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The voice actor contributes to both cartoons and TV shows, makes documentary narrations, and reads commercials on television or radio. If you love acting and possess a unique voice, this might be the career for you! This field requires skill hone, clear pronunciation, and a series of auditions. As a highly competitive industry, becoming a voice actor is not for the shy. But with perseverance, hard work, and practical skills, your path to becoming a voice actress will open wide.

Steps

Part 1 of 3: Talent development

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   Practice reading out loud. Reading clearly out loud is an essential skill in the field of voice acting, especially when a job requires you to read from a typewriter or script. You should often read aloud books, magazines or newspaper articles to get used to. Take at least 30 minutes a day to practice reading. Practice pronunciation and improve intonation. Try changing your voice while reading for more challenge.
   • Practice reading a variety of materials to improve your voice. You can start with the work of author Dr. Seuss, then move on to the film Shorty and then challenge yourself with poetry. Never assume that you are reading, you should be considered performing art. The job of this profession is to blow soul into each letter.

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   Record voice reading. Try monologue or read the script and record it. Press the button to listen again and take notes to learn from experience. You may be surprised to hear your own voice! The voice in the recording is not always the same as a normal everyday voice. Notice this change and get acquainted with the voice in the recording so that you can effectively express it through the microphone.

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   Use your diaphragm. Hear if you use the nasal, neck, chest or stomach voice. The nasal voice sounds bad and high, the old voice sounds very small, the chest voice sounds good, but the belly voice is the most powerful and the best. To develop abdominal accent, you need to practice deep breathing and watch the rise and fall of the diaphragm. Take a breath from your belly and make a sound, such as laughing or yawning. Once you have mastered it, it's only a matter of keeping your voice. Your vocal teacher can help you pronounce the diaphragm.

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   Practice voice training. Certain exercises can help control and improve your voice. Most see steam as the foundation. Try humming a scale by blowing in the straw to practice controlling the breath. You can lie on the floor, inhale deeply and exhale, making a "sh" sound as you exhale. Even a simple thing like sitting upright and shoulders stretched back will make a difference in the voice. You can also practice pronouncing tongue twisting statements, such as, "When you go to the mountain to get a shack, pay attention to the floodwaters".

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   Imitate famous actors' voices or fictional characters. Learning to parody voices builds flexibility, recognizes pitch, timbre and provides good material for you to include in sample recordings. Voiceover artists don't need to be impressionist, but it's helpful to be able to change voices. This makes himself more versatile and also supports his acting. Try to read that not only match the person's image but also their personality so that it feels more authentic than just mimicking the voice.
   • To start, let's imitate the following celebrities: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Cosby, tiger Tony, rabbit Roger, Christopher Walken, Don LaFontaine

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   Improved in character guise. Improvisation is an important skill in the field of voice acting because the director is looking forward to it. This skill helps actors truly transform into characters and think like them. Once you have played the role, try creating a funny story based on the character's circumstances. If you need help, ask a friend to ask a question and put yourself in the character's position to respond. Example: If you imitate the frog Kermit, you should make up the story of you dating the pink pig Piggy.

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   Take acting classes or look for an acting instructor. This helps you develop your cinematic talent. Voice actors are never shown on screen, but they need real talent to read lines effectively. Remember that in a way, the voice acting is more difficult than many other types of acting because there are no actors to act with and the audience cannot see the actors' facial expressions, hand gestures or movements. . There are also no props or other utensils to aid in the reading process. You must express all of your emotions and personality through your voice.
   • If you are still in school, sign up for a theater actor training program and attend auditions for any one-act play or drama in progress. If you are no longer in school, you can try finding and joining community theater groups.

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   Take a voice training course. Taking a regular voice training class (at least once a week) helps you learn how to widen the pitch, adjust the volume, and speak more fluently. You need to try a lot of teachers to choose the best one. A good vocal teacher not only assists students in developing specialized techniques and controlling their voice, but also helps them find their own unique qualities.
   • Good teachers will guide you through the proper warm-up. There are many exercises to warm up the voice. Try starting by blowing the air out of your mouth and vibrating your lips and making a "brrr" sound. Then yawn loudly and sigh, and smile at the same time to relax the jaw muscles.
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Part 2 of 3: Promote yourself

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   Create sample recordings. This is how voice actors show their talents when applying for jobs. The sample recording may contain your original voice or your voice parodies of existing characters / scripts. Owning a quality sample is very important to assert yourself and show your skills and skills. You can record it yourself or go to a professional studio. If you're recording yourself, pay attention to the sound quality and make sure it's done in a place where there's no noise. You don't want anything to distract you while you're recording.
   • To own a professional sample recording, it can cost you hundreds of dollars. The money doesn't make the sample any better, it just guarantees the quality of the sound output. Sample recording content is most important. You can still create quality recording with just a good microphone and a quiet room at home.
   • Get off to a great start, do your best in the first 30 seconds of the tape. Potential employers will probably only listen to the tape for about 30 seconds, so you need to make full use of this opportunity. The sample length should be short, at most one to two minutes and to the point, concisely displaying some characteristic voices.
   • If you create a sample record for the purpose of applying for the position you want, you need to make sure the tape content is relevant to the job. Example: If you are choosing a male character, of course the recruiter does not need to hear the actor mimic the old woman's voice.

