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Kick Start Your Voiceover Career And Become Famous In No Time

The prominence of audio is quite high. Despite considering this fact, we didn’t find any career perspective in it. If you feel the same, then it is the time to conduct an experiment. Yes, you heard right, mute your television set and try to enjoy your favorite movie. Even after trying too much, you won’t be able to enjoy. This is all because you may have been watching a video but your mind wants audio too so that you may understand what is the meaning of that scene?

Audio plays a vital role in our lives, not only in entertainment but also in learning. If you go back in memories then you will find that you only remember dialogues rather videos. Therefore, why do you grab this profession? Yes, you can easily do this, as time has changed there are several TV/Radio channels, therefore there is a huge requirement of voiceover artists in this sector.

Do you know who these English voice over artists are and what actually they do? If you are thinking that they read text on the mic then you are quite wrong in your perception as everyone can do this and then why one should hire you?

Reading a text in desire way moreover with the fluency of language is an integral attribute of a voice-over artist. Besides, if you ever got a chance to see a dubbing artist then you will wonder how versatile they are. Their voice not only becomes the voice of the character but also matches with the language and lip sync, gesture, body language in the original track.

Clarity of the diction, voice, emotion and dialogue delivery are important. Some people are lucky enough to have required qualities by birth. But, if you have a dream to become a voiceover artist then you don’t need to dishearten as you can also develop such qualities in your voice too. Here we are enlisting ways:-

Practice to read text loudly

Record your practice sessions

Try to emphasize on more on your diaphragm

Practice varied vocal exercises

Imitate voices of various friction characters

Don’t lack behind in availing professional support.

Improvise your character day by day

Voice lesson improve the depth of your voice

If you are prepared then it is time to showcase your talent

People may wonder to see voice over rates of these professional voiceover artists many a time get $200 to $300 for every episode. Then imagine how much money they make up in a day. But, expecting that much amount in early days of works would be wrong therefore instead try to grab as much work as you can do so that in no time, you will become a famous name of this industry. There is one more British voiceover artist who has taken same steps like we are suggesting for budding artists. His name is Peter Baker, further, his contribution toward British documentary voiceover is matchless. That’s why he has become role model for young artists.

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The Importance Of Professional Voiceover Artists and Their Rising Demand in The Various Industry Domains

Most of the individuals have preconceived notion that the role of professional voice-over artist is fettered up to commercials and radio but the reality is something else. With the technological advancements, more and more opportunities are growing for the voice-over artists in the industry. Actually, it is a fantastic time to be a professional English voice-over artist. Gone are the days where the work was exclusively up to commercial, radio, films and was the only source of bread and butter for the artist. Now there are myriad of option available and every one of those medium need the voice.

 From online podcast to the computer and console games, websites, e-learning courses, pre-recorded announcement on bus and train, shopping center announcements, store commercials, theatre shows that need pre-recorded voice, foreign film dubbing and the list continues. There is no dearth of voice over opportunities, but for a voice-over artist, it is imperative to know their strength and weakness first. For example, some British Voice Talent can produce the voices of multiple characters and sustain it for a long time while the other artists voices are more relevant to the video games and consoles. The point here is, a voice-over artist must know what he enjoys doing the most and what are his limitations.

 Most of the experienced and full time professional British voice over artists have their own broadcast quality studio. They offer a wide spectrum of voice over services and in great demand for the big time events like conferences, award ceremonies and also as announcing speakers. A voice-over artist is highly energetic and consistent in delivering captivating performances. It is said that in the field of voice over, consistency is highly valued. If the artist has a clear voice and consistent is energy, volume and characterization then he will be the apple of the eye for most of the directors.

 One particular section in which massive technological boost is witnessed is Audio books or digital magazines. Let’s us not forget that all the audio books have the voice of various professional voice-over artists. Audio books are great in demand because one can easily listen to them while driving, eating, walking and also audio book is an ideal way to go through the book content without actually reading it. Professional voice actors with convincing and engaging voice are the number one choice for any author who wants to record the book in the audio format. Moreover, in the satellite navigating system and mobile personal voice assistance, voice-over artist demand is rising significantly.

