Become a Cartoon Voice Actor

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Cartoon voices are recorded by voice over actors, specialist actors who generally perform a variety of characters. Learn tips to become a cartoon voice actor from the voice of Naruto in this free acting video.

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Agents for Cartoon Voice Over Work
Cartoon voice over actors have agents that help distribute demo tapes and land work. Learn tips to find an agent for cartoon voice acting from the voice of America's Naruto in this free voice over video.

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Demos for Cartoon Voice Over
A good cartoon voice over demo has seven or eight of the best character voices you perform. Learn tips to make a demo as cartoon voice actor from the voice of America's Naruto in this free voice over video.

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Skills Needed for Cartoon Voice Over
Becoming a cartoon voice over actor means having skills in acting, improv, accents and diversity. Learn tips and skills to become a cartoon voice actor from the voice of America's Naruto in this free voice over video.

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Styles of Cartoon Voice Over
Being a cartoon voice actor requires animation in the voice and the ability to act. Learn tips to become a cartoon voice actor from the voice of America's Naruto in this free voice over video.

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Tips & Fringe Benefits in Cartoon Voice Over
Take improv or acting classes and listen to interesting voices to become a good voice over actor. Learn tips to become a cartoon voice actor from the voice of America's Naruto in this free voice over video.

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Unions for Cartoon Voice Over
Cartoon voice actors can be in unions, which offer health and pension benefits, residuals and other bonuses. Learn about unions for cartoon voice actors from the voice of America's Naruto in this free voice over video.

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Where To Find Work in Voice Overs
Finding working as a voice actor is easiest in cities like Los Angeles of New York, where studios are located. Learn tips to find work as a cartoon voice actor from the voice of America's Naruto in this free voice over video.

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Summary: Cartoons look simple but draw from the same artistic traditions as painting and sketching. Drawing is a visual art which makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two-dimensional medium. Common instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoals, chalk, pastels, markers, stylus, and various metals. A cartoonist uses these tools to draw cartoons, whether for animation or comics. A cartoonist traditionally sketches pictures out roughly in pencil before going over the them in black ink or giving them to a colorist. The disposable villain is not only a former indie rock band from Detroit, but also a favorite stock cartoon character: most cartoons have a villain who loses to the hero anew each episode.

In this free cartoon voice over video series, professional cartoon voice actor Maile Flanagan, voice of America's Naruto, gives you tips on how to become a cartoon voice actor. Flanagan gives information about the kinds of voices cartoon voice actors do, how to put together a demo tape, where to start looking for an agent, and how to find work in the industry. Flanagan recommends knowing how to act and taking acting and improv classes before spending to money to record a demo. Good voice actors should have characters that can portray emotion and personality through voices, a diverse cast of characters from which to draw, and the ability to think on their feet.

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Expert: Maile Flanagan is best known as the American voice of "Naruto" in the international phenomenon "Naruto" anime series. Maile won an Emmy Award in 2006 for Outstanding Performer in An Animated Program for "Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks". She was nominated again the following year. You can hear her in "The Simpsons Movie," and other animation work which includes "Men in Black," "Astroboy," "Jackie Chan," "Tom and Jerry," the series "Chicken Little" and "Barnyard," and many more. She has recurring roles on "RENO 911!," Grey's Anatomy" and "The Class." Some other acting roles include "Desperate Housewives," "ER," and "The Office" and the feature films "Evan Almighty," "Phone Booth," "The Number 23," and "The Station Agent." Flanagan also writes and produces plays.