Things You'll Need:
- demo voice reel
- Sound editing software
- Microphone
- Internet
- Read my other articles on acting.
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Step 1
Google on the internet, "Voice Over" agency or talent.
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Step 2
Browse through the voices and try to find one that matches yours and study the reels from that artist.
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Step 3
Use your computer that has a sound editing program to record a similar voice over demo featuring you in different commercials. Make second reel if you speak a different language. Use bits of sounds to add some excitement to your demo voice over reel.
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Step 4
Submit to agencies that handle voice over data banks of actors and spread you demo reel all over the place. Find out some where some of the popular recording studios are in your area and see who their clients are and get in touch with the ad agencys that do radio/voice over spots and market yourself to these people.
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Step 5
Sometime casting calls for commercials include a possible use for voice over spots using the same actor. Check out your typical casting notice websites for voice over work. Call your local cable company production office and market to them. Cable companies is a good start to develop your actual voice over commercial reel. So go get them tiger and see you around town! Read my other articles on acting too.
Comments
bittenbeauty33 said
on 10/26/2009 I was wondering, can this be real, I have been trying to figure this out for a very long time. I believe I have a great voice, but REALLY how can someone start this if I, myself have no clue of where to start? Any advice?
longhairqueen said
on 8/6/2009 Great article. I think it's cool that you have already done this work. Natural talent will come through whether you are recording professionally or not.
luvnpeace said
on 4/12/2009 in response to Mirsai...do you really have to go to that much trouble to make a demo for voice-overs? also, is it expensive to get started? i know that many of the commercials i hear on the radio sound terrible and are so not believable.
josephfiero said
on 8/4/2008 Sure, i'll update this article with full details then. I can't remember why I didn't fill in this article but no it doesn't matter what kind of microphone, this is not a single album recording mix here... I could go into detail with the mics but it is NOT needed. Voice overs are hard to book but not impossible, i've done them. I'll even go into details on 44k done in sound editing versus 48k done in actial video editing but that's as far as one should go. Most of the internet down converts for sampling. Like I said in my other articles if you got some good advice to add POST IT on the COMMENTS. The sound bits are commercial production music/sound effects with a editor like adobe audition or soundbooth or open source programs. I'll even post some examples that I have from records at L.A. Studios in Los Angeles. I've worked there before and so has all the big stars that have filmed on Shre
mirzai said
on 8/4/2008 Ok, step 3 is a terrible piece of advice. It's not at ALL that simple and it's missing a LOT of critical information. Are you really suggesting that someone just sit in front of their computer and record a voice over demo? Really? What kind of mic? How long? Soundproofing? Narration? Promo? Imaging? And add "bits of sound"? Demos need to be professionally produced and highly polished to even stand a chance of getting listened to. It's a fiercely competitive industry and you don't want to enter the arena with some homegrown demo you made with your little chat mic. That'll get your name and your demo blacklisted. You need training and coaching FIRST. Then lots of practice SECOND. Then more and more practice THIRD, FOURTH, FIFTH, SIXTH, SEVENTH...Sometime down the line you may be ready to look for a production house to help produce your demo. You have to be READY. So what