 Check out the voice over rates of the various professional voiceover artists on the internet and get pivotal information delivered to the audience in an effective way.

For more info :- British Voice Talent

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A voice over actor’s typical workflow

By Peter Baker:  www.peterbakervoiceover.com

So you’ve set yourself up as a voice over actor?  Good for you!  You have a studio set up and wonder what will happen?  You'll get an email from a client who has found your website and likes your samples.    If they haven't given this detail with the script you need to ask them the following:

1) STYLE  What voice style do you want...is there a showreel you like?

2) PACE What speed?  Does it need to fit into 2m25s for example?

3) CHALLENGING WORDS  How do you pronounce certain words or acronyms?  Ideally they'd send you an audio file saying challenging words very slowly and also at normal speed.  Don't just rely on forvo.com, or howjsay.com.  For non-English words, Google Translate gives you a good idea sometimes if you click the right language, but don't rely on it!  For unusual non-English company names, you may find a video on YouTube that mentioned how to say the word you are looking for.

4) FILE TYPE  As a voice over actor, you need to ask, what file type do they need?  WAV?  AIF? mp3?  What data and bit rate?  For example, even though most modern digital recorders capture at 32bit 48KHz, San Francisco's Voice Bunny insists on files that are WAV but 16 bit and 44.1KHz. ACX or Audible audio books need files that are mp3 files, 192Kb/sec and normalised to -3dB.

After you have all the information, you'd record, peaking between "4" and "6" on your calibrated PPM meters or equivalent if you are using VU meters.  I would say if you are serious about being a voice over actor, you’d use PPM or “Peak Programme Meters” as used in the BBC and professional radio and TV stations as they are much more accurate than VU.

5)  FILE EDITING & PROCESSING  You as a voice over actor can't send the raw audio to the client, although some studios insist as they want to deal with waveforms without any processing.  At the very least you need to delete your mistakes, after all you're a professional that doesn't make mistakes, aren't you?!  Here's the order I personally process files.  I can do this very quickly as I have keyboard pre-sets on Adobe Audition, which saves so much time. (Use ALT + K if you have Audition!)

- Open the waveform

- Chop off the rubbish at the start and end

- Cut out mistakes.  A good technique is to leave a 5 second or so gap when you mess up during recording.  You won't be wasting this time, you'd be re-reading the script to ensure you don't flub!

- Deal with "spikes" - these are nasty sounds that can be treated with an electronic pop filter or if too bad, it may need a retake.

- Add 0.5 second of silence at the start of the file. Add 2 seconds at the end of the file.

- Deal with breaths.  A natural sounding read will usually be fine with breaths left in, but for a fast reading commercial, you may need to spend time carefully cutting out breaths in a desperate attempt to save milliseconds!

- I normalise the waveform to 100%, then add light limiting - 9Db - to give the waveform a "haircut", then "Normalise" the file to -3Db, before saving.

Never ever attach files to emails, even small ones add up to clog your send box.  It's far more professional to email a link from a file transfer service.  If your client does not ask for specific file types, send a 32 bit wav and a small email copy which is useful in case the production company need to email it to their clients.

7) FEEDBACK

I recommend that you offer "unlimited" retakes, like I do.  In other words, if the client wants any changes, you don't penalise them in any way.  For no extra charge, you will re-record the sections required or even the whole lot if they want it.  In my experience, unless you really haven't understood the brief you'd been given, most people will be fully happy first time or just want a few retakes in the style and speed of the original that they can "patch" over the original recording.

