The Art of Voice Acting: the art and business of performing for voice over (64 page)

awareness

self,
40
–
41
,
55
–
56

sociocultural,
150
–
158

back story

finding,
129
,
136
–
137

lead-in lines,
114

overview,
64
–
65

backing off,
103

backup copies,
243
–
244

banking,
302

Banks, Philip,
367
–
369

Barrymore, Drew,
146

Bartlett, Bruce,
319

Bates, Marilyn,
148

be authoritative,
353

be real,
353

Beaupré, Jon,
50

Beck Rights,
26

beginner’s mind,
360
–
362

being in moment,
108

believability

creating characters,
161
–
163

dilemma of,
147

removing punctuation marks,
90
–
91

subtext,
89

while reading,
62

woodshedding for,
134
–
144

Bergen, Bob,
69

Berry, Cicely,
41

beverages

alcohol,
52

coffee,
52

dairy products,
55

juice,
54
–
55

soft drinks,
52

water,
52
–
53

bidirectional microphones,
102

billboarding,
115
–
116
,
353

blanket licenses,
243

blogs,
220
,
254

Bluetooth headsets,
326

Bobbin Beam,
179

body

physical movement,
69

relaxing,
46
–
47

stance/posture,
121
–
122

booking agreements,
292

books.
see
audio books

branding

demos for,
231

overview,
193
–
194

self,
249
–
250

beath control,
35
–
37

breath points,
37
–
38

Breathe Deep Tea,
57

Breathe Easy Tea,
57

breathiness,
43

breathing,
33
–
38

breath control,
35
–
37

conversational,
37
–
38

examining,
35

exercises for,
36
–
37

vocal presentation,
34

Bremers, Beverly,
389
–
390

bridge lines,
65
,
117
–
118

bring it up/down,
353

Broadcast Voice Exercises
(Beaupré),
50

buffered hypertonic saline nasal irrigation,
56

burning CDs,
258

Burton, Cory,
68

Bush, George,
26

business cards,
253

business classes,
19

business insurance,
313
–
314

business plans,
269
–
278

contacts with prospective clients,
270
–
275

demos,
270

follow-up,
275
–
277

reaching people who book talent,
277
–
278

Butler, Daws,
110

butterflies (nervousness),
14
,
337
,
339

button it,
353

buyout payments,
27

C Corporations,
305

cables, microphone,
320

call time,
345

call to action,
144

callbacks,
294
,
343

Capsaicin,
58

cardioid (unidirectional) microphones,
101
–
102

Caretakers, RISC 3-D program,
156

Carl’s Jr. restaurant chain,
126

Carrey, Jim,
146

cartoons.
see
animation

Cashman, Marc,
100
,
352
,
374
–
376

casting agencies,
28

casting directors,
28

catch phrases,
131

catch-breaths,
120

CD-ROMs,
4
,
24
,
328

CDs

duplicating,
258

labels for,
256
–
257

“cease and desist” letters,
311

celebrity actors,
145
–
146

celebrity voice impersonations,
184
,
307

cell phones, importance of having,
253

character actors,
146

character analysis,
134
–
136

character copy,
183
–
192

character voice worksheet,
188

finding voice,
186
–
188

sample scripts,
189
–
192

tips for performing,
189

vocalizing characters,
183
–
184

character demos,
229
–
230

character departure,
113

Character Voice Worksheet,
187

characters,
145
–
164

back story,
64
–
65

being in the moment,
108

believable,
161
–
163

creating,
13
,
160
–
161

desires of,
67
,
129

diction,
84

discovering,
14
,
129

forgetting who you are,
71

listening to,
109

overview,
66

personality,
147

playing role,
145
–
147

precedence of,
99

six Ws,
112

sociocultural awareness and,
150
–
158

subtext,
89

theater of the mind,
159

tips for performing,
164

Two Boxes concept,
149
–
150

visualizing,
136

woodshedding,
134
–
136

worksheet,
187
–
188

checking in,
338

Chinese cold remedies,
57

civil penalties, for copyright infringement,
312

clarity, lack of,
41

classes, voiceover,
