Voice-Over for Video and Animation

Course details

Voice acting (voice-over) is more than just funny voices. This course prepares voice actors and directors for what is expected in a recording session and provides tips to improve anyone's voiceover skills. Director and storyboard artist Mark Simon reveals the industry standards for producing better voice sessions, as well as techniques to improve line readings and create a winning demo reel. He also covers the nuts and bolts of recording, delivering, and backing up audio files, and achieving that professional sound for personal projects at a home studio or office.

Learning objectives
Finding and hiring voice-over talent
Recording voice-over
Becoming a professional voice artist
Recording better line readings
Creating a demo reel
Recording your own voice-over projects
Delivering and backing up audio files

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - Using the exercise files
03 - Marking up a script
04 - Share character and production info
05 - Industry standards

1. Producing Voice Over

06 - Prepare for a voice over (VO) session as a producer
07 - Finding VO talent
08 - Hiring VO talent
09 - Table read
10 - Finding a recording studio
11 - Long-distance voice recording
12 - Giving notes to voice talent
13 - When to record actors together
14 - Line readings
15 - Calling keep takes
16 - Organize your audio files

2. Professional Voice Over

17 - How to be a professional voice artist
18 - How to find clients
19 - Prepare for a VO session
20 - How to work with a director
21 - Tricks for better line readings
22 - Voice demo reel and website

3. Voice Over for Your Own Projects

23 - Personal voice recordings
24 - Tricks for better personal line readings
25 - Tricks for better personal sound
26 - Remove background noises

4. Wrap

27 - Deliver files
28 - Invoice
29 - Back up

Conclusion

30 - Next steps