vinyl 321
McDaniel, Cory 241
medical narration 214, 215, 294
merchant account 386
message-on-hold demo 301
Mincin, Carolynn 52
Minetree, Michael 16
mix, fix in the 445
Moats, Melissa 479
Mondo Media 239
money voice 296
more is more 115
More than Just a Voice 356
motivation 155
mp3 file format 296, 316, 325, 331
Munro, Deb 240
music as inspiration 145
music library 305
music license 308
music match 145
N
narration demo 298
nasal irrigation 49
new media 266
Newell, Philip 314
Newhart, Bob 451
Nistico, Gabrielle 413
O
Oh, Say Can You Say 39
objectives 155
offer 135
omnidirectional pickup pattern 60
O.P.O. - one production only 277
Orkin, Dick 486
over-enunciation (articulation) 27
own the session 434
P
part-time voiceover work 6
pause 126
pay-to-play 271, 285, 297, 409, 424
Peale, Norman Vincent 454
per finished hour (PFH) 376
performance 45, 111, 112, 113, 116, 149, 163, 164
personal manager 283
personality analysis 180
phrasing 121
pickup 340
pitch 231
pitch characteristic 232
placement 232
play 81
Please Understand Me 180
Pomodoro Technique 348
pop filter 443
positioning statement 170, 401, 404
Powers, Craig 206
production music library 146
proficiency 110
promo demo 300
promotion - style 246
pronouns, using 93
props, using 146
ProTools 316
proximity effect 63
psychological energy 156
pulling words 121
punctuation marks 138
purchase order 387
R
range, dynamic 116
rate card 378
raw audio 437
reader - audio book 221
Reck, Michael 39
Recording Studio Design 314
regular session 442
Reilly, Charles Nelson 229
requirements for voiceover work 4
residuals 280
resources 13
return on investment (ROI) 361
right-to-work 278
Riso, Don Richard 181
run lines 430
S
sample rate 331
scams 12
Scenes for Actors and Voices 85
Sciglimpaglia, Robert 397
scratch track 441
script analysis 163
script analysis worksheet 174
self-direction 84
session fee 281
Seuss, Dr. 39
shared information dialogue 203
shotgun delivery 151
sibilance 27
signal to noise ratio (S:N) 337
signature voice 109
single session 442
slap echo 319
slogan 401
Smith, Bill 51
SOT (sound on tape) 247
sound-a-likes 137
sound bite 300
sound on tape 247
sound pressure level (SPL) 336
storyboard 431
stretch (direction) 116, 263, 447, 477
stretch (face and body) 28, 33-35
stuttering 27
sub domain 286
substitution 141
suspension of disbelief 104, 124, 188
sustaining 121
T
Taft-Hartley 276
talent agency 282
talent buyer 286
talent seeker 285
target audience 192
technique (microphone) 59
technique (performing) 69, 104, 107
telephone hybrid 327
telephony 265
tell, the 99
text reversal 140
theater of the mind 183
thought pacing 128
tighten (direction) 116, 263, 447
time management 346
timing 110-116, 120, 126, 141, 193
tone 126
trailer demo 300
training 10
transitions 95
two boxes 182
types of voiceover work 3
U
UBCP 276
union shop 278
union work 275
unique positioning statement 401
unique selling proposition 401
universal serial buss 314
URL (defined) 410
USB interface 316
use rate 281
V
verbal agreement 381
video patch 327
virtual studio technology (VST) 332
visualization exercise 184, 434
vocal exercises 31
vocal variety 116
vocal versatility 296
V-Oh! 477
Voice Actor's Guide to Professional Home Recording 313
Voice and the Actor 26
Voice Care for Teachers 255
voice matching 230
voice prompts 265
VoiceOver Agent Alliance (VOAA) 421
Voiceover Legal 397
Voiceover Resource Guide (VORG) 415
voiceover vs. voice acting 1, 2
voices in our head 160
volume unit (VU) 336
voucher (SAG-AFTRA) 278
VST - virtual studio technology 332
W
Wagele, Elizabeth 181
wav file format 331
ways to communicate 1
Whitney, Reese 226
wild 248
wild spot fee 281
Williams, Julie 215
Wilson, Joni 24
Wilson, Ted 241
wind screen 443
Wingert, Wally 81
words to time calculator 375
World-Voices Organization 356, 465
Y
You Said a Mouthful 39
Websites
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A
B
C
cashmancommercials.com 99, 444
D
E
F
G
grethers-pastiles.ch/en 47
H
I
J
K
kayoticaeyeball.c 323
L
linked-in.com 409
M
michaelminetree.com 16
N
nethervoice.com/nethervoice 13
O
P
pogoplug.com 326
Q
R
S
T
U
V
voiceacting.com 13, 306, 314, 402
voiceoverresourceguide.com 299, 378, 415
voices.com 287, 378, 460