8) INVOICING

It's rude and desperate for you as a professional voice over actor  to send invoices right away; it's usually good form to wait a few days at least!  Unless you are happy with your own accounts system, I recommend Xero, the system that I use.  It's great because it's a cloud based system, no installation, so you can reconcile your accounts on your phone, tablet or any computer anywhere. You can set up multiple currencies in PayPal, a must for an international voiceover.  My Xero is set up with GB Pounds, US Dollars, Canadian Dollars, Australian Dollars and Euros.  It works out currency conversions as well.  But the killer application is that the system securely "sniffs" your bank and PayPal accounts once a day so you don't have to enter anything.  You just need to match your invoices with the payments that Xero has sniffed out and everything is fine.  As Xero is cloud based, your accountant can log in as well, so you don't need to waste time doing the yearly account submission as you've already done it!  I highly recommend all voice over actors getting a cloud based accounts system and ignore Excel and paper based systems.  You won’t have time.

9) GROWING THE BUSINESS

As a professional voice over actor, you must update your website once a month at least, keeping in mind SEO.  Pepper your site with varieties of the words apart from “voice over actor”- such as commentator, audio recordings, audio studio, audio talent, etc.  Don't forget featuring keywords of your specialties such as "medical voiceovers, medical narration, pharmaceutical narration, etc.  Ensure the "id" and "Alt tag" on your images isn't some random number but something that search engines can read.

Each day, do at least 20 minutes of marketing, even if you are busy.  Find new production companies and look up their websites then email them with a short, professional message offering your services.  Target a country per week if you like.  Mandy.com have a superb international directory of production companies that is free to access.  Linkedin is great if you use it properly.  Ask these sorts of people to join your network as a top voice over actor :  Production managers, Creative Directors, Producers, any video production company, audio production companies, etc.  Don't forget that when they accept your invite, you will be sent an email.  Don't ignore this as you'll get a link (in small blue writing - don't miss it!) saying "Send a message".  This is gold-dust as you can send a direct message including your contact details without buying any "in-mails" from LinkedIn.

Consider signing up to voice over actor websites where clients post auditions and you send in your best shot.  These so called "pay to play" sites have had loads of criticism, but usually from voiceovers who don't use the sites properly, and therefore don't get much work from them.  Some sites you pay a subscription and then they also take a % of the fee, but they offer a voiceover access to some very high profile clients.  The most professional and active sites are in my opinion:  voices.com; voice123.com, voicebunny.com, bodalgo.com, the voicerealm.com.  Don't forget the general freelance sites where you can post your voiceover services...People Per Hour, UpWork etc.  Fiverr is also a great money spinner, but don't sell VO's for just one $5 gig, use the Fiverr package options to include loads of perceived "extras" that people will generally need anyway, such as fast delivery, wav file and so on. Nobody actually pays just $5.   Over the last 5 years or so, I have netted over $87,000 just from Fiverr, (honestly!) so this is one not to be ignored.

For more details on how to build and grow your voice over actor career, I have loads of training videos you are welcome to look at.   Please visit:   www.voiceovermasterclass.com

I also have a Kindle book on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Voiceover-Masterclass-Scripts-Deliver-Professional-ebook/dp/B00Y6YDI1E/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1517222336&sr=1-1&keywords=voiceover+masterclass

Good luck!   PETER BAKER  www.theenglishvoiceover.com

For More Info :- voice over rates

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Major Benefits Achieved By Hiring Voiceover Artists

Everyone of us are aware as to what a voiceover is as we have seen it being used in documentary films, sports broadcast, trailers, etc. While, earlier voiceover was being used for radio programs, nowadays, even moviemakers are seen availing services of voiceover artists, to lend the required impact to their work. As, viewers tend to focus more on the voiceover artists rather than the onscreen proceedings, it is of vital importance that, the voiceover artist should be effective and help breathe life into your work. A good voiceover artist, with his voice skills, can help boost any script from ordinary to extraordinary one. Listed below are some major reasons as to why hiring experienced British Voiceover Artist is of prime importance for any business.

Voiceover Artists Help Fill the Missing Pieces

While, a extraordinarily made video will comprise of quality pictures, clarifying advantages about acquiring an item, it is the voiceover artist, who will be instrumental in ensuring that the message in the video passes on to the viewers in a smooth and enticing manner. Voiceover artist plays a key role in filling in the missing gaps between the video and the viewers.

