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Starting A Voice Over Career
Author : Robert White
If you have ever been advised by friends that you have a impressive voice, then you may have thought of making use of that great voice in a professional way, as a singer, announcer or as a voice over talent. Adding your voice to a recorded message, such as a radio advertisement is called "voice over" - and can be an exciting and rewarding career for a trained individual. If you would like to get the training necessary to succeed as a voice over talent then here are a few steps to take.
Beginning a voice over vocation is an thrilling and challenging time. It is important to keep in mind that in the commercial world all types of voices are welcomed: deep voices, rough voices, high whinny voices and even plain vanilla voices. So, even if you do not have a classic "good voice" you can enter the field if you have determination.
A voice over career is a rewarding and challenging occupation where no two work weeks are ever the exact same. It is an occupation that many individuals would admit to enjoying. Yet it is a profession that demands much studying, instruction and training to become involved in. The best voice over actors make their job look easy - so simple that any person picked off the street could do it. This is absolutely not the case. If you wish to begin a professional career as a voice over actor, there are many steps one must first take.
Here is what you must do.
1. Take Acting Classes. If you live in an metropolitan area, it should be simple to find a suitable acting class. Enrollment is usually easily open to the public and affordable. Why acting classes? You need to know how to create the characters who 'speak" in a commercial. Just taking an animation class won't do it. You will need to learn this skill set from the very beginning. It's not about the voice, yet, it's about the intent beneath the voice that shapes the voice.
2. Enroll in a Good Voice Over Class. After you've opened yourself up for several months in an acting class, time to move into specifics with a voice over class. If you live in a major urban market you should not have a problem finding serval options to select from. Search online for reviews and descriptions before putting down your hard earned money.
3. Start Practicing at Home In addition to your course assignments, pay attention to radio and television commercials as much as you can. Listen to them and copy them. Pick up magazines and read aloud the ad copy as though it were a commercial. Get so used to your voice that silence sounds wrong.
4. Specialize within a Niche. Once you begin thinking of your voice as an instrument and discover your range of comfort, you will be able to identify your target market. Your category could be the classic housewife voice, the naive twenty something voice or the rugged work truck voice. You could be all three and more. Knowing all that you can do will help you with confidence and direction when promoting yourself.
So, start studying, keep practicing, establish where your voice would fit in best - and start a successful profession as a voice actor.
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Starting a voice over career can be a fun and exciting way to make a living. Visit http://www.voiceoverjobsonline.com for more information and instruction on becoming a voice over actor.
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Tags: voice over, voice over jobs, voice actor, voice over job, radio jobs, announcer, narrator, instruction, radio dj, voice over training,
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Submitted : 2010-02-06 Word Count : 610 Popularity: 82 Times Viewed: 7
