Voice-Over Voice Actor : What It's Like Behind the Mic

by Lowenthal, Yuri

• ISBN13: 9780984074006
• ISBN10: 0984074007
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-01
• Publisher: Bug Bot Pr

Summary

If you¿re interested in voice acting or just curious what goes on behind the scenes in a business where people talk funny for money, get Voice-Over Voice Actor: What It¿s Like Behind the Mic, available now from Bug Bot Press and Emerald Book Co. Voice-Over Voice Actor is an in-depth look at the world of voice acting, and it is chock-full of hints, tips, tricks, and tools to help you find your voice, promote yourself, create a killer demo reel, nail auditions, learn what awaits you in the booth, and discover what it¿s like behind the mic. With anecdotes from over 20 VO professionals as well as practice scripts and warm-ups, the book is jam-packed with facts and fun stories from working pros that will help steer you through the wild adventure that is voice-over. Written by working actors with over 12 years professional VO experience, the book is a fun and practical dive into the world of voice acting.

Author Biography

Yuri Lowenthal, in addition to being a giant nerd, is an award-winning actor of stage, screen and voice-over. He has worked on over 200 video game titles, but may be best known for his work in the popular Prince of Persia video game series, in which he plays the titular prince in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, and Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones. He's voiced Superman and Superman X on the Saturday morning animated Kid s WB show Legion of Superheroes as well as Jinno/Kuma on Afro Samurai. Catch him currently as Ben Tennyson on Cartoon Network s Ben Ten: Alien Force and as Bobby Drake, Iceman, on NickToons in the animated series, Wolverine and the X-Men. Anime fans may also know him from such series as Naruto, RaveMaster, Kyo Kara Maoh, Gurren Lagann, Bleach, Code Geass, and the film, Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles. For additional credits, fun facts and information, please visit his Web site YuriLowenthal.com. Tara Platt is not a nerd but is proudly married to one. She has performed internationally from London to New York to Los Angeles in film, TV, animation and theatre. In the VO world, she is best known for her work on the series and video games Naruto as Temari, DC vs. MK as Wonder Woman, and Legion of Superheroes as Dream Girl. Anime fans may also recognize her from animated series and features: Digimon: Island of Lost Digimon, Buso Renkin, RaveMaster, FateStayNight, Rozenmaiden, Tokko; Blue Dragon, Bleach, DearS, Boys Be; and in video games: Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles, Eternal Sonata, Soul Calibur, Final Fantasy, Desperate Housewives, Halo 2 (ilovebees), Tales of Symphonia, Tales of the Abyss, Persona, and Valkyrie Profile: Silmeria. Tara and Yuri's production company Monkey Kingdom Productions recently finished their first feature film Tumbling After. For more information on her or her credits, please visit her Web site TaraPlatt.com.