Lends the Right Impact to the Video

Any video, if ably supported by the energetic and enthusiastic association of the voiceover artist, can result in grabbing the right eyeballs of viewers from all corners of the world. A experienced English voiceover artist lends enough lucidity and substance which are critical factors for any videos.

Professional Experts

Given their years of experience and training, voiceover artists, have sufficient knowledge about the correct methods of voice modulations. This, in turn, helps in making an impact to the quality of final product. An amateur British voiceover artist, sans proper knowledge of rendering his voice in correct fashion, can end up spoiling your labor of love.

Helps in Building Trust of Viewers on the Product

While, a video can help viewers identify the benefits of a product or a brand, it is the voiceover artist, with his skills and conviction, who can help build trust levels of the viewers, when it comes to buying of any products.

Helps in Brand Promotions

There are twin advantages one can get, while utilizing the services of a voiceover artist, for their brand promotions. One, there is content which can be read by individuals, secondly, there is someone, whom people can tune into. There are certain people, who need somebody to clarify things for them, in a effective manner. Therefore, a voiceover artist goes a long way in promoting a brand or a product.

Considering the above mentioned factors, it is important for one, to select a voiceover artist with care and caution.

For More Info :- voice over rates

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Professional Voiceover Artist For Diversified Projects

Importance of Video Presentations:

We live in a competitive world. In order to present our business in most attractive manner, many companies assign the work of creating corporate video presentations. Along with the corporate presentations that are used during the client meetings at the first instance; television ads would also play an important role in increasing the sales graph of the brand being advertised. Creating brand awareness and a lasting positive impression about the brand would be done through the ads. There are many other videos used in marketing and promotion. Even the animation films would be popular because of the storyline and the way the story would be presented.

Narration and voice:

For all these services, most of the companies and individuals would hire professional ad agencies and film makers to create a great impression. The professionals would work on the conceptualization, write the script, get beautifully composed background score and make fantastic picturization according to the plans as well. Another most important aspect that makes the videos much presentable is the ‘voice’ that the spectators would listen along with the video being played next to them. There are professional voice-over talents accessible online that are experienced in providing the most effective voice according to the necessity of the project. British Voiceover can be accessed online and can be hired for the suitable projects.

Why professional for the job?

The voice over artist that offers british voice over would be friendly and flexible artist with utmost versatility in voice. Along with the natural tone while speaking on the microphone; the artist would be open to change the tone and the overall voice tone according to the desired accuracy. Voice over for different projects would not be the ‘mimicry’ of some famous personalities. However the depth of the voice, the accent and pitch and throw of voice would be very important in this business.

 Working as British Documentary Voiceover artist for many years, the professional artist would offer voice samples that can be downloaded from the official website and the most suited pattern out of the available options can be selected for the particular project. Right from different tones as desired for corporate presentations such as informative and passionate; the aspirants can have different voices as required from the artist. Thus the professional artist would deliver the voiceover as desired by the clients.

 State of the art studio:

The aspirant clients can work with the professional in his own studio for making rehearsal sessions and actual recording as well. This is a great advantage that would save time for the professional ad makers and film makers as well.

 The clients can discuss their requirement and accordingly the voice over artist would provide the voice. Working in the studio would assist the team to get the exact adjustments as required when the voice over would be mixed with the actual video presentation, advertisement or animation films. The english voice over artist would be open to suggestions for improvements. Similarly, he would work closely with the clients to achieve the accuracy in the lip movements while dubbing and co-ordination of the narration with the actual video in case of corporate video presentations for better synchronizing effect.

For More Info:- British Voiceover

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Hiring A Voiceover Artist? Keep These Things In Mind

Want to hire a voiceover artist who can definitely add life to video or audio recordings? If yes, it’s very important to hire the right talent who can put in efforts and makes sure that that the work comes out perfectly. Whether you need it for an ad, whether you need it for a documentary or whether you need it for something else, you can easily hire a voiceover artist. Ensure that he is of the same accent that you are looking for and see if he can do justice to your job. 

Given below are some features of a good British voiceover artist. 

