The Art of Voice Acting: the art and business of performing for voice over (65 page)

directors

advantages of using,
225

conflicting direction,
348

listening to,
109

perceived needs of,
13

rehearsals,
79

working with,
10
,
347
–
348

DJs,
2

do a take,
354

Dr. Pepper,
58

documenting sessions,
297
–
300

Doing Business As (DBA),
305

domain names,
259

don’t sell me,
353

double-dipping,
268
,
331

drama,
61

dress,
124
–
126

dress rehearsals,
79

dropping letters and endings of words,
42
,
83

drugs,
52

dry mouth,
53
–
54

dry voice,
334

dry voice tracks,
195

dubbing,
205
–
208

Dunn, Maxine,
385
–
387

dynamic microphones,
101
,
320

dynamic range (volume),
81
–
82

eating before sessions,
55

e-book readers,
212

education

ESL programs,
44
–
45

as goal of copy,
143

legitimate versus scams,
20

voiceover classes,
18
–
20

8-bit format,
204

EIN (Employer Identification Number),
306

elevators, riding to tweak timing,
94
–
95

ellipses,
92
–
94

e-mail

demos by,
227
,
246

including address in correspondence and marketing,
252
,
257
,
260
,
276

as legal documents,
288
,
290

professionalism in,
386

Emergen-C,
53
,
57

emotional energy,
70

emotional hooks,
139

emotional levels,
1
,
6
–
7
,
16
–
17
,
150

emphasis

billboarding,
115
–
116

of conjunctions,
118

defined,
115

pausing for,
92

of personal pronouns,
116

Employer Identification Number (EIN),
306

energy,
68
–
70

emotional,
70

more/less,
354

physical,
69
,
120
–
124

psychological,
68
–
69

Engadget Technorati,
220

engineers,
102
–
103

home studios,
328

positioning microphones,
103
–
104

working with,
245

English as a Second Language (ESL) programs,
44

Entertainer’s Secret,
54

Enthusiasts, RISC 3-D program,
154

enunciation exercises,
50
–
51

equalization (EQ),
328

ESL (English as a Second Language) programs,
44

exercises,
40
,
45
–
51

cork,
48
–
49

enunciation,
50
–
51

horse lips,
48

relaxing arms,
47

relaxing body,
46
–
47

relaxing face,
47

relaxing mind,
46

relaxing neck,
47

relaxing tongue,
48

sweep,
49

tongue twisters,
51

yawning,
48

expenses, recording,
301
–
302

experience

gaining,
17

lack of,
8

explosive consonants,
41
–
42

external hard drives,
327
–
328

eye contact,
63

face

lack of mobility in,
42
–
43

relaxing,
47

Facebook,
214
,
219
,
254

fade in/fade out,
353

false starts,
353

Fasano, Christina,
70

Federal Trade Commission (FTC),
307
–
308

fee schedules,
283

fees,
279
–
302

advertising agency,
29

casting agent,
28

getting paid,
289
–
290
,
377
–
378

guaranteeing pay,
290
–
294

negotiating,
287
–
289

setting,
279
–
287

union,
23
–
24
,
295
,
297

File Transfer Protocol (FTP),
328

film work,
4

financial core (fi-core),
25

1st International Collection of Tongue Twisters,
51

Firewire digital interface,
320

Fisherman’s Friend,
54

fix it in the mix,
353

flow,
111
,
354

fluency shaping,
41

focus

lack of,
41
–
42

on one person,
63
–
64

overview,
71
–
72

on words,
38

foldback,
104
–
105

folder system,
327

follow-up letters,
276

food

allergies to,
56

dairy products,
55

eating before session,
55

green apples,
55

potato chips,
54

forgetting who you are,
71
–
72
,
108
–
110
,
149
–
150

Foster, Jodie,
146

Fox in Sox
(Seuss),
51

Fraley, Pat,
184
,
188

free listing sites,
330

freelance work,
11
,
27

Friendfeed,
216

fruit juice,
54
–
55

FTC (Federal Trade Commission),
307
–
308

FTP (File Transfer Protocol),
328

full-time work,
10
–
11

gambling,
72
–
73
,
162

garlic,
59

gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD),
59
–
60

