Publisher's Synopsis
If you think you have a voice that people keep complimenting then you may have the raw material to make a career in the world of voiceovers.
Once you have applied yourself and learnt the skills of a voiceover you can walk into any studio and perform. You don't need any equipment to do this - just your voice - it's the ultimate portable skill. If you do want to work from your own studio at home we'll show you what you need. Like any other skill, for example juggling, you have to practice and apply yourself. This book will show you what you need to do to become proficient at voice-overs and find the niches for which your voice is best suited. In recent years, voices and accents of all kinds have become in demand, you no longer have sound like the honey voiced announcers of old. The use of voice-overs has grown exponentially with media of all kinds needing voice work for their productions, and this is your opportunity. All over the world English is the international language and there are many possibilities to supply those voice-overs yourself to producers abroad. You'll learn from experienced voiceovers on how they get work and producers on what they want and need from a voice.We'll show you how to improve your voice and make yourself more versatile. This book opens the door to a well paid profession you can even do from home. CONTENTS:
CHAPTER 1
- An overview of the business
- The changing requirements of the media
- Different types of voicing work
- Finding your strengths and weaknesses
- Overcoming shyness and embarrassment
- Challenges of breaking into the industry
- Meet Emma Davis (Producer & Voiceover Artist)
- Recording and listening to your own voice
- Assessing areas you might be able to improve
- Common faults if you want to speak R.P. (Received Pronunciation)
- Finding your range
- How to figure out the techniques of the professionals
CHAPTER 3
- Studio Equipment
- Mic and Mic Technique
- Studios and setting up your own home studio
- Connecting to producers
- Putting together a small, inexpensive, portable studio
CHAPTER 4
- Voicing Male and Female
- Learning to voice to time
- How to alter your delivery for different areas of the business
- Natural voicing
- Preparations for a session
- Meet Rachel Knighting (Head of Production & Audio Producer at S2blue)
- Recording
- Outsourcing editing
- Processing
- Delivering finished files
CHAPTER 6
- Talking books: a new opportunity
- What authors want and dealing with difficult ones
- Platforms to audition on
- Technical requirements
- How long does it take to read a book?
- Different deals with authors
CHAPTER 7
- Making showreels
- How to market yourself
- How to approach producers
- Running your voicing like a proper business
- Voices on demand
CHAPTER 8
- How to get experience
- Different audition platforms
- What to say about yourself
- Clients to watch out for and those to treasure
- Building relationships with producers and clients
- What to charge?
- Invoicing and billing
CHAPTER 9
- Advertising agency sessions
- Preparing for a session
- Marking up the script
- Dealing with clients
- Dealing with producers
- Remakes
- Demo reads
- Producing yourself