1. The British voiceover artist should have sufficient experience. He must have worked for programs and shows before; it’s not at all wise to hire a newcomer. Usually, experienced people always do the work well and that too in a very short span of time. Check if the artist has already won awards or has excelled in the voiceover jobs. Also see if he has proper work ethics or not. 

2. It is also essential to have the factor of versatility. He should be confident and easy to work on almost anything. Whether it is an ad for kid or whether it is a corporate message, he should be able to do it easily. When you come to know about the ability, it will be easier to connect with target audience. Also, select a person who is convincing and also believable. 

3. The language of that voiceover artist has to be without any accent. This is important because language can be spoken in various accents. It depends on country to country and speaker to speaker. If the accent of the speaker is regional, then, there’s a possibility of people from other countries or parts not being interested in it.

4. Before hiring the British English voiceover artist, it’s important to check samples of his work. Yes, check how he performs his tasks and whether it is suitable for your requirements or not. Advance discussions should be done about the cost of the recording; who likes unpleasant surprises at the end! Obviously, a voice over artist should also have his studio. It’s better than hiring a freelancer. The main benefit of a recording studio is that the recording can be sent digitally. In turn, this would help in saving a lot of money too. Moreover, recording studios make the voiceover more professional. 

Internet is surely your best friend when it comes to hiring a good artist. Research well and accordingly select the one which you like. Checking the background is also very important. Without knowing his expertise or without taking prior information, don’t hire anyone.

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Tips on Selecting a Right Voiceover Artist

No audio or video recordings can guarantee success until and unless combined with the talent and experience of a good voiceover artist who can infuse life into the proceedings. Therefore, selecting a best voiceover artist for your audio or video recordings, which are meant to be broadcast, is of prime importance, sans which all your efforts are likely to go down the drain. For any product or brand to click, it is necessary that, the targeted audience watching or listening to your advertisement or documentary, find an instant connect with the voiceover artist speaking in the background. People are unlikely to buy your message if they remain unconvinced about the speaker from a particular region.

While selecting a apt British voiceover artist, following are certain features, which need to be looked into by you.

1. Experience Counts:-

As compared to hiring an amateur or newcomer, an experienced voiceover artist will be a good option, when it comes to delivering the desired results. An experienced professional voiceover artist will not only take minimum time in completing the job but also do it with least mistakes. Taking feedbacks or reviews of the voiceover artist’s work, from his past clients, will give you a fair idea about his work ethics and customer satisfaction success ratio. Hiring a voiceover artist, having won awards in his field, would surely come as an added bonus for you.

2. Voiceover Artist Should Be Versatile:-

It is very much important for the professional English voiceover artist to be well versed and confident in handling any kind of jobs. Be it, giving voiceover for corporate ads or advertisements targeted for the kids, the voiceover artist should be able to don any persona, with ease and confidence. The voiceover artist should be believable enough to be able to convince the targeted audience into accepting your message.

3. Language Of Voiceover Artist Should Be Sans Any Accent: -

This factor is of vital importance when it comes to selecting a good voiceover artist for your job. The reason being, as your audio or video program will be aired throughout various countries and cities, voiceover artist with a specific regional accent is likely to be disapproved by people living in other parts of the country. Hence, it is important that, a voiceover artist conveys his message in an accent which should not be a giveaway of his region he belongs to.

Prior to hiring or finalizing any voiceover artist, ensure of listening to a few samples of his past work, in order to get a feel of his abilities. Also, have a detailed discussion about his fees, so as to avoid future disputes and face unpleasant surprises. Opt for a voiceover artist having his own recording studio. This will help you in saving time, money and efforts in the long run.

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How Can An Artist Start His/her Voice Over Career?

If you are among those who give preference to video over Audio then you are doing the biggest mistake of your life. Answer this question and certainly, you will understand the significance of audio, how long you can bear a mute video? I guess not more than a minute, here you hit the point. Audio is not just important for entertainment, but also for learning. Visuals are incomplete without Audio and we totally accept this truth.

There are millions of people in this world who are blessed with striking voice. They can pursue their career in voice over industry. Artists or Actors who are capable of voicing various accents and dialects are preferred for this job.  Doors of opportunities remain open for such talented people in radio and television industry.

