Voiceovers

Ever been told you have a great voice? Put it to use with a career as a voice-over actor! In Voice-Overs, a veteran voice-over actor, writer, producer, and voice-over teacher provides the inside scoop on the industry and gives all the tools needed for personal training. This one-of-a-kind resource includes a CD featuring vocal exercises and exclusive interviews with voice-over actors. A treasure trove of exercises, games, and improv and acting techniques helps readers build their skills. Sample scripts from real ads provide practice, and interviews with agents, casting directors, and producers provide insights that will help new voice-over actors get started and get hired. 

“Everything you ever wanted to know about voice-over. Wilcox's clear, concise, an thorough how-to answers every question you've ever had about the voice game and a few you've never thought of before." ”

“Everything you ever wanted to know about voice-over. Wilcox’s clear, concise, an thorough how-to answers every question you’ve ever had about the voice game and a few you’ve never thought of before.”
—Chris Spencer; Senior Vice President, Creative Services, HBO
“Everything you ever wanted to know about voice-over. Wilcox’s clear, concise, an thorough how-to answers every question you’ve ever had about the voice game and a few you’ve never thought of before.”
—Chris Spencer; Senior Vice President, Creative Services, HBO

Janet Wilcox is a voice-over actor whose clients include E!, ABC, Lifetime, HBO, Lowe's, Nickelodeon, Cinemax, Lancme, the Discovery Channel, and others. She has worked as a writer, producer, and director on major promotion campaigns for HBO, A&E, and the History Channel. She taught improv classes and voice-over workshops in conjunction with Heyman Talent and the SAG Conservatory. She currently teaches studio voice-over classes at UCLA Extension and lives in Los Angeles.

Ever been told you have a great voice? Put it to use with a career as a voice-over actor! In Voice-Overs, a veteran voice-over actor, writer, producer, and voice-over teacher provides the inside scoop on the industry and gives all the tools needed for personal training. This one-of-a-kind resource includes a CD featuring vocal exercises and exclusive interviews with voice-over actors. A treasure trove of exercises, games, and improv and acting techniques helps readers build their skills. Sample scripts from real ads provide practice, and interviews with agents, casting directors, and producers provide insights that will help new voice-over actors get started and get hired. Tips on making a demo, auditioning, getting an agent, interpreting copy, developing a personal marketing plan, and much more mean that soon that great voice will be bringing in income as well as compliments. Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.

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