The Art of Voice Acting: the art and business of performing for voice over (67 page)

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rhythm,
84
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85
,
111
,
172
,
185
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186

Ricola Pearls,
54

Riggio, Stephanie,
173

“Right of Publicity” laws,
307

Right to Work states,
25
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26

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

risk,
72
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73
,
162

ROI (return on investment),
280

romance it,
355

room reverberation,
323

Rose, Eliot,
173

Rose, Ethan,
173

RSS (Really Simple Syndication),
4
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5
,
210

Rule
1
,
25

run it down,
355

run lines,
339

S Corporations,
305

SAG (Screen Actors Guild),
23
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27
,
295

sales departments,
3

sales presentations,
3

sales taxes,
314

salesperson, voiceover actor as,
16
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17

saline nasal rinses,
56

Samuel French, Inc.,
264

Sandler, Adam,
146

sarcasm,
68

scale,
23
–
24
,
283

Scenes for Actors and Voices
(Butler),
110

Sciglimpaglia, Robert,
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,
303
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304

scratch tracks,
341
,
349
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350

Screen Actors Guild (SAG),
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27
,
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scripts.
see also
woodshedding (script analysis)

back story,
64
,
136

breathing conversationally,
37
–
38

formats,
350

notation,
130
–
131

overanalyzing,
159

precedence of character over,
163

reducing,
97

relaxation,
46

removing punctuation marks,
90
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91

what to look for in,
14
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16

self-awareness,
40
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41
,
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56

self-direction,
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,
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sense memory,
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,
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service marks,
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313

Session Booking Form,
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session fees,
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session setups,
350

sessions,
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358

creative process,
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348

direction terms,
352
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357

step-by-step,
351
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352

types of,
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350

wrap up,
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358

Seuss, Dr.,
51

shared information,
171

shave it by…,
355

shotgunning,
63
,
166

shoulders, tension in,
35
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36

show me stance,
122

sibilance,
42

signature voices,
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,
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,
231

Singer’s Saving Grace,
54

single-voice copy,
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–
170

sample scripts,
167
–
170

tips for performing,
166

sinuses,
56
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57

sitting,
123

six elements of character voice,
184
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six “W’s” and “H”,
112
–
113

skills, defined,
71
.
see also
education

skoche more/less,
355

slander,
308

slap echo,
323

Slashdot,
220

Slater, Christian,
146

slating,
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,
341
–
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,
352

slogans,
250

Small Business Administration,
262

smart phones,
212

Smith, Bill,
58

smoking,
52

smooth it out,
354

social networking,
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,
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,
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socio-cultural awareness,
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158

soft drinks,
52

sound bites,
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,
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sound effects,
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sound-alikes,
96

Source Connect,
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speakers,
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speech problems and habits,
40
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accent reduction/minimization,
44
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45

breathinesss,
43

clipped vowels,
43

devoicing consonants,
43

excessive resonance,
43

explosive consonants,
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lack of mobility in face, jaw, and lips,
42
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43

lack of speech clarity,
41

losing/dropping ends of words,
42

overemotional quality,
43

overemphasis,
41
–
42

overenunciation,
41
–
42

unclear diction,
41

speech therapists,
41

Spielberg, Steven,
80

split the difference,
355

spokesperson (information-based) copy,
112

spontaneity,
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,
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–
163

standard contracts,
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Stanislavski, Constantin,
88

starter voice,
188

start-up costs,
316

stay in character,
355

stepping on lines,
355

Stewart, Patrick,
44

stopwatches,
322

storyboards,
340

storytelling,
1
,
6
,
16
,
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111

streaming audio,
4
,
211

Streep, Meryl,
44
,
146

stretch it,
355

stretching,
42

structure of copy,
128

studio monitors,
322

stuttering,
41

stuttering modification therapy,
41

style, developing,
76

sub-domains,
331

substitution,
97

subtext

back story,
65

dialogue copy,
172

emotional energy,
70

overview,
89

psychological energy,
68

single-voice copy,
165

subtracting words,
98

success,
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10

Surfers, RISC 3-D program,
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survival kit,
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,
344

suspension of disbelief,
125

sustaining,
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87

sweep exercise,
49

Sylver, Marchall,
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Tabasco sauce,
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tablets,
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tags,
296

take a beat,
355

take it from the top,
355

talent agencies,
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talent agents,
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gigs,
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interviewing,
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searching for,
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267

working with,
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Tanzilo, Phillip,
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taxes,
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Taylor, Amy,
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teas,
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technique,
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106

advanced,
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100

effective performance,
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79

elements of performance,
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95

headphones,
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105

microphones,
100
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104

proficiency,
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role of,
107

shortcuts,
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signature voice,
106

Techrunch,
220

tele-courses,
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telephony,
3
,
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concatenation,
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demos for,
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television work

categories of,
2
–
3

unions,
24

tells,
120

tempo,
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85
,
111
,
185

tension

breath control,
35
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36

creating,
138

pausing,
91

physical attitude,
123

Terwilliger, Connie,
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,
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text reversal,
94

thank-you notes,
254

that was perfect—do it again,
355

that’s a buy/keeper,
355

Thayer’s Dry Mouth Spray,
54

the, proper usage of,
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88

theater of the mind,
159

thought pacing,
94

three in a row,
356

3-Dimensional Voice, The
(Wilson),
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,
37

3-pin XLR type cable,
320

throat

clearing,
55

dryness,
56

pain,
56

Throat Coat,
57

throat sprays,
54

throw it away,
356

tighten it,
355

time-buy,
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timing,
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,
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comic,
172

elevators, riding to tweak,
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pausing,
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tone,
90

tongue, relaxing,
48

tongue twisters,
51

too much air,
356

Toy Smart,
137

trade show presentations,
3

trademarks

infringement of,
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overview,
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–
313

trailers,
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demos for,
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tips for performing,
196

training,
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4
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52
.
see also
education

training projects,
3
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5

transition bridges,
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,
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tray cards,
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trends,
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TWIT Network,
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Twitter,
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,
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,
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Two Boxes concept,
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2-4 shortcut,
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UBCP (Union of BC Performers),
23

Ullman, Tracy,
44

unconscious competence,
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unconscious incompetence,
77

under/over,
356

under-pricing (low-balling),
284

unidirectional (cardioid) microphones,
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Union of BC Performers (UBCP),
23

Union Shop states,
25

unions,
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,
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25

compensation,
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,
297

fees and dues,
23
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24

financial core,
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26

origin of,
23

role of,
23

when to join,
26
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27

unique positioning statement (UPS),
250

unique selling proposition (USP),
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,
250

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO),
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Universal Resource Locator (URL),
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universal serial bus (USB) microphones,
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updating demos,
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“Upload” folder,
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UPS (unique positioning statement),
250

URL (Universal Resource Locator),
259

USB (universal serial bus) microphones,
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–
321

use fees,
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–
297

USP (unique selling proposition),
137
,
250

USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office),
312

UStream,
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verbal agreements,
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versatility,
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,
33
,
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video games,
3
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4
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202
,
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230

viral videos,
211

virgin olive oil,
54

visual illusions,
125

visualization,
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,
125

of character,
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,
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of voice,
186