How Can I Get into Voice over Work
Do people always say you should do something with that great phonation of yours? Do you take heed of to the voices on TV and radio and think: ?That sounds like fun. I?d like to do that!? Would you like to voice cartoons, documentaries or books on download? Have you been thinking about getting into sound-overs but didn?t know where to start? One of the greatest myths about voice over acting is what we like to call the myth of the Golden voice. Do you have to sound hugely resonant and deep like James Earl Jones, or authoritative like Don LaFontaine to make money in voice over acting? As a matter of fact, you do not.
remember one thing: in the commercial world all kinds of voices are needed; low voices, whiny voices, gravelly voices, flat voices and even average voices. So, even if you don?t have a classic ?good phonation? you can enter the field if you have determination. voice Over work is an exciting career for sound-over talent but you need training to develop professional voice-over skills to participate effectively in this industry. One of the particular challenges of this business of ours is that there is indeed a very highly paid and highly visible tip of the iceberg in almost every branch of the profession.
This can either be very prohibitive for everyone else, who is not experiencing such fame and fortune, or worse, can be the kind of carrot which encourages beginners (and sometimes people with more experience who should know a lot better) to hold out for the glamour jobs at the expense of getting busy with the day to day gigs. These jobs may be little regarded and not very lucrative but they provide the grounding that can make you a realistic candidate for the better work when those opportunities do come your way. When you are pounding the pavement on your own be sure to follow up with the prospects you have sent your marketing materials to especially if you mailed a package with a CD. Keep your name front of mind. You may not receive a response from every person you send your promotional materials to but that shouldn’t deter you from marketing your services. When somebody needs your sound, they will get in touch!
