{"product_id":"starting-your-career-in-voiceovers-isbn-9781621534365","title":"Starting Your Career in Voice-Overs","description":"Voice-over acting is no longer all about having that “announcer-y” boom or classic fireside radio voice. More and more casting directors are looking for regular, “conversational” voices to represent a product in a commercial or to play the animated moose in a new Hollywood flick, but the competition is fiercer now than ever before. In a business that is “more risk than reward, more heartbreak than success,” author Talon Beeson will show you in \u003ci\u003eStarting Your Career in Voice-Overs\u003c\/i\u003e how to beat the odds, improve your skills, make the right connections, and build a career in the voice-over business. Some of the topics covered in this book include:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWarm-up exercises for the voice\u003cbr\u003eReading everything—jokes, telephone numbers, video games, commercials, feature films, and more\u003cbr\u003eCold reads\u003cbr\u003eAnalyzing scenes and translating that analysis to voice\u003cbr\u003eCreating demo tapes\u003cbr\u003eRepresenting and marketing yourself effectively\u003cbr\u003eEquipment and recording at home\u003cbr\u003eAnd many more!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis instructional book for professionals presents readers with varying techniques, exercises, and theories to practice—a vocational foundation guaranteed to elevate an actor’s game. In an ingenious and instructive way, Beeson relates voice work to the greatest dramatist of all times, William Shakespeare. This is an added bonus for the classically inclined individual and provides excellent training for every actor. This intellectually informed book is designed improve your voice skills and teach you the basics of the business—the ultimate preparation for any serious actor seeking to pursue this field. Surrounded by microphones, voice-over actors are a unique breed who require additional and different skills to create their reality, and Talon Beeson shows you how to do just that in \u003ci\u003eStarting Your Career in Voice-Overs.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAllworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.","brand":"Allworth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48683820679397,"sku":"NP9781621534365","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/starting-your-career-in-voiceovers-isbn-9781621534365","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}