Tuesday, June 3, 2014

How To Choose Male Voice Over Talents

By Lila Bryant


The voice is a potentially very powerful tool. It can be used to tell stories, convey complex information very quickly and provide the emotional context behind a message of a documentary, commercial or as narration for a movie, television show and so forth. In some cases there may be a specific reason why you want a male voice. In this instance you need to be ready to choose the right male voice over talents.

Voice overs can cover a lot of different productions. This could include voicing animated characters, narrating audio books or providing information for satellite navigation systems. Each of these projects will require a different type of voice so it is important to be aware of this.

Before you talk to someone about getting a vocalist you need to think about what your project is and who would be best suited to it. For example you may want to do a commercial about road safety. You may decide that the best way to get people aware of road safety is to use someone with theatrical training to make a dramatic message that will shock people into being more careful.

Alternatively you may want to record an audio book for children. Audio books are often used as a way to help children get to sleep. Therefore in this instance you may want someone with a gentler voice in order to ease the children and relax them before they go to bed.

Once you know what you want it becomes easier to write a brief clearly indicating the kind of voice you are looking for. You may choose to approach an independent artist via their own website or social media page. Alternatively you may decide to approach an agency and ask them to choose one of their clients who will be best suited to your brief.

The benefit of using an independent talent is that you do not have to pay the additional commission an agent will charge. However the benefit of an agent is that they will often have a wider array of talent to choose from and therefore are more likely to know someone who is most appropriate for your particular needs.

This becomes especially important if you are looking for someone away from your local area who cannot come in and record at your own studio. You need to be sure that the person who is doing the recording is technically aware and will provide recordings that are usable.

You can find numerous agencies and independent artists online. Ideally you should check with a number of them in order to compare what they have to offer. This is both in terms of price and the quality of their work. Use your regular search engine for more information as well as getting feedback from clients who have used their services in the past in order to find the best vocal talent for your project.




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