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Aimed at seasoned actors as well as vocal talents who lack show-biz experience, this career manual offers the most complete guide to a lucrative field.

Voices are increasingly in demand for commercials, cartoon characters, announcements, and other voice-over spots. This outstanding handbook explains how to launch a career and find work. Along with sample commercials and script copy, the author gives advice on vocal exercises, on self-promotion, and on business matters, and this expanded edition includes new tips on making a demo CD; vocal modulation and breath techniques; advanced copy-reading techniques; and a section on how copywriters see the job of the voice artists they write for.



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Elaine A. Clark, a voice-over performer, casting director, producer, and copywriter, lives in San Francisco.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Back Stage Books; 2 Sub edition (May 1, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0823077020
  • ISBN-13: 978-0823077021
  • Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
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62 of 63 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Buy it, read it, APPLY IT and you'll do it!, September 5, 2001
By Joel L. Gandelman (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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Whooaaaa! What a SOLID book! Don't let the fact that it's a paperback fool you. In some 204 pages Elaine Clark, a voice-over performer, casting director and coach, covers all bases -- and there is no padding. It's solid, useful, info that can be applied immediately. And if you read the book and follow her advice I suspect it'll shave YEARS off the typical hit-and-miss process that most of us (including me) go through in entertainment (I'm a ventriloquist, a lower form of voice life). There are many books on virtually every aspect of show biz and we're seeing more on voice-overs, an increasingly lucrative industry due to the explosion in cartoons, commercials, etc. Clark takes you through voice techniques, getting started, copy basics, looking for an agent and The Absolutely Crucial Step: doing a demo (just as most mere mortals are judged by how they present themselves on paper, entertainers are judged by what they choose to present in their demos). It even includes a section on staying on top. Nothing is left out; the writing style is to-the-point...no cutesy stuff that attempts to mask weak content. Each page is tightly-packed with detailed information. It's as if she is having her own private session with you -- and, actually, she is -- except it costs a lot less in book form. Need THE BOOK on voice-overs? This is IT.
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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for novices and journeymen alike, April 18, 2004
By Billy Shakes (On a bull of mud circling the sun) - See all my reviews
I first read this book a couple of years ago when I was just toying with the idea of making VO a career. It is a bible for aspiring talents and established pros will also learn plenty as Elaine is a renowned casting director and producer as well as a successful talent.

It is an easy read but the exercises are anything but easy. The sample scripts are fabulous and the vocal warm-ups are helpful and something that all other books on VO are lacking. The marketing chapters are also well written and leave one with no illusion about talent alone being enough to make it in this highly competitive field. That's what makes this the best book on VO that I've read. It has everything. Did I say it had everything? Let's amend that - I'd like to see a chapter on equipment and technology though with the pace of change these days, it would probably be out of date before its printed.

If you have been thinking about a career in voice over, you are not serious if you don't buy this book.

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43 of 45 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, February 2, 2000
I have about 8 different books on this subject, my background is radio broadcasting, Elaine help me to deprogram myself and do real acting, that's what voiceovers are about. I just purchased her video offered in the book and I started back reading the material and practicing everyday. I have taken voiceover seminars, and I find it is a highly recommended text. She also gives you practical tools about setting up an audition tape, and how to interpet copy. The best!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good information but partially obsolete....
I liked this book and the author's easy-going narrative. Elaine Clark is clearly talented and well respected in the voice over field. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Chelsea

4.0 out of 5 stars Tough Great Read Which Needs Revision
I enjoyed this book very much. Its best features are that it breaks down the types of work and gives many chances to practice sample reads - followed or preceded by an analysis of... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jay Spector

5.0 out of 5 stars An All-In-One Guide
OK, as a disclaimer I must say I have studied with Elaine for 2 years at her studio in San Francisco, and I have worked on voice jobs for her as well. Read more
Published 9 months ago by John Starr

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read Resource BEFORE you start
Fantastic book. I'm quite big on improving my chances in business by going into something fully informed. Read more
Published 11 months ago by K. Celoria

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Gold
I have a number of Voice over books, and this one is hands down my favorite. Even though I've worked in the voice industry for years, there are so many proven voice techniques... Read more
Published 18 months ago by G. Land

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-read
I'm at the beginning of my career in voice-over and I've read a good handful of books on the topic and taken tons of classes... Read more
Published on October 3, 2007 by The Spoken Word

5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite Book on Voiceover
Elaine Clark is my guru. I have read this book a number of times since purchasing it in 2001, and I return to a number of specific passages when I need a refresher. Read more
Published on August 16, 2007 by Bobbin Beam

5.0 out of 5 stars get this book
If you are at all interested in VO, get this book. I read it cover to cover a year ago, and I've been cherry picking those areas that I've needed to focus on ever since. Read more
Published on April 21, 2006 by Brian Buck

5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful
This book is very helpful for those new to the industry. It contains information about putting your demo together, about getting an agent, and has sample copy to practice with,... Read more
Published on October 24, 2005 by Pat B. Ferguson

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book.
This book can be helpful for actors starting out. I have found that the actors I work with in my private practice need exercises to get them prepared for the biz.
Published on September 27, 2005 by Danielle Seadia

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