Voice Acting For Dummies

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 talents

If 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.

Table of Contents

Part I: Exploring Voice Acting Basics
Chapter 1: An Overview of Voice Acting: Just the Basics
Chapter 2: Finding Your Voice: How You Fit into Voice Acting
Chapter 3: Training Your Voice
Chapter 4: Understanding Your Role
Chapter 5: Interpreting a Script and Finding Your Character

Part II: Creating Your Audio Résumé
Chapter 6: Deciding What Demos Are Essential
Chapter 7: Getting Your Script Ready for Your Demo
Chapter 8: Recording Your Demo

Part III: Auditioning and Finding Work
Chapter 9: Marketing Yourself and Promoting Your Work
Chapter 10: Uncovering Voice Acting Jobs
Chapter 11: Auditioning 101: Just the Basics
Chapter 12: Auditioning in the Virtual World
Chapter 13: Auditioning in the Real World

Part IV: Setting Up Your Voice Acting Business
Chapter 14: Working after You’ve Booked a Voice-Over Job
Chapter 15: Getting Paid for Your Work
Chapter 16: Nurturing Your Business

Part V: Establishing Your Home Recording Studio
Chapter 17: Creating Your Own In-Home Recording Studio
Chapter 18: Understanding the Recording Process a Little Better
Chapter 19: Editing and Mixing: Getting More Advanced
Chapter 20: Recording the Finished Product
Chapter 21: Delivering the Final Product

Part VI: The Part of Tens
Chapter 22: Ten Reasons You Should Regularly Audition
Chapter 23: Ten (or So) Tips to Prepare for Voice Acting Jobs