Word Of Mouth: A Guide To Commercial And Animation Voice-over Excellence [with Cd]

Voice-overs, the audio portions of radio and TV commercials, can be an exciting and lucrative career for anyone who can master the technique. This book and accompanying tape explains everything one needs to know to do effective voice-overs and get jobs in this field.

The art of voice-over is the backbone of commercials, animation, documentaries, and radio dramas produced for both national and local markets throughout the country. It is an ever-growing, lucrative field, and the demand for well-trained voice-over artists is increasing rapidly in our age of digital entertainment. Word of Mouth?now in its updated and revised third edition?is the primary instructional book in the voice-over field. A clearly written and practical primer for the beginner and a welcome refresher course for the professional, Word of Mouth contains voice-over exercises, sample copy, and essential advice about producing a demo, auditioning, self-promoting, getting an agent, and what to expect on the job. It also provides exclusive and up-to-date lists of voice-over agents, coaches, workshops, and demo producers and duplicators. It is the standard text for numerous university communications, television, and acting department courses. Accompanied by a 50-minute audio CD.