TY - BOOK AU - Alburger,James R. TI - The art of voice acting: the craft and business of performing for voice-over SN - 0240808924 (alk. paper) AV - PN1992.8.A6 A42 2007 U1 - 791.45028023 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Amsterdam PB - Elsevier KW - Television announcing KW - Vocational guidance KW - Radio announcing KW - Voice-overs KW - Television advertising KW - Radio advertising N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; A Wealth of Additional Voice Acting Resources -- The Business of Voice-over: Part 1 -- What Is Voice Acting? -- The Many Roles of the Voice Actor -- Types of Voice-over Work -- The Difference between "Voice-over" and "Voice Acting" -- Breaking into the Business of Voice-over -- The Best-Kept Secret -- The Realities of Voice Acting -- Full-Time versus Part-Time -- 7 Things You Must Know About Voice-over Work -- Where to Start: Voice-over Basics -- The Voice-over Performer as Actor and Salesperson -- "Slip and Fall Accidents" (CD/8) -- Getting the Skills You Need -- The Business of Voice-over: Getting Paid to Play -- It's Show-biz, Folks -- Making Money Doing Voice-over Work -- Talent Agencies, Casting Agencies, Personal Managers, and Advertising Agencies -- Acting for Voice-over -- Using Your Instrument -- All About Breathing -- 20 Facts About Your Voice (CD/2) -- "Come in Today" Script for Breath Control (CD/10) -- Be Easy on Yourself -- Exercising Your Voice -- Correcting Speech Problems and Habits -- Voice and Body Exercises (CD/3, CD/4) -- Tips and Suggestions for Maintaining Your Voice -- The Seven Core Elements of an Effective Performance (CD/5) -- It Starts with Pretending -- Audience: Core Element #1 -- Back Story: Core Element #2 -- Character: Core Element #3 -- Desires: Core Element #4 -- Energy: Core Element #5 -- Forget Who You Are and Focus: Core Element #6 -- Gamble: Core Element #7 -- Developing Technique -- Style -- The Road to Proficiency -- Three Steps to Creating an Effective Performance -- The Elements of a Voice-Acting Performance -- Shortcuts that Trick Your Brain (CD/6) -- Microphone Technique -- Acting Classes -- Voice Acting 101 -- It's Not About Your Voice -- Commit to Your Choices ... and Adjust -- Physical Attitudes to Help Delivery -- Your Clothes Make a Difference -- The Magic of Your Mind: If You Believe It, They Will! -- Trends -- Woodshedding and Script Analysis -- The Director in the Front Row of Your Mind -- "Woodshed" Your Copy -- Creating a Performance Road Map -- Woodshed Your Script to Be More Believable -- Henry and His Friends: A Cold Reading Exercise -- Tips for Woodshedding -- The Character in the Copy -- How Will You Play the Role? -- Your Best Tool Is Your Own Personality -- Sociocultural Awareness -- The Ten Cultural Territories -- Personal Growth, Socially Involved, Connected -- Community, Spirituality, Social Responsibility -- Independent, Experimental, Interest in New -- Rituals, Loyalty, Duty, Conventional -- Rules, Principles, Need for Recognition -- Achievement, Exhibition, Trend Setters, Self-Indulgent -- Materialism, Seek Pleasure, Need for Recognition -- Need for Structure, Control, Respect for Authority -- Personal Style, Spontaneous, Concern about Future -- Need for Security, Worriers, Suspicious of Change -- Theater of the Mind -- An Exercise for Creating Real Characters (CD/7) -- Making Your Characters Believable -- Tips for Performing All Types of Copy -- Single-Voice Copy -- Tips for Performing Single-Voice Copy -- Single-Voice Scripts -- "No Fish Today" (CD/10) -- "Auction Cities" (CD/11) -- "Hallmark Galleries" (CD/12) -- "Lloyds Plumbing, Heating and Air" (CD/13) -- Dialogue Copy: Doubles and Multiples -- Types of Dialogue Copy -- Tips for Performing Dialogue Copy -- Dialogue and Multiple-Voice Scripts -- "Coastal Condo Living" (CD/14) -- "Grand Prix Car Wash" (CD/15) -- "Towne Center Plaza" (CD/16) -- Character Copy -- Vocalizing Characters -- Pat Fraley's Six Critical Elements of a Character Voice -- Finding Your Voice -- The Character, Voice Worksheet -- Exercises for Creating Character Voices (CD/17) -- Tips for Character and Animation Copy -- Character and Animation Scripts -- Industrials: Long-Form and Narrative Copy -- Tips for Performing Corporate and Narrative Copy -- Corporate and Narrative Scripts -- "Oasis Mouthwash and Dry Mouth Spray" (CD/18) -- "The Power of Your Thoughts" (CD/19) -- Other Types of Voice-over Work -- Audio Books -- / Hilary HuberA Bit about Audio Books -- Video Games -- / Lani MinellaYou Must Be Versatile -- Telephony -- / Connie TerwilligerConcatenation (CD/20) -- ADR/Looping -- / Terri DouglasWhat Makes a Good Looper? -- Promo/Trailer -- / Joyce CastellanosThe Essence of Promo and Trailer Work -- Radio Imaging, Branding, Signature Voice -- / Jennifer VaughnRadio Imaging and Promo (CD/26) -- Anime -- / Debbie MunroInside Anime (CD/24) -- The Business of Voice-over: Part 2 -- Your Voice-over Demo -- Your Professional Calling Card -- Don't Produce Your Demo Until You Are Ready -- Your Demo Must Accurately Represent Your Abilities -- Versatility Is Your Selling Tool -- Demo Basics -- Demo Tips -- Types of Voice-over Demos -- Producing Your Demo -- Your Demo Recording Session -- Your Demo Is Done, Now What? -- Present Yourself as a Professional -- Print Materials -- Getting Your Demo Out There: Duplication and Distribution -- Your Home Studio -- Your Website -- How to Work in the Business of Voice-over -- Promoting and Marketing Your Voice-over Talent -- Finding and Working with an Agent -- A Business Plan for Voice Actor You, Inc. -- Setting and Managing Your Fees -- Setting Your Talent Fee -- Negotiating and Getting Paid -- Auditions -- The Audition Process -- Auditioning From Your Home Studio -- Preparing for Your Live Audition -- What to Expect at a Live Audition -- After the Audition -- Demos -- Audition Dos, Don'ts, and Common Courtesies -- The Voice-Acting Survival Kit -- 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 -- Tips, Tricks, and Studio Stories -- / Don LaFontaine"The" Talent -- / Bob JumpBeing Yourself ... or not! -- / Susan BerkleyFind Your Niche -- / Marc CashmanThere's Music in Copy -- / Wally WingertThe Ing's -- / Joe CiprianoFinding Your Niche: Promo and Trailers -- / Rodney SaulsberrySucceeding in Voice-over -- / Bob BergenVoice-over Demos -- / Lani MinellaCelebrity Voices, Producers, and Impersonations -- / Michael MinetreeTraining the "Guy's Guy" -- / Connie TerwilligerHow to Dig Yourself Out of a Rut -- / Kathy GarverIn the Studio with Audio Books -- / Bettye Pierce Zoller"Residuals" -- / Stefan KinellGetting Paid -- / Don BarrettMaking the Move from Radio to Voice-over -- / Peter DrewPick-ups and Gibberish -- / Penny AbshireThose Who Dance -- Audio CD Track Index N2 - Audio CD contains instructions, exercises, techniques and examples of voice-over scripts from the text UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0620/2006028865.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0668/2006028865-d.html ER -