How does one get into voice acting?

I'm a working voice actor giving you the REAL DEAL!

Voice Acting is one of the HARDEST forms of acting to get into because your face and body is not seen so you have to be able to effectively convey emotions and what you mean in your reading with JUST your voice! It's more than just reading off of the page. You can be a Robert De Niro on camera, but it does NOT mean that your acting will translate with just your voice.

Don't believe me, then listen to what one of the most successful voice actors, Robbie Rist (Michelangelo from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) has to say:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpt5IeQiwgU

Good voiceover training consists of proper vocal exercises and warmup, proper diction in American standard English, breaking down a VO script into phrases and being able to analyze it, and being able to make that script come to life with your imagination and not just some regular read, and proper mic technique. Improv is also highly recommended as well for you want to be able to loosen up and use your imagination when you're in that isolation chamber (recording booth). When you're recording for the producers, you'll be asked to do multiple takes and say a line or script differently. Improv helps with that!

Getting into SERIOUS voice over acting is a hefty investment. Largely because you have to invest hundreds even thousands of dollars in putting together a demo reel that shows your range as a voice actor. There are different types of voiceovers. Commercials are the biggest chunk. Then there are promo, narrative, foreign language, audiobook, and animation. In animation, you want to create original characters, NOT imitations of Bart Simpson, etc.

Once you have a demo done, you mail them out to Voice Over Agents. They're the ones who get you auditions.

If I had to recommend a book, I think The Art of Voice Acting, 3rd edition by James R. Alburger is a good place to start. He also gives recommendations for other Voiceover resources as well.

Here's a great Voice Acting resource site:

http://voiceacting.com/

This is a best gig if you'll be able to get it! Show as much as paintings in denims and a tee blouse! Regardless, It's lovely rough to simply stroll in someplace and say "I'm right here, rent me!" You'll want an agent and a voice-over demo tape. To get a demo tape, you can want paintings and Viceversa! Some huge metro locations may have a directory of skillability groups that can be capable to refer you to voice-over colleges. The colleges will generally be a few weeks lengthy, and on the finish , they are going to make a "demo tape" of your college be just right for you. When you seem for an skillability company, be certain they're union affiliated with AFTRA or SAG, major! No truly agent will ask for cash up entrance, all professional groups get their cash an the again-aspect of your paintings, which means in the event that they discover be just right for you, they are going to take 10 to fifteen percentage of your pay. Good Luck!

Well, voice acting is relatively easy to get into. But doing voice overs for cartoons and animated film is another matter, they always want the biggest stars to do those, or they have in house voice people. Go to a voice acting workshop at a professional acting studio near you.