In this episode of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by britishvoiceover.co.uk, Dutch voice actor Bart Kooiman joins Sam and Mark to talk about the millennial read (and what that even means), a panto documentary, and how some clients don't give you enough information. There's a boy who comes face-to-face with a dragon and a farmer gets an electric shock!

Our VO question this week is all about the evolution of language, both Dutch and English.

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Script 1

Pantomimes are full of quick changes and transformations. And the dressers, often poised in the wings, are on hand to help with fastenings and complicated costumes.

Zips though can be a nightmare: quick if they run smoothly but disastrous if they stick. There are few things more likely to stress out an actor than the panic of going on stage half dressed.

Quick-change costumes are designed so that they can be removed quickly - and rigged so they can be put on quickly… very quickly!

Script 2

Stressexe is a marketplace where bookings can be bought, sold, and bid on.

Here’s how…

Let’s say a guy - call him Craig – makes a reservation.

It could be for a barber, or membership of a golf club – or maybe it’s for a toy, for his niece.

But what happens if Craig can’t use his reservation anymore?

Maybe he has to work late. Or maybe the sitter has cancelled.

Craig’s place goes to waste.

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About our guest:

Bart Kooiman was born and raised in Amsterdam. His voice clients include brands like Citroën, Head & Shoulders, Heineken, Listerine and the Red Cross. He works primarily in Dutch, but with his Dutch-to-neutral European accent he’s booked in English as well.

Bart has had a knack for acting since he was a boy. At 13, he did his first voice-over job for Dutch national television, voicing a group of 16 Moldovian foster children. He continued acting on stage through college in both classical and contemporary plays with an independent Amsterdam theatre group.

As project manager, Bart found out he loved storytelling. He began his voice acting business in 2019 and discovered it’s the best career in the world.

Mostly booked for explainers, he loves it most when he can go all the way with crazy acting roles. As one of his clients put it: Bart is like a speech chameleon. He calls himself Dutch voice nerd, because playing with words is what makes him get up every day. Well, that and his 3 kids.

Bart's Website

@bartkooiman_voiceover on Instagram

Bart on YouTube

Resources: Click here for the Wildcard Generator and don't forget to think of an action your character can be doing!

Here are the pronunciation guides we talked about:

For Howjsay click here

For YouGlish click here

Mark's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/britishvoiceovermark

Sam's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/samanthaboffin