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circuitbentpirate · Post by **circuitbentpirate** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 12:49 pm

I have a friend who has a great voice, how would he go about getting into voice acting? Commercials, audio books, radio etc. would be perfect for him but I would imagine that it's not easy to get started.
I could record a demo for him, but I need to know what material to record. Does anyone know about this at all?

austere · Post by **austere** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 1:26 pm

think you should contact the casting-office. maybe you can incontact with such a agency through your local radio station. hope that helps.

androidlove · Post by **androidlove** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 2:14 pm

strange thing is, in the us, it's just a few ppl spread out over many projects. i'd guess it's a challenge to get in on that

atomic_(no)afro · Post by **atomic_(no)afro** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 3:53 am

Oh hey circuitbentpirate, check out the ADV anime series, Noir. There are "Easter Egg" interviews with the English dub voice actors at ADV in many of the volumes. They really go into detail about how one breaks into voice acting (including but not only anime dubs).

Go here and scroll down to find the instructions on how to unlock the Noir Easter Eggs:

http://www.gamewinners.com/dvd/movies_n.html

Or, you can bust open your rented Noir disc (available at Netflix) with DVD Shrink:

http://www.mrbass.org/dvdshrink/

Just open the disc in DVD Shrink, and go down to the extras portion to find the Easter Egg interview without having to use the secret code.

I can't remember everything they talk about off the top of my head, but they do talk about having just general acting experience as being a major part of getting good voice acting gigs. Furthermore, from personal experience I find that getting some airtime on a local college or community radio station helps to bolster one's self confidence when talking in a booth. Since I'm not an actor (voice or otherwise), I can't really give that much advice, the Noir Easter Egg interviews are some of the best material on the subject that I have heard to date.

ATA

Mr. Tunes · Post by **Mr. Tunes** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 5:32 am

two of my friends who are phenomenal voice actors, have a lot of experience in acting for theatre. i think that's a big part of it for some reason - having an improvisational skill that can take on a variety of roles.

ross g · Post by **ross g** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 6:22 am

there is crossover in acting and especially imrov comedy, but my experience was that the more heavy theater people weren't as good, it's a different dynamic (i'm thinking in terms of the hardcore voice over people, not so much "voice acting" as such, i know little about that)...the reason a few people get spread out is because it's really, really hard and producers go with the tried and true... your friend will have to practice tons and be able to read really well, as in read off a page and be able to instantly inflect whatever spin in mood or hit whicever word the producer wants...if you're friend is serious they need to sign with an agency and be in the union, i think that's pretty hard...i's suggest getting into an improv comedy class, meet people, and yes record some spots and build a reel for your friend as well...if you have more specific questions, pm me, i have a backround in vo recording...

rg

deastman · Post by **deastman** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:21 am

androidlove wrote:strange thing is, in the us, it's just a few ppl spread out over many projects. i'd guess it's a challenge to get in on that

Very true. I work in a video production group in the San Francisco area, and there are a couple of professional voice actors who we use frequently. I hear these same two guys on radio and tv ads constantly. Its a very small, insular business to be in...

fitch · Post by **fitch** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 9:39 am

i reckon he should get an agent.. over here, any company that needs VO asks the agents

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