The elephant in the voice over room. Singing. Hannah North 🎙️Pro Voice Over British Scottish, English, RP & Character 🎭 Actor🎙️ The elephant in the voice over room. Singing. I have just started lessons in singing technique again. Babies, business, life all got in the way of singing for longer than should have. But […]
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When a voice-over brief asks for a natural or conversational tone, it usually means the client wants the read to sound like you’re talking to a friend, not performing or announcing something. Think of how you’d speak if you were casually explaining something to someone over coffee—not overly polished, not robotic, and definitely not pushy
Why would I choose a human voice over an (often) cheaper AI alternative? Hannah North 🎙️Pro Voice Over British Scottish, English, RP & Character 🎭 Actor March 24, 2025 Good question! And one we are all wondering at the moment. The AI voices out there are steadily improving but there is still a way to
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Slàinte & good health to you all! 🥃 Here’s one I sipped and recorded earlier 😉 for The Glenlivet’s 200 year anniversary commercial. The Glenlivet Click here to watch more… #voiceover #warm#deep #dark #rich #Scottish #whisky
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Preparation – Preparing a script for your next Voice Over Hannah North 🎙️Pro Voice Over British Scottish, English, RP & Character 🎭 Actor March 17, 2025 Preparation – Preparing a script. Do we need to? To some extent yes! This obviously depends on the genre your script is from. An Audiobook is going to need
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Your #agent has called/emailed. They have a brilliant #job for you & it’s needed #asap. They want to schedule a directed session #tomorrow #morning. BUT you have a #cold, a bad one, possibly #covid but you ran out of tests months ago and you won’t physically see anyone apart from #mic anyway . Your #voice has gone, it’s low and breaks mid words. A #voiceover #actors worst #nightmare. This happened to me recently
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How do I calm my nerves before a voice over recording? Performing can more than highlight a problem with nerves. Nerves can affect your whole body & mind. In live Theatre this can lead to stage fright and a very quick, awkward exit! In voice overs the nerves go straight through the mic. What you
How do I warm my voice up? One of the positives of the Covid-19 pandemic and increased push to work from home were the amount of new voice talents who decided to properly give voice overs a go, rather than just a dream. However many haven’t had professional training. Not a bad thing especially when
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Can YOGA help my voice overs and Acting? As an #experienced Yoga #Teacher (yes, a true actor! ) I regularily use #techniques I have learned from #Yoga to help me cool off in hot situations. Before a #theatre show, while standing side stage I would use an affirmation to repeat and clear my head of all the crazies before walking on. Early in my #career I heard everyone
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