In this episode, we're looking at how to creatively brief your voiceover artist - and why it makes such a difference.
We'll be chatting about:
The reasons for briefing your voice actor before the recording session and what a good creative brief needs to cover - including 6 key steps:
- Who is your Listener? Why is your voice talking to them and what do you want them to do or feel?
- What role is your voiceover playing?
- How do you want your voiceover to sound?
- Make sure your script is really ready.
- Useful assets - music, animatics and rough cuts, references.
- Timelines or deliverables.
Useful apps and websites for pronouncations:
https://forvo.com
https://howjsay.com
Also the Oxford English Dictionary plus audio - OED App
Useful adjectives:
A list of useful words that might help in the briefing process:
Warm, friendly, concerned, emotionless, comic, serious, quirky, hip, sassy, trustworthy, calm, slapstick, cool, booming , sassy, movie-trailer, compassionate, soothing, confident, light-hearted, concerned, dry, emotionless, authoritative, straight-forward, sultry, not sultry, quirky, believable, engaging, clear, bright, mature, young, classy, excited.
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