Making Money in Voice-Overs: Winning Strategies to a Successful Career in Commercials, Cartoons and Radio

by Terri Apple

Book Overview

This book helps the actor, radio DJ, vocal impressionist and amateur cartoon voice success in voice-overs, no matter where you live. From assessing one's competitive advantages to creating a demo tape... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580650112
• ISBN13: 9781580650113
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Lone Eagle Publishing Company
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Good Advice in Less-Than-Perfect Form

The massive amount of helpful information in this book is marred by only two things: o It desperately needs some copy editing to remove the sentence fragments and other "word-processing glitches," and o The discussions of technology need to be reviewed by someone with a firmer grasp of how such things actually work.Because of this, I would give it 4-1/2 stars instead of 5 if that rating were available.In the big picture, however, these are minor quibbles with a book that otherwise covers a lot of ground and answers a lot of questions that aspiring voice actors would have. It provides an in-depth look at the voice-over business (with particular focus on Los Angeles) from the perspective of a busy, in-demand performer who has paid enough dues to know what she's talking about, and because it is fairly new it covers recent developments that older books omit. Certainly well worth the modest investment for anyone wanting to know more about this business.

This is the most helpful voice-over tool I've found yet!

I'm a personal manager with about 22 clients. They all ask me if I know how they can get started doing voice-overs so they can make money between acting jobs. Since I'm not involved in the commercial business, I tell them that the very first thing they should do is get a copy of Terri Apple's book, "Making Money in Voice-Overs" and read it cover to cover! That answers all of their questions. I've learned a lot from it myself and can now guide my clients a little better. However, I think it's "THE" book to read on the subject. I've yet to come upon another that's so informative, helpful and entertaining. It's a resource book that's a fun read. How often do you find that?

gained extreme amount of knowlegde and insight @ voice-overs

i loved this book! i'm getting started in voice-over's here in chicago, and ms. apple's book gave me valuable tips that i never knew. her background is extensive and useful to anyone who currently is in the business, or anyone who would like to get started. i was intimidated about the industry at first, but after reading this book, i'm more ready than ever to give it a go!the credibility of the author is obvious, which makes her words valid, and truthful. i plan on taking the wisdom that i learned from this book and using it in my future voice-over career. i have tried other books re: this subject, but no other book compares to that of ms. apple's. i recommend this book highly to anyone who is even remotely interested in breaking in to voice-overs. the tips provided in the book will give you invaluable insight, and allow one to over-come their fears about breaking in the business.i'm very glad i chose this book, the lessons i learned were amazing!

VERY INFORMATIVE AND ENTERTAINING. WHAT A GREAT READ!

WHAT A SMART AND ENTERTAINING WAY TO LEARN ABOUT VOICEOVERS. TERRI APPLE HAS A GREAT FUTURE IN WRITING AS WELL AS HER VOICE-OVER CAREER. A MUST READ FOR ALL ENTERTAINERS IN THE VOICE-OVER FIELD OR ANYONE THINKING OF ENTERING THE VOICE-OVER FIELD.

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!