Lessons
Welcome to the world of Voice Over
1Introduction
02:13What Is Voice Over?
2Myth Busting
03:17 3Where is all the money?
02:54 4Quiz: What Is Voice Over
The Voice Over Performance
5A Conversation With One Person
03:34Vocal Warm Up
03:43 7Breaking Down the Delivery Components
04:21 8Nailing the Feel
04:55 9Hitting or Noticing Words
03:28 10Becoming an Actor
03:26 11The Magic of Lists
04:34 12Five Key Characters
04:03 13Tongue Twisters
04:19 14Mic Technique and Studio Etiquette
01:44 15Quiz: Voice Over Performance
Case Studies
16Education in Mauritius
03:12 17The Ventsar ColorTouch
06:04 18Dodge Maps
04:16 19Quiz: case Studies
The Home Studio
20Check List
02:46 21Microphones
06:34 22Preamps
02:51 23Finishing the Check List
04:33 24Creating Your Recording Space
04:57 25Sound Proof Booths
03:34 26Quiz: Home Studio
Closing
27Practice and Review
02:58 28Quiz: Closing
Recording and Editing
29Live Recording Session
10:01 30Adding Music
06:41 31Placing Audio into a Video
06:10 32Extra Services
04:23 33Quiz: Recording & Editing
Making a Demo
34Your Demo is your Business Card
05:48 35Designing your Demo
02:30 36Recording Your Demo
03:25 37Quiz: Making a Demo
Self Employment
38Customer Service
04:37 39Expectations and Delivery
03:57 40Storage and Organization
03:31 41Gig Photo and the Fiverr Forum
03:56 42Quiz: Self Employment
Vocal Health
43Water and Sleep
04:15 44Recording When Sick
04:17 45Quiz: Vocal Health
Staying Motivated
46Setting Goals
02:52 47Daily Schedule and Fiverr Forum
04:06 48Nerves
02:52 49Bonus Vocal Exercises
03:57 50Take a Break
01:51 51Quiz: Staying Motivated
Final Quiz
52Final Quiz
Lesson Info
Nerves
since we work all alone in our walk in closets, it might surprise you that some people who are new to voiceover do get nervous. So I wanted to discuss this so that nerves do not keep you from reaching your goals. Does voiceover make you nervous? Of course it can voice over is a form of performing and public speaking and performing can certainly make people nervous. Therefore, I think it makes complete sense that performing at the mic and submitting those recordings to people can bring out some nerves. So what do we do about it? Well, the first thing to note is that we're taking on a new skill and with that we might find ourselves uncomfortable. That is okay. I understand you're in a new land so you should be a little uncomfortable at first overtime. Two things will happen. One, you'll become more familiar with the landscape, which of course brings a sense of ease and two, you'll become more durable. The more you practice. What do I mean by that? Well, think of learning a new skill and ...
having nerves a bit like working out at the gym. When you first lift a heavy weight at the gym, it feels pretty heavy. But if you keep lifting that weight over time, the weight doesn't feel as heavy. The weight certainly isn't lighter. You've become stronger and the same strength building happens when we're working on new skills and putting ourselves out there in new territory. Here are some ways I recommend you can help build your skill set and start to feel more comfortable in voiceover, Read out loud as often as you can read to kids or volunteer for library programs. This will help build your skill set and get you performing, which is exactly what we want when we're at the mic, take an acting or improvisation class voiceover is acting, so continue to build on your acting skills, Take client feedback with a yes and approach client feedback does not mean you did anything wrong. It means the client is polishing or fine tuning their end product by saying yes, I'd be happy to assist you, offer a great service and earn a repeat client. And finally, I had a friend say, once my racing heart doesn't bother me if I don't care, which I think is a really fun way to simply say, yeah, there are times we might have uncomfortable sensations in our bodies and push ourselves into new territory. So enjoy the ride and know that each of us in the voiceover industry have been there and survived to tell about it in the next session, we'll further discuss some vocal exercises to help keep your routine interesting
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