Gelder, Jeff,
175

Gelderhead Productions,
175

gestures,
389
–
390

get a level,
354

Gibson, Mel,
44

Gizmodo,
220

good read,
353

grammar, breaking rules of,
99

grapefruit juice,
55

grapefruit seed extract (GSE),
58

green apples,
55

Grether’s Pastilles,
54

group sessions,
350

Grow Your Business
(Le Blanc),
252

GSE (grapefruit seed extract),
58

Guardians, RISC 3-D program,
157

habits, changing,
34
,
40

Hanks, Tom,
146

Hanks, Zach,
200

hard drives, external,
327
–
328

Harrison, Mike,
362
–
363

head, position of in relation to microphones,
102
–
103

headphones,
104
–
105
,
322

health and retirement benefits,
295

herbal remedies,
57

Hippocrates system of personality analysis,
147
–
148

hit the copy points,
353

hobby, voice acting as,
315
–
316

Hoffman, Dustin,
146

Hogan, Harlan,
319

holding fees,
295

home studios,
285
,
317
–
328

acoustics,
323
–
325

advanced technology,
325
–
327

audio engineers,
328

auditions from,
11
,
333
–
336

challenge of,
318

computer management,
327
–
328

equipment for,
319
–
323

expectations from,
10

promo work,
196

honey,
58

horse lips exercise,
48

Huber, Hillary,
198
–
199

Huguet, Ross,
174

Hulu,
213

Hurst, Dan,
381
–
382

hydration,
52
–
53

illness,
59

imaging,
2
,
193
–
194

demos for,
231

tips for performing,
196

imitation,
95

impersonations,
184
,
307

improvisation,
18

in the can,
353

in the clear,
353

in the pocket,
353

income, recording,
301

incorporation,
305
–
306

industrial work,
177
–
182

categories of,
3

demos for,
229

sample scripts,
178
–
182

six W’s,
112
–
113

tips for performing,
178

unions,
24

inflection,
94

information-based (spokesperson) copy,
112

inhibitions, letting go of,
140
–
141

insert labels,
256
–
257

in-store offers,
3

instructional projects,
3

Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN),
3
,
325

intellectual property issues

copyrights,
310
–
312

service marks,
312
–
313

trademarks,
310
–
313

intentions.
see
desires (objectives; intentions)

interactive dialogue,
171

Interactive Voice Response (IVR),
3
,
202
–
203
,
232

interfering with business relationships,
308

Internet

future of,
216
–
217

media distribution,
210
–
213

social networking,
213
–
216

streaming audio,
4
–
5

voice actors place in,
218
–
220

Interrupt, Engage, Educate, and Offer process,
142
–
144

interruptions,
92
–
93

intimate read,
353

iPad,
212

iPhone,
212

iPod,
210
–
211

ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network),
3
,
325

isolating troublesome lines,
97

iTunes,
211

IVR (Interactive Voice Response),
3
,
202
–
203
,
232

jaws, lack of mobility in,
42
–
43

Joseph, Arthur,
34

judgments, letting go of,
140
–
141

Jugglers, RISC 3-D program,
157

juice,
54
–
55

Jurassic Park
,
80

juxtaposition,
74

Kafer, Jeffrey,
378
–
379

Karshner, Roger,
51

keep it fresh,
353

Keirsey, David,
148

Kersten, David,
377
–
378

Kidman, Nicole,
44

Kindle,
212

Klein, Joe,
210

Knight-McDowell, Victoria,
57

LaFontaine, Don,
110

Lallo, MJ,
192

laryngitis,
59

laser-drop licenses,
243

lay one down,
353

lazy mouth,
83
,
96

Le Blanc, Mark,
252

lead-in lines (pre-sentences; pre-life),
65
,
114

lead-out lines (after life),
114
–
115

legal issues,
303
–
316

business insurance,
313
–
314

business versus hobby,
315
–
316

contractual issues and considerations,
309
–
310

incorporation,
305
–
306

intellectual property issues,
310
–
313

liability issues,
307
–
309

overview,
303
–
305

taxes,
314
–
315

lemon,
58

less energy,
354

less is more,
80
–
81

less sell,
353