What you get from me beside me speaking out loud...
1️⃣ 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿
Checking your script is grammatically correct and fits the allotted time.
2️⃣ 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿
Ensuring your script flows naturally and communicates succinctly.
3️⃣ 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁
Ensuring the tone of voice creates the right relationship with your audience.
4️⃣ 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿
Giving your message a rounded characterisation so that it feels like HUMAN communication.
5️⃣ 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿
Want to ensure the voice will fit with the music and footage you might be using on the fly? No voice exists in isolation, so I take that as part of my responsibility when necessary.
Yes - most of these details 𝘚𝘏𝘖𝘜𝘓𝘋 be covered by other members of a creative team.
But 𝘚𝘏𝘖𝘜𝘓𝘋 doesn't always happen.
So it's best to be prepared.
When you hire a voice actor, you want someone who has a vested interest in making the recording as good as possible, not just a clock watcher.
That doesn't mean I'll vomit feedback at you that you never asked for.
But if I see a potential hiccup, I'll highlight it and get it addressed.
Not just wait for my bit to be over.
What one thing do you do to go beyond in your work?
By British Male Actor Christopher Tester