samedi 17 janvier 2015

By Kristen Baird


It seems everybody needs a second income these days. Male Voice Over Talents used in many circumstances. While it is a steep challenge hoping to make a living this way, it helps to know there are many different kinds of opportunities. These range from dramatic roles in audio books to an anonymous narration.

Recognizable Hollywood celebrities often find audio a relatively easy way to earn a bit extra. A sound studio is a much easier a workplace than TV or film jobs. The stars come to work unshaven and in their pajamas.Many times major actors and actresses will take parts in a popular cartoon for the fun of doing work for a kids' audience, but even the big stars sometimes just need a paycheck now and then.

Luckily there aren't enough celebrities in Hollywood to meet the growing demand. This circumstance means there is work for anyone with the right talent. Usually, those with some experience on the stage or even just a good high-school acting class will have an advantage finding opportunities.

There are all kinds of acting, of course. This would include the salesman reading a script into a telephone the requisite eighty times per day, day in and day out. In many ways this is the ultimate performance, because the audience response is a sale made. Anyone with the skills to be a telemarketer might do well to explore voice opportunities as an extra income source, and anyone trying to make a living as a telemarketer might need the money.

Not only salespeople, but anyone trying to make ends meet while working in customer service, bill collection, or any other telephone-oriented job ought to consider sound work. People with this background learn to recognize when they are speaking effectively, and over time craft their voices to the point where they truly have taken on a wholly different dramatic person.

Certain traits will always help in finding work. A resonant voice with an unaffected, everyday tone opens the most doors, making available the enormous bulk of text that is constantly being recorded for posterity. In this kind of narration work, it is often preferred that the reader have no distinct personality of any sort. The only identity intended to take the stage is that of the text.

Those with a charismatic speaking style can be welcome precisely because of a unique accent or ethnic style. No one should be discouraged from working in voice just because they don't sound like their TV news anchorman. Further, a growing sector of the field demands bilingual narration, so there is demand for speakers of Spanish, Chinese, and many other languages.

Some can do get by doing nothing but sound recording work. These are the rare specialists, who know the ins and outs of self-promotion and network building. To earn one's livelihood from this business, one had better treat it like a business rather than just a recreation. At the end of the day, with a bit of hustle, sound recording can offer a nice boost to the household income.




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