December 18, 2009
Voiceover for Animation and Television
Just as you would not utilize a camcorder to record a national television commercial, you would not utilize a standard voice recorder or laptop for you voice over production. Outsourcing voice over production is the brilliant choice and a smart investment regardless of the size of your budget or the size of your project. Outsourcing your voice over work can keep you on track as well as guarantee the caliber of your work will be professional. When it comes to voice over production, there are many options. If you are looking to outsource, you may want to consider going with a voice over production studio with many in-house selections such as EdgeStudio.com.
Ever inquire how those professional voiceovers are completed without respiration? Whenever we hear these voice over vocals, we rarely hear them breathe. These narrators are working with microphone and amplification instruments so the slightest breath would be detected. Yet we do not hear any inhaling or breathing out on these voiceover tracks. We assume that they must be holding their breath as taugh to them during some demanding voice over training. This is typically not the case. These breaths are taken out in post production. Sometimes, rather than removing entirely, the editor will lower the pitch or volume on the breath so that it is less noticeable but still evident. This is why having access to a voice over production studio is so important to your project. Without it, your voiceover talent will be forced to deliver lines in one take without breathing which is not ideal to say the least.
