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Voice-over tips needed

mateuslee — Tue, 05 May 2009 03:43:53 -0800

Does anyone have tips for transforming a boring text written in book-report style to a dynamic and interesting script which could be used as a voice-over for a corporate video? So, being a native English speaker living abroad, I've been asked to do a voice-over for a corporate presentation video. This entails two interesting complications:

1) The text they gave me is a decent article, but reads like a report. I will rewrite it, to make it sound more natural and suitable for this sort of media. Are there any good resources for this? Or, does anyone have any tips?

E.g. The original text said:
"ABC was once relevant, but now XYZ is pushing us to find alternatives"

My change:
As XYZ become increasingly important, it is time for a new outlook, it is time for [PRODUCT]

In other words, I used the sort of repetition [it is time for ... it is time for...] that seems typical of infomercials and similar media. Any other suggestions? I obviously can't use this construction more than a couple times in a 10 minute video. Sure would like a tip or two.

2) I've done some voice-work before, but nothing like this. Any suggestions for doing this best are much appreciated!

Thanks a lot!

Mi a di stamina daddy fi all di gal pikini

isopraxis — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:57:03 -0800

What is that quintessential dub percussion sound and how do they make it? It is often the echoic 3rd beat that provides a nice counterpoint and texture to the rhythm of dub:
To me it sounds like the striking of an amp with reverb turned up, but I'm only guessing. Is it just a mic'd snare with the reverb cranked up, or is someone really smackin' an amp?

Example: A Hundred Pounds of Collie (Songza.com)
Dubheads, fill me in.

Wookin' pa Dub

picea — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:00:15 -0800

I'd like to get a little more into dub and acquire some albums. I like what I understand to be the more typical kind of tracks: long, rumbly instrumentals and would prefer to largely avoid anything with predominant vocals. Does anyone have any particular albums or artists to recommend? Compilations are a-okay. Bonus points if suggested albums are available on eMusic.

source of Tackhead samples?

edheil — Tue, 30 May 2006 13:12:47 -0800

One of my favorite Tackhead songs is "What's My Mission Now? (Fight the Devil!)" from the album "Gary Clail's Tackhead Sound System." It includes quotes from some kind of military brass dude talking about what the military can and can't do. Who is it talking and in what context? The samples are not identified/acknowledged. The bit I'm wondering about goes like this:

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“So we said we can’t do that, we can’t do this, we can’t do that, and finally they stood up and said, ‘So what the hell CAN you do?’

“The correct answer is ‘we can kill people, and destroy things, in the name of the United States’ — oh my god, you can’t say THAT — but that’s what we do! [laughter]

“And if you don’t want that done, DON’T SEND IN THE MILITARY. Don’t send in the military and then say, ‘Oh my God. You hurt someone.’

“Of course we did. That’s what you sent us there to do.”
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Subbtittles (sic)

gluechunk — Sun, 25 Jan 2004 00:31:20 -0800

Why are there so many misspellings in movie subtitles? I have no troubles with subtitles that contain poor translations or poor grammar, but misspellings/typos bug me greatly. They even pop up in big budget movies. Doesn't the subtitling system have some sort of spell check?

Is there any way to search for DVDs based on which subtitles are available?

nprigoda — Sat, 13 Dec 2003 07:52:35 -0800

I need to find a DVD with Korean subtitles. Is there any way to search for DVDs based on which subtitles are available? As a second option, can anyone recommend any good Korean-language films? It is a present for my boyfriend's parents, and ideally we'd be able to find a new-ish hollywood release with Korean subtitles available, but aside from searching the back of every box in the store, I've been told there's no quick way of finding which DVDs offer this option.