[Konvas] COMPLETELY OT- Looking for Mr Showtime, voice actor

[Speedbirdmgh at aol.com]

"True voiceover acting is such an art"
 
I totally agree with that but can be so expensive, may even absorb a large  
proportion of your budget but if it gets the point over then it maybe worth it  
especially if it means securing more lucrative contracts.
 
The trend in the US within the last 25 years or so has been to use 'heavy  
nicotined' older men's voices to condition the audience to expect  certain 'dark 
and sinister' elements in a forthcoming film or  commercial. It has always 
been known that low frequencies will pentrate the  'thickest of skulls' with the 
view that the audience will sit up and listen.  This filtered through to the 
UK and Holland for a number of years as they had a  tendency to follow the 
formats from the US.  Today, a much lighter voice is  chosen for such tasks and 
many commercial makers now use a 'womans' voice for  their VO's.  Although, IMO 
a heavy mans voice is sometimes more appealing  to sell a film trailer but 
ofcourse depends on the genre of the product.
 
In London for example, there are many retirement homes for actors and many  
of these would be more than happy to do VO's for a very small fee. An older  
person in the Autumn of their lives can produce wonderful tones and although I  
agree may not have the microphone techniques of an experienced VO person, they 
 certainly will come very close. A good FX processor used properly will only  
make it better.
 
A professional VO person is worth every penny but sometimes can  overpower 
the audience especially when the product does not match the  quality and 
delivery intensity of the voice. Disappointed  audiences have long memories.
 
Hope you find your voice.
 
Rita
 
 
 
 


 
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