Of all the voice-over genres, movie-trailer narration is one of the most famous, yet also the most difficult to learn about. If you want to add trailers to your VO tool belt, this is your book. Thompson Howell, narrator of blockbuster movie trailers, shares his insider’s knowledge of this traditionally closed world. He’ll reveal the keys to booking a trailer and the steps needed to get there. Packed with insight you won’t get anywhere else, this book takes a practical approach to voicing trailers and includes example scripts and audio files to illustrate key concepts. Being a successful trailer narrator requires two things: outstanding performances and knowledge of the players, processes, and casting systems that make up the movie marketing machine.

Voice Over and Voice Acting: Movie Trailer Mastery has you covered on both fronts. What’s more, we’ve included audio tracks of every example script so you can hear how these ideas work.

• Learn the dos and don’ts of trailers to avoid rookie mistakes.
• Discover the psychology behind each script and how to match your read to it.
• Understand how the trailer casting process works and how to position yourself to get the job.
• Understand how successful narrators lean into various film genres.
• A simple step-by-step way of interpreting scripts using high-quality examples.
• A method of building reads that are personal, unconventional, and grounded in reality.
• Learn how a movie studio chooses trailer voices.
• Download audio of examples in the book so you can hear what’s being explained.
• Learn things most trailer writers don’t want when they listen to auditions.