The Art of Voice Acting

The Art of Voice Acting by James Alburger

The Art of Voice Acting continues to be an excellent introduction to the business and art of voice acting. Newly updated to reflect the latest changes in the industry, this new edition features more contributions from professional voice artists and voice-acting coaches. It also covers job opportunities in the field and career management tips, such as working with a personal agent and keeping detailed records. Including an expanded appendix of Internet resources and a new companion CD-ROM--complete with audio examples--this is the perfect modern manual to getting established in the voice acting industry. This book introduces performance techniques and offers many useful tips, including how to build a career as a voice-actor. Complete with a large variety of scripts to use for practice and a CD-ROM with actual examples and voice-over demos, it takes readers step-by-step through a recording session, a review of equipment set-up, and some of the difficulties they might encounter when recording and performing.

"All actors/speakers should know and use what is contained in this text to develop and expand their career optionsWell written, right to the point..." - Choice

"The Art of Voice Acting written by James Alburger is a detailed guide about becoming a successful voice-over actor. If you have ever had to narrate a video, this is a good book for you to investigate." - Videomaker, November 1999

"I have spent many hours the past few weeks with your book, The Art of Voice Acting, and would like to thank you for a succinct eye-opening lesson . . .your book goes a long way to explaining the ins and outs and just how important it is not to lose sight of your goals.... I have a very strong old-time booming announcer's voice that your book is teaching me how to tame. I just wanted to say thanks from a virtual beginner who is very excited to begin. The book is "Terrrrific." - Dick Gould, 2000

James R Alburger, has worked with hundreds of voice- over artists. After a 25 year career in television as an audio producer and director (and recipient of 11 Emmy Awards), he opened his production company, The Commercial Clinic. James now produces award- winning radio and television commercials featuring his voice- acting talents along with those of many of his students. He also conducts workshops, seminars, and private coaching for voice acting and effective business communication

SKU	CIN0240804791VG
ISBN 13	9780240804798
ISBN 10	0240804791
Title	The Art of Voice Acting
Author	James Alburger
Condition	Very Good
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2002-03-25
Number of pages	272
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