The Art of Voice Acting: the art and business of performing for voice over (66 page)

levels,
341
,
352
,
354

liability issues,
307
–
309

celebrity impersonating,
307

libel and slander,
308

product endorsements,
307
–
308

Limited Liability Companies (LLCs),
305

limited release productions,
297

LinkedIn,
214

linking,
84
,
96

lips, lack of mobility in,
42
–
43

listening,
37
,
39
,
52
,
71
–
72
,
109
–
110

lists,
119

LLCs (Limited Liability Companies),
305

logic, breaking rules of,
99

looping,
4
,
204
–
207
,
350

Lopez, Jennifer,
146

low-balling (under-pricing),
284

lozenges,
54

lungs,
35

MacLaine, Shirley,
71

magazines,
235

making copy your own,
138
,
341

mannequin stance,
122

mannerisms,
44

marketing

follow-up,
276

materials for,
385
–
387

overview,
3
–
4

photographs in,
255
–
256

presentations,
3

self,
261
–
262

unique positioning statement,
250

unique selling proposition,
250

marking scripts,
128
–
134

Marshall Marketing,
151
–
158

Martinez, Heather,
175

Mashable,
220

master copies,
243

Media Communications Association — International,
263

memorizing first line,
100

merchant accounts,
291
,
357

messages-on-hold (MOH),
3
,
202
–
203
,
232

microphones,
100
–
104

audio book work,
198

blowing into, tapping,
103

holding,
104

noises from clothing,
124

outboard preamp,
326
–
327

overview,
101
–
102
,
320

positioning,
102
,
103
–
104

working,
102
–
103

mimicking,
17
,
95
,
184

mind, relaxing,
46

Minetree, Michael,
12
,
382
–
385

minimalizing,
80
–
81

mobility, lack of in face, jaw, and lips,
42
–
43

MOH (messages-on-hold),
3
,
202
–
203
,
232

moment before.
see
back story

money management software,
302

money voice,
226
,
228
,
238

monotony,
43

more energy,
354

more is more,
81

more sell,
353

Motion Picture Engineering Group (MPEG),
258

mouth noise,
53
–
54
,
354

mouth work,
185
–
186

M.O.V.E. (Movement Orchestrates your Vocal Expression),
120
–
124

moving in,
103

MP3 (MPEG Layer 3) file format,
4
–
5
,
210
,
258
–
259

MPEG (Motion Picture Engineering

Group),
258

mu-law (µ-law) format,
204

multimedia,
4

Munro, Debbie,
208

Murphy’s Law,
297

music

creating believable characters,
161

in demos,
236
–
237

as inspiration,
100
,
142

libraries of,
237
,
242

MySpace,
214

narrative work,
177
–
182

demos for,
228

film,
4

sample scripts,
178
–
182

tips for performing,
178

nasal rinses,
56

nasal sprays,
56
–
57

NDAs (non disclosure agreements),
310

neck, relaxing,
47

negotiating fees,
218
,
287
–
289

nervous energy,
339

nervousness,
14
,
337
,
339

netbooks,
212

Neti Pots,
57

networking,
339

New Media,
209
–
220

history of,
210
–
213

place of voice actor in,
218
–
220

present and future of,
216
–
217

social networking,
213
–
217

Newell, Philip,
319

news,
2
–
3

newsletters,
254

nicholson, Jack,
145

Nistico, Gabrielle,
193
,
262

non disclosure agreements (NDAs),
310

non-accented American English,
44
–
45

nonunion work,
22
,
27

Oasis Moisturizing Mouthwash,
54

objectives.
see
desires (objectives; intentions)

