VO: Tales and Techniques of a Voice-Over Actor | 
 enlarge | Author: Harlan Hogan
Publisher: Allworth Press
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Pages: 256
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ISBN: 1581152493
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.45028
EAN: 9781581152494
ASIN: 1581152493
Publication Date: November 1, 2002
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One of the country's top voice-over talents shares his secrets to success in this insider's guide to the voice-over industry! Not only does veteran actor Harlan Hogan offer a fascinating personal account of the crazed clients, practical jokes, and amazing coincidences encountered during his 25-year career, he also provides a wealth of tested tips for surviving and thriving as a voice-over actor! This indispensable guide features dozens of techniques to help readers train their voices, gain experience, make a demo, join unions, get an agent, and more.. It also includes strategies for finding work in venues outside film and television, including games, automated telephone systems, and even websites. Actors, broadcasters, and anyone else who longs to make money speaking into a microphone will cherish this informative, insightful, and often hilarious glimpse at the business. During his more than 25 years in the business, Harlan Hogan has given voice to some of the most recognizable campaigns in advertising. He lives in Chicago, Illinois. * Written by one of the most successful voice-over actors in the country * Entertaining and practical-filled with hilarious anecdotes from the author's decades in the business
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New Favorite Voice Over Book! May 25, 2008
Daniel Wright
I purchased and read 9 different books about voice-over before buying VO:Tales and Techniques of a Voice-Over Actor. All of those 9 books were well written and one of them WAS my favorite. VO is now by far my favorite book about voice-over. H2 does a wonderful job of mixing the technical with the personal. Great stories mixed with priceless info. He teaches while he entertains. You'll learn AND laugh. VO is a good book to have for reference and I am going to be reading it straight through again in the very near future.
A great book from a VO: PRO! January 14, 2008
Stu Gray (Nashville, TN)
I really enjoyed Harlan Hogan's book VO: Tales and Techniques of a Voice Actor. I read it early last year, and have gone back to it several times since for wisdom and tips in my own Voice Career! br /The format of the book made it an easy read. Chapters from Harlans life and experiences mixed with Tips and Tricks of the Trade. br /A book for any aspiring Voice Over Library!
Like talking with a friend May 15, 2007
G. Littlefield (Bangor, ME United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Harlan Hogan provides a lot of explanation of how things work in the VO world (or at least as they did in 2002, when this book was written). He gives great advice while lightly touching on subjects like running your business, jargon, union vs. "pre-union", etc. However, he also offers some insight that beginning voice actors aren't likely to find in a lot of other books. Harlan does this by recounting stories from his own experience that not only entertain, but relate to the major points of each section. He also lets the reader in on inside jokes of the trade like "Blooper's Soap" and the infamous Findus Foods session with Orson Welles. Sure, they're easily Google-able, but how are they woven into the fabric of the industry? br / br /I've done radio for a dozen years, switched to the computer tech side br /for another half-dozen and now I'm studying and working on figuring out br /where I will best fit into the VO market. This book not only confirmed br /a lot of things I felt instinctively, but it also helped me to not br /listen so much to the "what if" voice that we all carry with us. br /
Extremely entertaining and informative September 1, 2006
S. Potter
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed this book, it is really informative, entertaining and gives and inside look at voice over acting. This is one of the few books that I will re-read becouse of all the usefull information, a must read for anyone starting out or considering a career as a voice actor.
Can I give it 100 stars instead of 5? July 21, 2006
J. Wei (Australia)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is excellent. It's packed with information about what one should expect if he/she wants to work in the Voice Acting industry, and it also includes many tips tricks that voice actors could follow in order to advance in their careers. br / br /It's hilariously entertaining yet down-to-earth informative - a rare combination achievable in books. br / br /On top of that, it's easy to read, so you don't see much of those long-worded-jargons-which-you-will-find-in-technical-books for instance. Instead, you get cute cartoons replacing the too-much-information type of thing. br / br /As I've mentioned in the title, I'd give this book 100 stars if I could. br / br /This book truly is one of the BEST purchases I've EVER made. br / br / br / br /~ Jessie
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