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2021-01-07 19:12:08
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This course includes:

  • 2.5 hours on-demand video
  • 15 articles
  • 1 downloadable resource
  • Full lifetime access
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Music Vocal Voice Acting

Be a Voice Actor: Making a Living with Your Voice

Learn the tools and techniques to get started in the world of voiceovers
Bestseller
Rating: 4.4 out of 54.4 (1,338 ratings)
7,428 students
Created by Laci Morgan
Last updated 8/2020
English
English [Auto]
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

What you'll learn

  • Discover your "money voice"
  • Learn how to market and brand yourself
  • Identify the type of equipment you need to build your studio
  • Learn good recording skills and studio ettiquette
  • Learn basic audio editing techniques for a clean sound
  • Create a practice demo that showcases your skills
  • Learn where and how to book your first jobs
  • Develop a bag full of characters that you can perform as

Requirements

  • None to take the course, but some kind of microphone and recording software will be helpful for practicing homework
  • A good imagination and the ability to read a script
  • Willingness to look and sound a little silly. :)

Description

        Ever been told "you've got a great voice...you should be in cartoons!" Or listened to radio ads and thought, "I could SO do that?" Or maybe you even have a business that you'd like to create GOOD marketing videos for, and you want to learn how to narrate them? 

    Well, the reality is that it takes more than just a dream and some vocal cords that can imitate funny cartoon characters. But luckily, I'm here to walk you through the steps of getting started on the right foot! 

     I'll share my favorite tips and techniques for taking your first steps into the world of voice acting, tell you about my experiences working in the entertainment industry with giants like Universal Studios and Disney, show you the tools you'll need to get a professional sound, help you build your first practice demos, and give you all the "dirt" for finding work that I've learned the hard way on my own journey to voiceover success. 

    I'll also use my many years of experience in marketing and branding to help you put your best foot forward when you're ready to take the plunge into starting your voiceover business. 

Who this course is for:

  • People looking for a fun job working from home
  • Anyone interested in learning about voiceovers
  • Actors who want to expand their opportunities
  • People who enjoy reading aloud
  • Business owners who want to narrate their marketing ads and videos

Featured review

Tim Wiesner
Tim Wiesner
47 courses
35 reviews
Rating: 4.5 out of 54 months ago
I'm preparing to do podcasting. I took this course to help me to know what is and isn't a good recording. It has helped me to do that and more. I find this discipline quite interesting and useful. Laci is a very good teacher and very fun to listen to, not dry and boring at all. Thanks for this great course.

Course content

9 sections • 63 lectures • 2h 55m total length

  • Preview03:41
  • Preview00:32
  • Commercials
    01:31
  • Promos
    01:44
  • Animation
    02:12
  • Video Games
    02:18
  • E-Learning and Education
    01:37
  • Preview01:59
  • IVR
    01:54
  • Audiobooks
    03:43
  • Section 1 Quiz
    7 questions

  • Let's Get Real Here...
    02:27
  • Preview01:30
  • HW: Don't Be Boring ... Use Intonation!
    00:49
  • The "Real Person" Read
    01:56
  • HW: Real Person Read
    00:50
  • Tone and Placement
    02:17
  • HW: Tone and Placement
    00:36
  • Creating Characters
    07:52
  • HW: Creating Characters
    00:13
  • Wouldn't it Be Loverly to Learn an Accent?
    01:45
  • Impersonations and ADR
    00:50
  • Section 2 Quiz
    7 questions

  • Time to Mic Up!
    07:38
  • The Tech Stuff
    01:51
  • HW: The Tech Stuff
    00:12
  • It's All About Accessorizing!
    03:04
  • HW: It's All About Accessorizing!
    00:22
  • Preview06:31
  • Welcome to My Studio!
    04:10
  • Section 3 Quiz
    7 questions

  • Mic Placement
    02:51
  • HW: Mic Placement
    00:24
  • Warming Up
    01:52
  • HW: Warming Up - Tongue Twisters
    00:27
  • Avoiding Mouth Sounds
    02:49
  • Pressing the Red Button
    03:02
  • Section 4 Quiz
    7 questions

  • Intro to Audio Editing
    02:21
  • Noise Removal
    06:11
  • Editing out mistakes
    03:33
  • Removing clicks, pops, and plosives
    09:37
  • Filters and other fun stuff
    07:44
  • Saving and sending files
    01:55
  • Section 5 Quiz
    5 questions

  • Preview01:18
  • HW: Hearing Vs. Listening
    00:08
  • Finding Your Sweet Spot
    02:10
  • HW: Finding Your Sweet Spot
    00:38
  • What Goes on My Demo?
    02:40
  • Writing the Ads
    03:45
  • HW: Writing the Ads
    00:08
  • Putting it All Together
    03:25
  • HW: Putting it All Together
    01:00
  • Section 6 Quiz
    6 questions

  • Creating a Brand
    01:46
  • HW: Creating a Brand
    00:26
  • Logo or Headshot?
    04:27
  • Websites and Profiles
    03:51
  • Pricing
    02:21
  • Business Practices
    03:01
  • HW: Business Practices
    00:26
  • Section 7 Quiz
    8 questions

  • Where's All the Jobs?
    00:47
  • Pay to Play Sites
    14:02
  • ACX
    04:49
  • Agents
    02:16
  • Direct Marketing
    01:31
  • Section 8 Quiz
    5 questions

  • Goodbye and Good Luck!
    00:40
  • Bonus: Laci's Favorite VO Resources
    10:30

Instructor

Laci Morgan
Voice Actor
Laci Morgan
  • 4.4 Instructor Rating
  • 1,338 Reviews
  • 7,427 Students
  • 1 Course

    Laci Morgan lives in a world of cartoons. On any day she might be voicing an animated character, drawing an illustration for a children's book, or studying the latest hit kids series as research for upcoming coaching. And she wouldn't have it any other way. Having worked for giants in the industry like Disney and Universal Studios Hollywood, she has a unique working knowledge of the entertainment industry and what it takes to survive there. She loves to perform, active in musical theater and voiceover work. Laci has recently voiced ads and characters for companies like Mattel, Nintendo, Hasbro, and Sephora, as well as various video games and audiobooks. Her favorite jobs so far have been playing the singing and speaking voice of Twilight Sparkle from My Little Pony for a live traveling show, and April in the VR Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game.

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