If you're considering starting a Voiceover business you need to consider the challenges you will face as well as the benefits you will hopefully reap. Here are the first 5 of ten tips to help start your voiceover business. 1. Do what you love. This is often the first thing people think about when they consider setting up a business…
Using screen capture with voiceovers Screen capture software can be very handy to use in a number of ways. Here we will discuss some of the available options for this type of software, and also some of the ways that this can be used. First, why do we need screen capture software? Well for example if someone has created a…
A solid voiceover script is the key to success for your podcast or your radio and television commercials. Writing voiceover scripts that are compelling and persuasive is very different from writing print ads and small blurbs that appear on online advertisements. Peter Drew, an experienced voice over artist who provides voiceovers via the Internet and for several radio networks, highlights…
If you are entertaining the idea of breaking into voiceovers, your voice over demo is an absolutely essential marketing tool. Not having a voice demo is like an actor trying to get work without a head shot. Your voice demo is your business card to the voice industry and you can not work without it. Just as models include tear…
It's not just commercials on television and radio that need actors to read information off-camera. There are a myriad of ways to use voice to educate, inform, guide, entertain, and, of course, sell. Places where you can use voice over talent include PowerPoint presentations, training videos, eLearning courses, flash introductions, voice mail greetings, on-hold advertisements and website audio messages. So,…
Voice over artists are the ones who make commercials go, and everyone knows that, but it is easy to lose track of how many times in the course of, say, a week, that you hear the work of professional voice talent. If people were not hiring voiceover artists left and right, there would be a lot of silence or silly…
How is the looming recession affecting your voiceover business? Some voice talents have reported a downturn of 30%, others not so high but some voice talents have been hit even harder. Experienced voiceover artists hope to weather the storm, but where this does leave the novice voice artist, and those just dipping their toe in the voiceover market. Over the…
For smaller companies that are not based in Los Angeles or New York, the idea of actually hiring a Hollywood based voice over artist may seem out of reach. In reality, it's but a phone call and agreement away. Should you go union or non-union with your project? It's a decision only you can make. But if voice over actors…
1. Increased bandwidth and streaming media have enhanced the feasibility of integrating audio in online learning environments. 2. The human voice is immensely powerful and expressive. By modifying loudness, pitch, pace and tone, voiceover narration can be used to motivate and inform students. 3. Use of Voiceover narration can significantly help the learning experience specifically in learning a foreign language.…
Most voice over artists and voice actors assume they need an agent to find work. However, this is not necessarily the case. Over the last few years the internet has opened up new possibilities to voiceover professionals, enabling them to advance their careers through other means. Take the numerous voice-over marketplaces; they work differently to a conventional talent agent. Usually…
