Let’s talk voice over scripts. I’ll caveat this blog post by declaring from the very start, that this doesn’t relate to everybody! The vast majority of scripts that I, and most voice over artists receive will generally be great! Well written, well formatted scripts, with excellent direction included, with adequate pauses for us to breathe,…
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Things A Voiceover Doesn’t Need – An Ear Infection
To be a voice over artist, there are a multitude of things you need. A place to use as your studio. Acoustic treatment and/or soundproofing to ensure a good quality, excellent sounding acoustically ‘dead’ recording space. A good quality microphone that suits your vocal tone well. A Preamp to get that mic talking to your…
Case Study – Exco InTouch
A few weeks ago I was tasked to voice a video for Exco InTouch; promoting their service that revolutionises the process of supporting clinical trials & research for the modern technological age.
New Video Showreel
I’ve finally got round to doing something I’ve been meaning to do for quite some time – namely, produce a polished video showreel of some of my previous work. I’ve got video content on this site already, but this is the first montage compilation that I’ve produced. Well, I say ‘I’ve’ produced – I knew…
A New Beginning. With A New Agent
I am pleased to announce that as of this week, I have become part of the Chatterbox Voices family. Chatterbox is a voice agency based in London, and will now be your point of contact should you wish to engage me in TV commercial/promo/ident/bumper/narration gigs etc. My agent, Joanna Shiokka, will be more than happy…
A Casual Chat with Peter Dickson and Alan Dedicoat
On the Radio Today website, they’ve published a short interview/chat with Alan ‘voice of the balls’ Dedicoat and Peter ‘it’s time to face the muuuuusic’ Dickson. It’s a nice brief look back on their careers, where they started, and what they get up to day to day. They also talk about how and where they…
Recent Case Study – How To Become Dementia Friendly
I was recently commissioned to do a voiceover for Warwickshire County Council as part of their Dementia Friendly Communities initiative. It was a great project to be a part of, especially given the fact my family have a connection to dementia, with my late grandfather having developed it in his later years. Dementia and Alzheimer’s…
New 2014 Voice Reel Released Into The Wild
A new year. A new voicereel. By the end of last year I was startled to realise I hadn’t updated my main reel since that January. So, action stations; there’s plenty of new material I could include from the previous year’s VO jobs, the major job is picking the right bits and compiling it all!…
The Wise Words Of Director Paul Feig
As a voiceover, I receive a lot of scripts of from all sorts of industry types, genres, complexities; you name it, I’ve probably seen it and voiced it. For the most part, they’re usually very well written and engaging, as a lot of them will have been written by professional writers and/or PR or ad…
Voice Message Me With SpeakPipe
Today I have installed a plugin on my website called ‘SpeakPipe’. It’s a service where you can send me a voice message through my actual website. It will be particularly useful if you’ve sent me a script which needs a couple of pronunciation explanations, maybe an unusual company name, technical/medical terms, unfamiliar jargon etc. All…