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1st International Collection of Tongue Twisters - A mind boggling
list of tongue twisters, beckoning you to challenge your enunciation skills.
Pick a language and have at it!
A.F.T.R.A.
- The union of The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.
Representing professional actors, dancers, singers, and broadcasters. Features
include contracts, newsletters and forums; performance rates covering all
mediums, FAQs,industry links, forums, agents lists and negotiations updates.
Broadcast Voice Handbook - In Ann S. Utterback's classic
manual on broadcast voice, she compiles coaching techniques aimed at helping
both students as well as professionals from the major television networks find
their best broadcast voices. Her clientele ranges from individuals at local
stations in the U.S. and Canada - to the Voice of America, CNN, Bloomberg
News,The Associated Press, Reuters, ESPN, NPR - and many more!
NPR Interview with Patsy Rodenburg, Sept. 2002 - Terry
Gross, host of NPR's Fresh Air, talks with internationally acclaimed voice coach
Patsy Rodenburg about voice. A must-listen!
Patsy Rodenburg on NPR, Nov. 2000 - Terry Gross talks with
Patsy Rodenburg, Director of Voice at London's National Theatre and the
Guildhall School of Music and Drama about voice and her book "The Actor Speaks".
Fascinating.
Radio and Television
Business Report - Voice of the Broadcasting Industry. Radio and
television industry news and information via daily morning epapers, afternoon
Media Mix and monthly print magazine. From GMs, GSMs & PDs, or across the table
to engineering we deliver the relevant information you need to succeed.
S.A.G. - Site
for the Screen Actors Guild, the union representing film and television
performers. Member services include news, calendar of events, contract
information, and a list of franchised agents. Of interest to non-members:
glossary of entertainment industry terminology; informative articles, listing of
past/present SAG award-winners/nominees, and related links.
Say It Well, Inc.
- Coaching for Voice, Media, Presentation, or Communication Skills with Candice
Coleman, PhD. Whether you want to improve your voice, media, presentation, or
communication skills, Say It Well! Inc. can help you say it better through
Presentations, Coaching and Learning Tools
So You Want To Be A Voice-Over Star - This an introspective
look into the voice-over industry written by a national voice talent, Sandy
Thomas, the National Voice of MSNBC. Sandy is a highly respected voice talent
that can also be heard on ESPN & ESPN2, HBO, VH1, MTV, A&E and more including
Local Radio & TV stations and National and Regional Commercials all across
America.
Sound And Look Professional On Television And The Internet: How To
Improve Your On-Camera Presence - Michelle McCoy, Assistant
Professor at Kent State University's journalism department and Ann S. Utterback,
Ph.D., broadcast voice specialist created this book for those who need help
on-camera. Whether you are a corporate executive or an aspiring reporter, this
book will help you face the camera.
The Art of Voice
Acting - Huge resource site presented by Voice Over Professionals
James R. Alburger and Penny Abshire. Tons of information on the voice over
industry, featuring a newsletter, workshops, extensive online resources, as well
as Alburger's book "The Art of Voice Acting." A must!
The Art of Voice Acting, The Craft and Business of Performing for
Voice-Over - James R. Alburger introduces performance techniques
and offers many useful tips, including how to build a career as a voice-actor.
Complete with a large variety of scripts to use for practice and a CD-ROM with
actual examples and voice-over demos, this book takes readers step-by-step
through a recording session, a review of equipment set-up, and some of the
difficulties they might encounter when recording and performing.
The International
Dialects of English Archive - IDEA is a repository of primary
source recordings of English spoken in the accents of other languages. Spoken in
English, all by native speakers. Both English language dialects and English
spoken in the accents of other languages are represented. Recordings are
downloadable for both PC and Macs.
The Online Communicator: The Voice Lab - Includes training
tools to develop vocal skill, plus annotated, downloadable voice performance
samples for study. Also explores artificial voice synthesis and its implications
for human actors, as well as the basic physiology of human speech.
The
Right To Speak - Internationally acclaimed voice coach and author
Patsy Rodenburg introduces this book with her Declaration of Vocal Rights: "The
right to breathe, the right to be physically unashamed, to fully vocalise, to
need, choose and make contact with a word, to release a word into space... the
right to speak"
There's Money Where Your Mouth Is: An Insider's Guide to a Career in
Voice-Overs - Elaine Clark is an award winning actor, director,
producer, certified teacher, playwright and the author of this quintessential
voice-over book. Along with expert advice and script analysis, there are
numerous practice commercials, industrials and multimedia scripts.Many colleges
and high schools across the country have adopted it as a textbook for learning
voice-over skills.
Todd Schick Corporate Presentation Coaching - First
Impressions with an individual are critical, but in the corporate setring, they
can easily be the difference between making the deal or breaking it. Todd Schick
teaches executives and others to become effective, engaging communicators with
unique coaching methods born from 20+ years of being a highly successful Voice
Over Professional and Coach.
Todd Schick Professional Voice Over Coaching - As a Professional
Voice Talent, Todd's got 20-some years of experience. He helps people start
their voice over business by first doing a critique of their voice and then - if
they've got the talent - coaching them through their demo production.
VASTA -
Website of the Voice and Speech Trainers Association, Inc.
Voice For Performance - Linda Gates addresses key
mechanical elements of voice and speech (eliminating division of the two) in a
straightforward style. She grounds her approach in the four elements of vocal
production: Respiration, Vibration, Resonation and Articulation. This complete
and accessible book is a useful guide not only for actors, but for all who want
to make more effective use of their voice.
Voiceovers: Putting Your Mouth Where The Money Is - Perhaps
the most complete overview yet of the voice-over business, this book explains
more than just the voice talent's job. It describes the whole production process
and what's expected of you by the writer, engineer, ad agency, agent, talent
union -- and, of course, the client. Learn all about interpreting scripts and
taking direction. How to prepare your demo tape. What happens during recording
sessions. How voice casting works. How much voice-overs pay. And much more. By
Chris Douthitt and Tom Wiecks.
Word of Mouth: A Guide to Commercial Voice-Over Excellence
- Susan Blu and Molly Ann Mullin take you through the proper elements of
building a career and knowing "how to" when it comes to the basics, demo tapes,
agents, auditions and more. Susan & Molly also list many contacts with agencies,
workshops, etc.
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