Monday, January 7, 2008

Sonorus!

Seeing as how I'm pretty much a worthless void right now I might as well try to make myself useful. Listening to the Ricky Gervais podcast at work I heard that voice over acting is extremely profitable. Now, ever since I saw "The Little Mermaid" when I was five I've wanted to be the voice of a Disney princess. Every time I talk to Emily she says "Please Haley, do the voice for a Disney movie. Please!" (as though I can just walk in and accept the part). I don't think I'd ever land something that gargantuan, but voice over work does sound fun. When I worked at KCPR I think I had the most fun when I could read those little public announcements on air. Hmm. To find out more about it I typed "how to become a voice actor" into the google search engine. The first article stated steps to achieving this goal:
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1. As a child or teenager, take acting and voice lessons and do plays.
2. Work a few shifts as a disc jockey for a local radio station.
I could hardly believe my good luck. First two steps - CHECK!