Cover story · British Voice Over
Three days in Warwick, run by working narrators. What a UK audiobook narration conference says about the craft, and what to do at home if you missed it.
Read the cover storyARN's new KIIS Melbourne breakfast team was found through feeds and a podcast. What a local sound means for voice over artists and the people who book them.
Years, dates, phone numbers, web addresses and acronyms: how to decide how each one is said before you record, and what to ask the client.
Why closed-back headphones keep playback out of your microphone, what to check before you buy a pair, and how to protect your hearing in long sessions.
David Atwood went from a homemade site to a branded voice actor website in ten days. How it came together, told in his own words.
What to say at the start of an audition, when to skip it, how to match the energy of the read and how to keep the front of your file clean.
Why water never touches your vocal folds, why it takes hours to help, and how to plan a recording day so your voice feels easy by the afternoon.
The reads political spots ask for, who legally says the disclaimer, why voice actors pick one party, and how to get the work before 3 November.
What a plosive really is, where the gust of air goes, the pop screen gap that makes it work, why foam doesn't, and what can be fixed after the take.
What British clients search for when they need a voiceover, why video is driving demand, and how to book the right UK voice without the wait.
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