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Creating Character Voices for Fun and Profit: A Professional Guide

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This audio series was recommended to me from my personal acting coach. Pat Fraley is genuine, motivational and very easy to learn from. I consider myself a premier voice actor with great abilities but Patrick Fraley really taught me more than that, he taught me to dig into the acting side of the business and learn exactly what steps to take to prepare and train yourself to CATALOG your voices you create. Having over 200 voices well prepared and cataloged it makes it easier to dig in to the placement, range and characteristic of the voice, especially when you have only had two minutes to go over the copy. Beleive me when you pay the money for the series you are investing in your future as a voice actor! A great added bonus are the demo tracks in the 2nd cassette. Jack Angel, Brian Cummings, Danny Mann and Tres MacNeil - Amazing talent. Buy it! The only problem I have is I wish Pat had this series available on CD my tapes are beginning to wear because I have listened to it so much.

Fraley, who has made a career of cartoon and radio advertising voices, shows how to use your voice to its fullest potential. This "professional guide" is really for everyone; speakers, lecturers and teachers who want to enliven their speech; actors who want to make additional income in radio advertising or who want to expand their on-stage presentation; parents who want to read stories to their kids with real impact. To Fraley, character is more than vocal tricks; you learn to create a character that goes along with the voice. He also has a simple, effective way to classify the voices and characters you create. Even if you never use it professionally, it's a fascinating glimpse into entertainment and presentation technique.

...and he is truly the master journeyman of this trade. He goes in and out of character more fluidly than Robbin Williams, and is one of the most generous and entertaining coaches I've come across in a very competitive field. I wouldn't be booking gigis if it weren't for what Pat has taught me - Buy the tape, and book a seminar with him as soon as you can in LA.

Every time I listen to these tapes I learn something new. Great advice on the nature of the voice over business and how to create and do more than just survive in the biz. The author is inspiring as well as knowledgeable and talented. I learned more from these tapes than I did from an $800.oo Hollywood studio course I took. Guaranteed, you will not be sorry with your purchase of these tapes.

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