Voice Acting/Demo Advice?

[BriAcorns]

Hello everyone.

I want to give a go at voice acting to help people with their projects. I've been told I can sound like anything from a professional recording to Hermione from Harry Potter (though I know practice is needed for the last one). How do I go about finding/making a script for a demo?

Also, do I need the sound effects and music I have heard in the demos in the Audio Portal? I have a good quality mic but I'm not a music or sound effect person.

Thanks

[midimachine]

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[midimachine]

Okay I read the thread now. Whoever is auditioning you will tell give you lines and maybe even some direction, so don't worry about getting a script together. If you wanna make a demo reel just do a bunch of auditions for parts and cram 'em together later on - it'll be much more natural feeling and it'll show you're actually invested in voice work.

Also demonstrate your regular talking voice in your demo reel.

[BriAcorns]

At 7/1/12 12:28 PM, midimachine wrote: Okay I read the thread now. Whoever is auditioning you will tell give you lines and maybe even some direction, so don't worry about getting a script together. If you wanna make a demo reel just do a bunch of auditions for parts and cram 'em together later on - it'll be much more natural feeling and it'll show you're actually invested in voice work.

Also demonstrate your regular talking voice in your demo reel.

Thank you!
Is there a newgrounds audition space? Or do I just find threads asking for VAs in the audio and collab forums and ask for scripts?

[BriAcorns]

At 7/1/12 12:25 PM, midimachine wrote: http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/590285
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I LOVED THIS! SO great. Thank you so much. Wow I feel like slightly less of an idiot now.

[TwoDoorCafeClub]

At 7/1/12 12:28 PM, midimachine wrote: Okay I read the thread now. Whoever is auditioning you will tell give you lines and maybe even some direction, so don't worry about getting a script together. If you wanna make a demo reel just do a bunch of auditions for parts and cram 'em together later on - it'll be much more natural feeling and it'll show you're actually invested in voice work.

Also demonstrate your regular talking voice in your demo reel.

Yes, I would agree that this is a relatively straightforward way of creating a demo reel :) I would add that it shouldn't be longer than 2 minutes (as you will probably lose people's attention by then) and adding SFX helps to add atmosphere to a voice and thus make it more convincing, as well as placing a context for the voice to help directors imagine where it could be used.

[jago1996]

I would like you to lend your voice for a secondary character. But to learn more check this out http://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1310099