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   Write a resume. Often you need work experience to apply for a job, which is quite challenging for beginners. Try to recall and include any relevant experiences in your resume. Take acting classes, participate in seminars, create a YouTube channel to post original recordings, build relationships in a community theater group, apply for a position as a school newsletter reader, e-book narration Or simply find any voice-related job you used to work in the past. This makes the candidate look older in the eyes of the casting director and helps develop skills.
   • In the realm of voice acting, the resume is much more important than the close-up shots. The professional close-up shot is beautifully edited, but costs hundreds of dollars and is of no use to the casting director as the looks have nothing to do with voice acting.

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   Find a talented agent. Like any other type of actor, the agent will act on behalf of and support the voice actor's career. The representative will announce the audition schedule and help the actor find a suitable role. They are responsible for promoting the image and managing the actor's career. They help actors negotiate salaries and earn commission from it. They know many jobs that you cannot find on your own. Send your sample record and resume to a talent representative near you. Choose someone you can trust and give yourself a sense of peace of mind.
   • The representative will help the actor's career advance. You need to develop your voice and define what you want to do before you find an agent.
   • Find a representative with expertise in voice acting. Decide if you want to work for a TV station, movie studio or radio station and find an agent with expertise in the industry.

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   Send sample recordings and resume to the studio. Find a studio near where you live, then email them your sample record and resume. If you don't mind going away, you can even submit your sample record and resume in person. Be willing to wait for a response and face many rejection. The studio accepts hundreds of samples and your product may or may not be what they have been waiting for or not. However, just because they haven't responded right away doesn't mean they'll never care. They may not have a suitable role right now but still like the sample recording and will consider choosing a friend in the future.

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   Create an online profile. An impressive set of online profiles can aid your career. You can create your personal website using the Wordpress service, show off your skills on YouTube, or set up a dedicated work account on a social networking site. More and more actors are casting and are using the Internet to find talent. If someone has ever heard of what you do, you will want them to find and follow you easily online. An online website dedicated to voice acting will help with your promotion.

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   Choose the right place. If you are serious about pursuing a career, you may need to live in a city with a thriving voice industry. Although the Internet has made this less necessary, having a presence in the voiceover capital always helps. Some of the top cities for voice acting in the United States include Los Angeles, New York, Dallas, and San Francisco. advertisement

Part 3 of 3: Audition

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   Join the open audition. Even if there is no representative and no response from the studio, you can still participate in the open audition. Anyone can join this audition. Be prepared to audition only for a short time because there are many people there. Even if you are unsure of getting the role that day, this is still a good opportunity for you to practice and get used to the audition, while at the same time getting the casting director's attention.
   • To find auditions near where you live, follow the listing on backstage.com.

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   Audition online. Since dubbing can be done simply with the microphone, even home auditions are possible. There are various job listings available online, such as at voices.com. The online marketplace is changing the way online auditions and auditions work, which is a good option for people not living in the big movie city.

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   Audition as much as possible. Someone said that an actor's real job is to audition. That's because the acting field is very competitive. You will likely need to take part in many auditions to get a role, and once it's done you have to start auditioning again. Therefore, you must learn to stick to the audition process and participate as much as possible. This makes you nimble and keep your voice steady until you get the shoulder. The more you audition for, the more career opportunities you have.
   • Auditioning for a role may not suit me. You never know what the casting director is looking for.

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   Prepare in advance. Make sure to warm up and keep your voice moist. Make sure you have prepared your script and know how to read it. Some auditions only require a single line to be read, so it's important to read that sentence well first. This also alleviated the anxiety in the pressurized audition atmosphere. Prepare other lines not included in the script in case the casting director wants to consider further.
   • Try to put yourself in the position of the character and be creative beyond the script. Who is this character? For them, what is important? Why do they say these words? It might help if you write down some of your comments about the character to better understand important aspects of the character. This helps to bring the character's soul to life.

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   Be on time. When participating in auditions, punctuality is the key to success. To ensure you arrive on time, plan to arrive 10 to 15 minutes early. This will help you relax and have time to review the script.

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   Dress properly. Although the appearance has nothing to do with voice acting, the overall impression speaks volumes. Make sure to dress properly. Do not wear worn out, old t-shirts. You should be professional in your style of dress and remember the type of character you auditioned for.
   • For example: If you audition for the ninja role, you don't need to wear anything else; the black button-down shirt would be the right outfit for you to portray that role in a professional way.
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Advice

• Keep your voice healthy by adding adequate moisture and by not smoking.
• Give your voice a break from time to time. This is beneficial for the larynx.
• Make sure you reach a salary agreement with the talent agent. There are some agents / brokers who receive higher commissions than others.
• If you start a career early (for example, from a young age), your chances of getting a job in this area will be higher.
• The level of competition in the field of voice acting is fierce. Must have a unique voice and be a truly talented actor to pursue this career.

Warning

• It may take a long time to build a career as a voice actress. Don't give up if you can't get a job right away. This field is very competitive.