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Start Hearing Voices! Why Voice Talent is Important

Here is something I find puzzling. I often encounter media projects where the voice-over artist is considered as the last element of production. Voice-over is not the icing on the cake, it is not even the candle on the cake. Voice-over is the match no one can find just as everything is ready and the [...]

How To Direct and Work with Voice-Over Talent Online

The ability to hire and direct voice talent through the Internet has dramatically changed the voice-over industry. When I entered the field of voice-over twenty years ago, scripts were recorded in large professional recording studios with the sound engineer, the director, and the client listening in the control booth.
Today many voice talents work from [...]

Voice-over Is Not the Same As Talking

Voice-over is not the same as talking. This statement may strike you as obvious, or something you never before considered. When my ears are punished by mediocre voice-overs on commercials and narration pieces, I feel the need to clarify the distinction between the art of voice-over and merely talking.
Voice-over is a performance in front [...]