Making Money in Voice-Overs: Winning Strategies to a Successful Career in Tv, Commercials, Radio and Animation
Author: Terri Apple, Gary Owens
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ISBN: 1580650112
Publisher: Lone Eagle Publishing Company (March, 1999)
Sales Rank: 25,865
Average Customer Rating: 3.82 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 5 out of 5
A brilliant guide through the world of voice-overs!!!!
I've read many books that have too much to grasp. Terri Apple teaches you in a simple, sometimes humorous and easy way to understanding every aspect of voice-overs...with key industry lingo indexed in the back for you to learn...from understanding the business end of this business, to what the producers and companies are looking for, to what many people mistakenly think a voice-over actor is supposed to do, Terri Apple tells it all, and even lets you in on personal experiences she's had. What an excellent book, I'd love it if it came in an audio-tape version! I highly recommend anyone who wants to learn and have a blast doing it read this book, it's the best $13.00 you'll spend!
Rating: 1 out of 5
This is a terrible book!
I doubt that Terri Apple even edited her book one-time through. There are a number of grammatical mistakes and spelling errors, making the meaning of several sentences nearly incomprehensible. Had she or an editor read this book, they would have caught many of the obvious mistakes ahead of time. The chapters were not very well laid-out and extremely inconsistent. The book's content was not organized well. Much of the information in each chapter did not coincide with the chapter title and she would skip ideas from one paragraph to the next. Also, she repeated much of the same information in several different chapters under different sections. Perhaps she wrote the book in between her many voiceover auditions. The information in this book is outdated since the industry has changed so dramatically since its publication. Terri Apple has proved that pretty voices should only be used when they have something to say. And that a pretty voice can be an ugly read.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Not exactly what I expected
Personally I expected more helpful hints and techniques for improving your skills in voice-overs but instead most of the book is concentrated on advising how to promote your talent. So if you want to know how to be a voice-talent this is propably not the best book for you, but if you feel you already have what it takes to be a voice-over artist, it gives you advise what to do to get yourself into business. Similar Products
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