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Summary: Where was the editor?
Review: The book contains good information, but it is so poorly written and edited that it is, at times, incoherent. I could not get past the first thirty pages.
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Summary: Good Advice in Less-Than-Perfect Form
Review: The massive amount of helpful information in this book is marred by only two things: o It desperately needs some copy editing to remove the sentence fragments and other "word-processing glitches," and o The discussions of technology need to be reviewed by someone with a firmer grasp of how such things actually work. Because of this, I would give it 4-1/2 stars instead of 5 if that rating were available. In the big picture, however, these are minor quibbles with a book that otherwise covers a lot of ground and answers a lot of questions that aspiring voice actors would have. It provides an in-depth look at the voice-over business (with particular focus on Los Angeles) from the perspective of a busy, in-demand performer who has paid enough dues to know what she's talking about, and because it is fairly new it covers recent developments that older books omit. Certainly well worth the modest investment for anyone wanting to know more about this business.
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Summary: Frustrating Read and Repetitive
Review: There are so many typos in this book that it is actually frustrating to read. There is also so much repetition, not in general, but huge paragraphs that can be found word for word three pages earlier. Terri Apple is very good at cheerleading and she obviously knows the business but there's too much emphasis on LA contacts and way, way, way too many text errors to recommend this book. And I'm not talking about grammar. I'm talking about "The re" "and and" or whole words left out. I found myself struggling to read this book. Since it was published in 1999 some of the advice is out-of-date, like carry a pager (pre-cell phones) which is not Ms. Apple's fault, nor her editors, if she had one. I do find her responsible for the content of her book. With so many books on voice-overs out there, I would recommend another.
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Summary: A good starting point but...
Review: This book has a lot of info for someone who wants to start in this biz. I liked her input on what to include/exclude on your demo tape. However, some of the expert advice is "take classes" and "find an agent" - duh! She also doesn't seem to know much about the nuts & bolts of recording, for example: "take your headphones off if you're making comments about the producer or engineer, they pick up everything." Um, Terry the *microphone* picks up everything regardless of where your headphones are.
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Summary: VERY INFORMATIVE AND ENTERTAINING. WHAT A GREAT READ!
Review: WHAT A SMART AND ENTERTAINING WAY TO LEARN ABOUT VOICEOVERS. TERRI APPLE HAS A GREAT FUTURE IN WRITING AS WELL AS HER VOICE-OVER CAREER. A MUST READ FOR ALL ENTERTAINERS IN THE VOICE-OVER FIELD OR ANYONE THINKING OF ENTERING THE VOICE-OVER FIELD.
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