Friday, May 27, 2016

How To Become A Working Voice Artist

By Timothy Brown


The entertainment industry as a whole requires the services of many different styles of acting. It needs people who are trained to work on the stage, in feature films, advertising, television shows, and a lot of other areas that may not be as instantly known. This creates a growing market for those who choose to be a voice artist.

Each type of acting has its own specific requirements and performance elements. This is especially true when it comes to the various styles of vocal arts. Such skills are used in many different ways including animated movies, video games, television and radio commercials, telephone advertising, and the list just keeps going.

Most people do not realize that vocal acting requires a lot of health maintenance, hard work and preparation. In this field, looks are not important, but the way one sounds is how they make their money. The actor must be careful not to strain their chords, and should be diligent about attending regular training sessions and improving their skills.

Anyone who might be interested in working in this field would benefit from investing in vocal training of high quality. They should consider using an instructor whose experience lies in teaching those who are in this particular line of work. Taking these classes will help the actor control speech breaks, improve pronunciation and diction, and breathe so that they can deliver smoother sentences.

The next thing one would need to do is to make a demo tape, that shows their full ability range, to submit with each resume'. The best results generally come when someone has this done in a professional studio, which will cancel out any distracting background noise and clean up the technical imperfections. Most clients now require that these types of submissions be done either as digital media or put onto a CD.

The job search typically begins by first deciding on what level and in which area one wishes to work. There are four basic categories in this field, which are Regional, Local, International, and National. Each of these is going to have a different set of challenges, requirements, and benefits.

Preparing and submitting resume's and demo tapes is the next logical step after deciding which level and genre one would enjoy working the most. One must be very patient when it comes to being rejected, and should be persistent enough to apply for every job that they would like to do, in order to increase their odds of acceptance. Gaining profitable employment and being noticed by an agency is much easier when one has perseverance and determination.

Some of the many areas that offer vocal actors possible employment opportunities include GPS systems, radio advertisement, animated features, television commercials, children's programming, public announcements, and video games. All types of voices, from the smooth and beautiful, to the rough and rugged, and even the strange and unique, are needed. Those who are diligent in going after many roles, persistent in sending out a lot of resume's, and who invest in a high quality demo tape, may find that they have a beneficial advantage.




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