Sound whether music, soundscape or voiceover narration, is critical to making virtual reality realistic. We are more forgiving of visual elements, be it animation, CGI, even imperfect video. But sound orients us to place and space and directs and manipulates emotional input. Sound becomes the anchor … [Read more...] about Virtual Reality Voiceover: where it’s going, how to do it
Voiceover Styles
Toxic & Taboo Blunders in the Commercial Voiceover Studio
Happily, most of my voiceover acting life has been supported by a steady stream of commercial work. In discussions with a student, I realized there were reasons for that beyond being able to deliver a great read. Yes, you have to know what the market wants, give your director what s/he wants and … [Read more...] about Toxic & Taboo Blunders in the Commercial Voiceover Studio
Voice Over Insights: A Behind the Scenes Look at Audio Description
Applications for voice work are many and multiplying and every few months I’m delighted to discover another avenue within my field. A couple of months ago, I worked on a pitch for a large Audio Description project. You might have accidentally come across Described Audio, Described Video … [Read more...] about Voice Over Insights: A Behind the Scenes Look at Audio Description
My Fresh Insights Behind the Scenes in Audiobook Narration
There are few things I love more in life than story. Nature, maybe. Water, but that’s a subset of nature. People aren’t things…well, not generally anyway. But the point of this big reveal into story at the head of my behind the scenes insights on audiobook narration is that the tales we tell and how … [Read more...] about My Fresh Insights Behind the Scenes in Audiobook Narration
Voice Over Portfolio: Why We Love Morgan Freeman
Oh, the honeyed gravitas. Languid and relaxed. Soothing and warm. There's that dominant, strong male sound, with a nice low pitch, but it’s grounded and non-threatening. When Morgan Freeman does voiceover you feel like you’re in good hands, er…tones. We can’t get enough. And neither can our clients. … [Read more...] about Voice Over Portfolio: Why We Love Morgan Freeman
One Narrator’s Voiceover Obsessions: Just Explainer to Me
Apart from the fact that they provide me, a professional narrator, with about 20% of my voiceover income, I must confess. I am obsessed with explainer videos. They’re nifty-swifty cool little bites of “Hello, My name is____” and “this is what I do.” I was surprised at an in-studio commercial … [Read more...] about One Narrator’s Voiceover Obsessions: Just Explainer to Me