20

cleansing breaths,
36
–
37

clearing throat,
55

clients

budgets,
11

communication with,
252
–
253

knowing what they want,
378
–
379

working with,
347
–
348

clipped vowels,
43

clothing,
124
–
126

coaching,
12
,
41
,
223

codecs (coder-decoders),
325

coffee,
52

Cold Killer Tea,
58

Cold-Eeze,
57

colds,
57
–
58

collective bargaining,
283

coloring words,
353
,
375
–
377

comedy,
172

Commercial Clinic,
168
,
174

commercials

demos for,
228
,
229

overview,
2
–
3

radio,
2

commissions

personal mangers,
28

talent agents,
27
–
28

communication, emotional level in,
1

community colleges,
19

community theater groups,
19

comparison,
119
–
120

compensation, union,
295
,
297

competency,
76
–
77

competition,
218

compilation demos,
228

computers, home studio,
327
–
328

concatenation,
202
–
204

concept demos,
228

condenser microphones,
101
,
320

confidentiality clause,
310

conflict

discovering resolution or nonresolution of,
137
–
138

unveiling,
129
,
137

conflicting direction,
348

conjunctions,
98
,
118
–
119

Connery, Sean,
44

Connoisseurs, RISC 3-D program,
155

conscious competence,
77

conscious incompetence,
77

consistency

in character voices,
183

in concatenation,
203

importance of,
357

in tone,
90

consonants

devoicing,
43

explosive,
41
–
42

working,
117

consumer protection laws,
307
–
308

Contenteds, RISC 3-D program,
158

context, changing to find attitude,
97

contractual issues and considerations,
309
–
310

contrast,
119
–
120

conventions,
3
,
19
,
392

conversational breathing,
37
–
38

conversational delivery,
141
–
142
,
171
,
354
,
364
–
365

Cooper, DB,
169

copy stands,
102
,
322

copyrights

infringement of,
310
–
311

protection of work through,
312

cork exercise,
42
,
48
–
49

corporate work,
177
–
182

categories of,
3

sample scripts,
178
–
182

tips for performing,
178

costs

of demos,
239
–
240

of home studio recording,
317
,
323
,
325

of studio recording,
242

cough drops,
54

coughing,
55

cover letters,
266

cracking (voice breaks),
49

craft, defined,
71

credibility,
120
,
177
,
234
,
263
,
386
.
see also
believability

credit cards,
290
–
291
,
293

Cruise, Tom,
146

dairy products,
55

Daredevils, RISC 3-D program,
156

DBA (Doing Business As),
305

deal memos,
289
–
290

decongestants,
56
–
57

Dehm, Greg,
175

“Deliver” folder,
327

delivery styles

audience and,
16
,
63
–
64

changes in,
18

physical attitude and,
120
–
124

Demo and Marketing Magic for Voice Actors
workshop,
222

demo mills,
239

demos,
221
–
248

accurate representation of abilities,
224
–
226

classes offering,
12
,
20

duplicating and distributing,
257
–
259

formats of,
226
–
227

overview,
349

as part of business plan,
270

producing,
232
–
244

readiness to produce,
221
–
224

recording sessions,
244
–
246

tips for,
246
–
248

types of,
227
–
232

versatility,
226

Dennis, Jack,
173

desires (objectives; intentions)

knowing,
129

overview,
67

pausing and,
92

devoicing consonants,
43

dialects

in character voices,
184
,
186

in commercial demos,
229

reduction/minimization of,
44
–
45

2–4 shortcut,
95

dialogue copy,
171
–
176

back story,
136

conflict,
137

sample scripts,
173
–
176

tips for performing,
172

types of,
171
–
172

diaphragm,
35
,
36
,
37

Diaz, Cameron,
146

Diaz, Paul M.,
374

diction

enunciation exercises,
50
–
51

linking,
96

overenunciation,
41
–
42

overview,
84

unclear,
41

digital audio files,
227

digital audio mixers,
321

direction terms,
352
–
357