Book Review: Voice-Over Voice Actor
Being an actor is one way to make a lot of money; another way
is to sell things to people who want to be actors. I already have a small collection of voice-over books, but it's always nice to get a slightly different perspective.
One of the things they all agree on is that you must have a professionally done demo. Experts advise you to invest a few thousand dollars in taking some classes and creating a professional demo. It does you no good to whip out a demo you did in your garage with the sound of cars rolling by and those less-than-ideal acoustics.
Voice-Over Voice Actor is written by Yuri Lowenhal and Tara Platt, who have been doing voice-over work for 12 years and have steady gigs doing cartoons and video games. They also take any other work for which their voices are suitable. The best info in Voice-Over Voice Actor is that any kind of voice can finds its way into the profession, as there are now so many products and roles needing to be filled.
With chapters like Finding Your Voice, The Audition Itself, What To Do To Get Started, The Demo Yuri and Tara, the book manages to cover all the basics. It includes a number of exercises and tips, and a nice glossary of terms common to the world of voice-over acting. There are also some sample copies for practicing. There are cute little cartoons at the end of each chapter, and the overall tone of the book is a nice mixture of informal and informative.
The only thing missing from Voice-Over Voice Actor was a CD in the back of the book with vocal exercises and examples of the kind of work that the authors do. Voice-Over Voice Actor's companion website is colorful and has a few additional voice exercises.
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