Voice over sydney: Documentary Narration
The quality of a documentary narration can make or break a film. It is essential to have great voice over sydney narration for your film.
Although the voice narrating a documentary is not necessarily at the forefront of the viewer’s mind, a poorly narrated documentary can significantly detract from the audience’s viewing experience.
No matter what the topic of the documentary, there are three things to remember to make a great documentary voice over sydney.
1. Voice Over Sydney: Attract Audiences with a Great Voice
Some actors in Hollywood make their mark solely from voice overs — and for good reason. Great voice overs are an art, and not everyone can deliver a good one. This is especially true for documentaries, where the challenge is to capture the audience’s interest with an appealing voice, while at the same keeping them focused on the content of the documentary as a whole.
A good documentary voice over reads smoothly and clearly, and enunciates well. Documentary narrators often have particularly engaging voices and are unlikely to exhibit any kind of displeasing characteristic — like shrillness — which would make listeners want to tune out.
2. Voice Over Sydney: Narrate to Match the Documentary’s Tone
These days, you can find documentaries about all kinds of topics, from global warming to the lives of pop stars. Most documentary filmmakers know to choose a documentary narration that fits the content and tone of the film.
Traditionally, you’re probably not going to hear the voice of a teen girl narrating an environmental documentary, just as you’re unlikely to find a solemn professorial voice narrating a Beyoncé documentary. This isn’t a hard and fast rule, obviously, and the choice of voice talent may depend on the target audience as well. For instance, an environmental documentary aimed at kids would not be ill served by a youthful voice over.
3. Voice Over Sydney: Enhance Your Documentary Narration with Localisation
In the interest of appealing to different audiences, some documentaries may choose to localise documentary narration for different areas of the world. The documentary “Planet Earth,” for example, used professional narration by David Attenborough for the original BBC version, while Sigourney Weaver provided the voice over for the Discovery Channel’s US version.
Localising documentary voice overs by using more than one narrator may be recommended for films hoping to reach audiences from diverse language backgrounds. While subtitles can be used, the viewing experience is likely to be more personal — and powerful — if audiences are hearing the documentary narrated in their own language.
Why Professional Voice Over Sydney Talent Is a Must
A great documentary narration takes talent and hard work. It’s best to work with professional voice over talent who have the voice needed to do the job right, and who know how to prepare for their part.
Great documentary narrators know that you can’t just walk into the studio, read off the script and call it a day. A true professional will take the time to go over the script, familiarize themselves with its content and give an excellent performance. In this way, the right voice actor can take a documentary narration from acceptable to outstanding.
At our Voice Over Sydney studio we can help you with your voice over sydney documentary needs.
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Blog by Daniel Coates
