There are lots and lots of voice overs that we all hear each and every day. They fill the airwaves with the information that makes our modern world go around.
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A voice-over talent is an actor or actress who lends his or her voice in order to give personality to an animated character or to be featured in an advertisement to name a few. The voice over can be presented live and in person or by a specialist voice actor someone who the crowd usually does NOT see. There are many different ways to use a voice over. These can be used in building character, creative influences in film, education, or in sales and marketing.
One of the most common ways to use vocalization is in animated films and television. For instance, cartoon characters (like the kids from the show 'South Park') are animated. They need voice-over artists in order to give them personalities and to make the show work. There are times where well known actors are used as the voice actors, such as Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz, who lent their voices for the 'Shrek' movies, or, it is a specialized voice actor, not a screen-actor who portrays the characters. Obviously, using an actor's voice is critical to building the animated character and bringing them to life.
In other instances, there are no cartoon characters, but the need for off screen articulation is still there. A voice-over can be used to manufacture an ironic counterpoint, or to make a statement in the movie. This is the creative element. It can be a member of the cast narrating, or miss-matched voices speaking and the speaking does not match the characters on screen. This creates a sense of imbalance and lends to the movies' inventiveness, such as the film 'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas', where this technique is applied.
Moving away from use in films, voice-overs can also be used for educational or descriptive purposes. Our television news is presented with video clips and commentary by the reporters, who are describing and explaining the significance of the
clips being shown. Sports broadcasts also have spoken observations, particularly when cast over the radio. There are also narrations that are used as a critique by a critic or historian, possibly even production personnel about when a new movie or DVD will be released.
Sometimes, instead of just commentary or news programs, voices are also used for advertising and marketing applications. We don't the actor that is speaking in the advertising or marketing ad, but we hear it on TV, radio, in stores and the mall, to name a few places. Voice-overs were primarily used on radio, but since the development of the TV, this practice has crossed over into television as well.
Some well known and iconic voice-over artists are Hank Azaria, Nancy Cartwright, Hal Douglas, & James Earl Jones. These artists and the utilization of their articulation talents are ubiquitous in many different facets of our daily lives. It is not just for showbiz. It can be used creatively and commercially, and almost all people come into contact with it daily.
Online videos are big; marketers who want to earn money working from home are using them to drive traffic to theirs websites and increase their sales. What a number of internet marketers don't consider is the way their voice sounds.
Allow me to give you an example, a friend of mine asked me to look over her video for opinion sake. The graphics were great and her content was well thought out but the more I watched the more I wanted to cringe. She sounded like a five year old on a sugar high. This may have worked if she trying to imitate a hyperactive child but being that her piece was about "why choose MLM" her voice didn't fit. Her audience is less likely to take her seriously as opposed to someone who had a professional speaking voice.
Another example is a video I watched a while ago that revealed secrets to making millions online. This is an exciting topic, and the speaker should have conveyed that to his audience but ten minuets into it and I was falling asleep. His voice was dry and lacked enthusiasm- the kind that would be felt by anyone who found his video. It took everything I had to stay awake for the second tip.
When you stop to consider it you begin to realize how important it is to have the right voice for your video or audio project. Even if you're a very pretty girl, your voice is still imperative to keeping the readers attracted. A person who knows how to control their voice can control
another person just by speaking. Unfortunately, the average person can't control their voice as well as someone who has a talent and has trained their voice.
Using voice over actors can greatly improve the quality of your video. But let's be honest, many of us don't have the small fortune it takes to hire one of those. This is why learning how to do your own voice overs can still help you earn money working from home without having to spend too much.
My friend for instance was very excited about completing her first video and her voice conveyed that. She would have benefited by doing some voice exercises and practicing several times in front of the mirror. This would have helped her to warm up her voice and made her more confident so could speak in a clear, professional manner.
This applies to everyone who choices to use videos or audios to market. Practice and know your market. You want to avoid having long awkward "what am I supposed to say now" pauses or those "I want to get this over with" rushed moments.
Study what you hear on radios and television and listen to them critically. Then practice reading out loud. Read everything, billboards, cereal boxes, read out loud. And before you officially sit down to your do your video, record your voice and have someone else critic it.
We are not all professional voice hungarian voice overs actors but if you want to have a professional sounding video you're going to have to train your voice a little, doing so will most likely result in earning money working at home.