How can an artist show his interest in this field?

No one will know about your hidden talent until or unless you flaunt it in front of the world. Therefore, instead of sitting back show some interest in this job, here we will tell you how? Aspiring British Voiceover artists must try to remain in contact with directors by attending auditions and sending demo voice over videos. This field is highly competitive therefore networking plays a vital role in it. So go out and meet people. There are no fixed criteria of education but still, if an artist is willing to work in art programs then he/she has to go through art courses to bring in a touch of reality.

Apart from this standalone acts and workshops can give an enriched platform for the personal and professional development. So join it and expand your reach.

What next in the drive of making position in this industry?

In this glamour world, rejection is the key to success. So if you don't get a chance to work with the biggest name of this industry then don’t get disheartened. Sooner or later you will kick start your career and become successful. However, the only thing you need to do is remain calm and compose, as some achievements of your life test your patience and this is one of it.

Try to increase your visibility with the help of social media and other related platforms. Many a time, talent finds its own way and you will shine in the sky like a star.

If you want to do it in a professional way then launching your website or blog can become a great help. Here you can post your voice over videos and share it on social media to get the attention of active users.  

This will certainly help you in getting some work. Remember this, every successful person was once a struggler so don’t lack behind, fight back and success will accompany you.

Like Peter Baker did, he is a professional full-time British Voiceover Artist. He has contributed some significant years of his life to this industry and for this industry will always remembers him. British Documentary is his favorite section and his work is commendable in it.

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Things to Consider When Choosing a Voiceover Artist

When it comes to choosing a right voiceover artist, there are ten important things, which need your serious considerations. They happen to be as follows:

1. Quick Delivery: Most of the British voiceover artists can record and deliver your voiceover within a span of 24 hours. However, it is giving voiceovers for scripts like Audio Books and E-Learning Modules, which are of longer duration, that consume more time. The voiceover artist can require lesser time, provided you email the script or give an estimate on the numbers or words, to them beforehand. Also, if you make the voiceover artist aware about your deadlines, he will be able to reschedule his workload, to complete the work within your required time frame.

 2. Competitive Pricing: Cheap is not always the best. Hence, as far as possible, avoid opting for a cheap voiceover artist, as it will affect the overall quality of your recordings. Most of the times, pricing of a voiceover artist, greatly depends on his capabilities and expertise. Irrespective of your budget limitations, you can still go ahead and discuss your project and budget restrictions, with the voiceover artist, who may provide you with some positive solution.

 3. Mode of payment: Prior to deciding on any English voiceover artists, ensure whether they will accept payments, of your choice and convenience. Many voiceover artists prefer being paid in UK Pounds, Euros or US dollars.

 4. Policy Terms: There may, arise a situation, wherein re-recording will become an unavoidable necessity. In such cases, check out the voiceover artist’s, re-record policy, whether do would oblige or charge additional fees for doing so.

 5. Easygoing: prior to starting work with the voiceover artist, ensure whether he is easy going kind of a person and you will be able to establish a comfortable working rapport with him. Working in tandem and harmony with each other will always deliver positive results.

6. Work Areas: Whenever any work needs to be completed within a tight schedule, an voiceover artist, working from his own home studio, can prove to be an asset, especially for overseas clients.

 7. Accent: Every recording needs a specific kind of accent. Hence, it becomes necessary for you to ensure that, the voiceover has the required accent to meet your needs.

 8. Demo: For longer scripts, a voiceover artist needs to give a short customized demo, before taking up the actual job. Will your voiceover do the same for you, that too, at no extra cost?

        9. Reliable, conscientious and trustworthy: These are the three very important               qualities, which a voiceover artist, should definitely possess.

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Professional Voiceover British Talent Artist

Peter Baker is a Professional Voiceover British artist with own broadcast quality studio. He is an English Voiceover artist replacing non- English soundtrack and dubbing over characters in video games. Call at +44 783 1231 869 for more information! For More Info :  http://www.peterbakervoiceover.com/