If you’ve ever thought of becoming a voice-over artist, you probably will not like what I am about to reveal, but it needs to be said. Yes, I will be the Debbie Downer of the voice-over community and the rain on your parade, however it’s about time that you must understand the fact (or a minimum of my version of it). Even if it hurts.
If the sound technician is not as valuable as you want him to be, don’t get disheartened. Sometimes they are annoyed voice overs too. Ask a friend to join you in the recording studio and request for an unabashed feedback on your voice.
Nation folk, your most significant obstacle now is to get customers. Focus on getting your website seen (pay-per-click with Google and Yahoo) and sending your link to all the local companies in your town. They’ll be pleased to understand they do not have to go far to get a professional voice over for their business or internal narrative.
For now “speak” your thoughts and record it all.Afterwards, listen to yourself and document the parts of the sentences you like for your video voice over.
When you’re reworded and improved the script you’ll require to print it in a format that is simple to read. If the voice over artist can’t make head or tail of what you’ve written, the finest script in the world will do you no great. Use plain font style in a relatively big size (no smaller sized than 11). Use double-spacing, which is clear and leaves space for notes. Include your own notes for instructions so the artist understands what you’re trying to achieve. This can include notes on which words or phrases you wish to emphasise, or if you want specific expressions decreased or speed up.
Creating fantastic voice-overs boils down to two things. Timing and the level of your music. Prior to I discuss when you need to drop your music volume and begin talking, let me state a couple of words about how loud your music bed must be, when you are talking.
This means that you need to hang around listening to (imperfect) recordings of you speaking. This will provide you the ability to hear yourself as other hear you and this will be the primary step in managing how you sound. Do not stress – no matter how bad you believe you sound, you constantly sound much better to others because they sound simply as ridiculous to themselves as you do to yourself.!