offers,
144
,
165

offices,
252
–
254

Oh, Say Can You Say
(Seuss),
51

olive oil,
54

omnidirectional microphones,
101

one more time for protection,
354

One Production Only
(O.P.O.)
Limited Letter of Adherence
,
25

one-off,
258

one-person audiences,
63

online auditions,
330
–
333

on-site live auditions,
329
–
330

open unions,
24

organizational costs,
316

outboard equipment,
326

over the top,
354

overanalyzing scripts,
159

overemotional quality,
43

overemphasis,
41
–
42

overenunciation,
41
–
42

over-rehearsing,
225

pacing,
81
–
82
,
354

part-time work,
10
–
11

Pathfinders, RISC 3-D program,
154

pausing,
91
–
92

PayPal,
293

Pay-to-Play sites,
331

peak moment,
137

Pension Welfare Fund,
295

perceived needs,
13

perception

of self and by others,
34

of voice,
38

performance

A-B-C’s of voice acting,
62
–
74

effective,
78
–
79

elements of,
80
–
95

performance dynamics,
81
–
82

Performer Track,
302

personal managers,
28

personal pronouns,
116
–
117

personality,
147
–
150

personalized coaching,
223

phantom power,
320

Phillips, James,
205
–
207

phone patches,
325
–
326
,
345

photographs,
63
,
255
–
256

phrasing,
85
–
86
,
87

physical attitude,
120
–
124

physical energy,
69
,
120
–
124

physical movement,
69

pick it up,
354

pick up the pace,
354

pick up your cue,
354

pick-ups,
198

pitch,
185

pitch characteristic,
185

placement, vocal,
185
–
186

play with it,
354

Please Understand Me — Character and Temperament Types
(Keirsey/Bates),
148

plosives,
84

odcasts,
4
–
5
,
210
,
217

pop screens/stoppers,
102
,
352

popping,
354

portable media players,
210
–
211

ostcards,
254

potato chips,
54

powered speakers,
327

Practical Recording Techniques
(Bartlett),
319

practice,
38
–
39

defined,
78

effective performance and,
78

importance of,
223

reading out loud,
39
,
42

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

pre-sentences,
65
,
114

pretending,
62

print ads,
235

print materials,
255
–
257

private courses,
19

Pro Talent Performer web site,
302

producers

booking,
241
–
244

listening to,
109

nonunion,
27

perceived needs of,
13

union performers,
25

working with,
10
,
245
,
347
–
348

product endorsements,
307
–
308

product identification,
297

product liability laws,
307

product names,
234

production companies,
25
,
30

production departments,
2

professionalism,
249
–
252

branding self,
249
–
250

overview,
163
–
164

uniqueness,
250
–
252

proficiency,
76
–
77

competency,
77

defined,
76

stages to achieving,
77

Project Studios
(Newell),
319

promos,
195
–
196

demos for,
231

overview,
2
–
3

tips for performing,
196

promoting self,
261
–
262

promotions departments,
2

proximity effect,
103

psychological energy,
68
–
69

pulling words,
86
–
87

punch-in,
354
–
355

punctuality,
244
–
245

punctuation marks

question marks,
139
–
140

removing or changing,
90
–
91

purchase orders,
293

question marks,
139
–
140

QuickBooks,
302

Quicken,
302

radio imaging,
2
,
193
–
194
,
196

radio work

categories of,
2

tempo,
85

unions,
24

range.
see
vocal range (vocal variety)

Ratner, Bill,
364
–
365

read against the text,
355

read for levels,
352

readers.
see
audio books

reading skills,
5

reading wild,
196

reality TV shows,
212

Really Simple Syndication (RSS),
4
–
5
,
210

Reck, Michael,
51

record keeping,
301
–
302
,
338

recording self,
38
–
39
,
48
–
49
,
109

recording software,
321

recording studios,
19
,
240
–
244
.
see also
home studios

Reeves, Keanu,
146

regular sessions,
350

regulatory compliance,
304
–
305

rehearsal

effective performance and,
79

with music,
142

silent, or whispering,
140

relaxation

of arms,
47

of body,
46
–
47

breath control,
35

of face,
47

of mind,
46

of neck,
47

of tongue,
48

remedy recipes,
58

Research Institute on Social Change (RISC),
63
,
150
–
158

residuals,
286
,
295

resonance,
43

rest,
55
,
59

return on investment (ROI),
280

reversing text,
94