Becoming a Voice Over Artist

f.daly

Hi All.
Due to this wee blip in the economy I've been forced to become a little more versatile when it comes to making money. I am considering becoming a voice over artist and was wondering if any one out there had some tips or advice they could give me?
Thanks

Heathen

www.radiodaddy.com
www.voicedaddy.com
www.voices.com

great places for info!! you can even do a few freebies for people just to get a feel for it.. get yerself a nice condenser mic and come software like adobe audition, there is a few VO tutorials on you tube to show you how to produce a good sound using compressor effects and such..

all the best

f.daly

Thanks for the sites. the youtube tutorials are especially helpfull.
I was planning to go to a sound studio and get an sound engineer who's recorded V.O demos before. He could add in sound effects and music a lot better than I could. Do you do voice overs your self?

Fuzzy Clam

f.daly wrote: »

Thanks for the sites. the youtube tutorials are especially helpfull.
I was planning to go to a sound studio and get an sound engineer who's recorded V.O demos before. He could add in sound effects and music a lot better than I could. Do you do voice overs your self?

I wouldn't be too concerned about effects/music etc.
If you're planning on supplying v/o's to stations, they mostly have the facilities to add these themselves and only need the dry read. It's the quality of your voice and the ability to read a script clearly thats important.
As a v/o artiste, its not your job to supply a finished product. Production engineers are there for that job.

LarWright

Fuzzy Clam wrote: »

As a v/o artiste, its not your job to supply a finished product. Production engineers are there for that job.

I'll be onto my Union rep

Fuzzy Clam

LarWright wrote: »

I'll be onto my Union rep

LOL.
You know what I mean tho.

DT100

With the software and a good microphone...you would want to be willing to spend a fair amount of money.

Our man in Havana

You would also need to be able to say "Burguhlers" in a menacing tone.

Enda Caldwell

f.daly wrote: »

Hi All.
Due to this wee blip in the economy I've been forced to become a little more versatile when it comes to making money. I am considering becoming a voice over artist and was wondering if any one out there had some tips or advice they could give me?
Thanks

Here you go take a listen here:

http://podcasts.voices.com/voiceoverexperts/2008/11/voice_over_experts_episode_69.html

I hope that this helps you.

E.

Passenger

Most if not all V/O artists have acting training.

MarkN

The majority of Voicebank members do yes.

Then there's a whole load of radio presenters who are cheaper to use and get plenty of VO work

Manimal

Enda Caldwell wrote: »

Here you go take a listen here:

http://podcasts.voices.com/voiceoverexperts/2008/11/voice_over_experts_episode_69.html

I hope that this helps you.

E.

That was a fairly shameless bit of self publicity there young Enda!

Declan Thyme

Why do they have transcripts of what you're saying on the link? Are you that hard to understand?

Sizzler

f.daly wrote: »

Hi All.
Due to this wee blip in the economy I've been forced to become a little more versatile when it comes to making money. I am considering becoming a voice over artist and was wondering if any one out there had some tips or advice they could give me?
Thanks

An absoloute waste of time imho, Phelim Drew seems to have a monopoly on the Irish market :rolleyes:

Heathen

Sizzler wrote: »

An absoloute waste of time imho, Phelim Drew seems to have a monopoly on the Irish market :rolleyes:

Morgan Jones has his paw in a good few pies aswell!! actually a very nice bloke met him once, can do amazing things with his pipes :eek:

captain caveman

Sizzler wrote: »

An absoloute waste of time imho, Phelim Drew seems to have a monopoly on the Irish market :rolleyes:

and Jonathon Ryan, he's everywhere! shocking nice fella though!