Saturday 8 October 2011

A look at resources and links

I've been looking around the net for my initial research into the resources available, the requirments and expectations of a voice actor, and the general protocol of the industry. So far, I've found several handy dandy websites. First, we have The Voice Actor's Notebook, a wonderfully straightforward site that has plenty of information, tips and tricks, not to mention lists of suggested reading and suggested equipment, and on top of that, suggested seminars and free scripts to practice and audition with.

Next is voices.com/, a directory of amateur voice actors and people looking for voice actors, which also has an online community in which users can ask and answer each other's questions.
 Along these lines are "voiceoverclub.com", "voiceactingmastery.com" and "acting.lifetips.com", which are all websites dedicated to tutorials and community building with the hopes of helping amateurs along.

Finally, and this is something more personal, we have Rob Paulsen's website, which he is currently using to promote a string of tours and seminars across America to raise money for charity. Mr Paulsen was pretty much the voice of my childhood, giving life to either a major or supporting character in pretty much every cartoon I watched as a child, so having his weekly podcasts where he discusses the world of professional voice acting with other actors is really helpful and inspiring.

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