Achieve Voice Actor Status With These Steps - For Video Games, Anime and Original Animation
This article is designed to help you lay the foundation for putting you on the path to voice actor stardom. If you're just starting out and looking for voice over work these simple steps will help you immensely.
Acting classes are a good place to start. You need to have a solid understanding of acting in order to succeed in the voice over industry. After you've taken a few training classes and acting workshops - take more!
Now you might be ready to take voice classes while studying regular acting. I'll say it again: a voice actor is an actor, plain and simple. There are, of course, exceptions to every rule. There is one exceptional voice talent who never studied to be an actor. He makes it look easy. It's not easy. And you need the acting chops to make it. Don't believe me? You'll find out the hard way, I guarantee it.
So you've done a bunch of training and are trying to figure out how to advance your career, including landing an audition and making an excellent reel. You need to start meeting people and find out how to get representation. Word of mouth is really the best way.
Now its time to spend some money on creating a demo reel. Instead of making a CD, put the samples online in a simple format. If you are focusing on radio and TV spots, then you will need to make sure your demo features voice samples that fit. If you want to showcase crazy cartoon characters, then you will need an animation demo. A lot of actors like to feature both. Its ok to make one kind of reel first, and add another type once you are more experienced.
Network, network, network. If your instructor has any connections, that's the best route. If she thinks you have talent, she'll probably pull you aside and tell you, and help you get an agent or an audition. But don't be afraid to ask for help.
We've discovered a lot of new talent at our voice acting workshops, and at some anime and manga conventions where we host voice acting events. Some "newbie" talents give their perspective on all this in the "Adventures in Voice Acting" DVD we produced. Research the agents, casting directors and voice directors. Do whatever it takes (while not being an annoyance) to get your demo to them. If you're nice and not too intrusive, that's your best bet for getting someone to give your demo a listen. All it takes is one person to believe in you.
There is a lot of voice work out there to be had - everything from being a narrator to a traditional spokesman to a wacky voice in your favorite animation, from Naruto to Spongebob Squarepants. If you work hard and dedicate yourself to your craft, chances are we'll see in you in the recording studio some day! - 23812
Acting classes are a good place to start. You need to have a solid understanding of acting in order to succeed in the voice over industry. After you've taken a few training classes and acting workshops - take more!
Now you might be ready to take voice classes while studying regular acting. I'll say it again: a voice actor is an actor, plain and simple. There are, of course, exceptions to every rule. There is one exceptional voice talent who never studied to be an actor. He makes it look easy. It's not easy. And you need the acting chops to make it. Don't believe me? You'll find out the hard way, I guarantee it.
So you've done a bunch of training and are trying to figure out how to advance your career, including landing an audition and making an excellent reel. You need to start meeting people and find out how to get representation. Word of mouth is really the best way.
Now its time to spend some money on creating a demo reel. Instead of making a CD, put the samples online in a simple format. If you are focusing on radio and TV spots, then you will need to make sure your demo features voice samples that fit. If you want to showcase crazy cartoon characters, then you will need an animation demo. A lot of actors like to feature both. Its ok to make one kind of reel first, and add another type once you are more experienced.
Network, network, network. If your instructor has any connections, that's the best route. If she thinks you have talent, she'll probably pull you aside and tell you, and help you get an agent or an audition. But don't be afraid to ask for help.
We've discovered a lot of new talent at our voice acting workshops, and at some anime and manga conventions where we host voice acting events. Some "newbie" talents give their perspective on all this in the "Adventures in Voice Acting" DVD we produced. Research the agents, casting directors and voice directors. Do whatever it takes (while not being an annoyance) to get your demo to them. If you're nice and not too intrusive, that's your best bet for getting someone to give your demo a listen. All it takes is one person to believe in you.
There is a lot of voice work out there to be had - everything from being a narrator to a traditional spokesman to a wacky voice in your favorite animation, from Naruto to Spongebob Squarepants. If you work hard and dedicate yourself to your craft, chances are we'll see in you in the recording studio some day! - 23812
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