The Work Of A Voiceover Artist Atlanta

By Larry Harris


When seeking work in film, television or radio, there are a number of opportunities. One of these opportunities includes working as a Voiceover Artist Atlanta. If interested in this type of work, there are websites such as Voices dot com and others which provide listings for job seekers and hiring agencies.

While often known as an off-stage art form when it comes to acting, voiceover artists most always work behind the scene. For, most often these individuals are reading directly from a script which will be added to the production at a later date. Whereas, there are some live voiceover artist which providing services during the actual filming of a movie or television show.

New opportunities have arisen over the last several years due to the rising interest in the telecommunications and gaming industry. For, a number of companies such as Amazon and Google now have products which require voice over talent. In addition, the video game industry has a great need for this type of talent in order to add gaming instructions, voices and avatars to different games and characters.

Most information provided at tourist attractions such as amusement parks, historical sites, museums and zoos are pre-recorded. Whereas, concerts and sporting events also tend to have recorded messages throughout the event. One of the most well known areas in which this type of talent is used is in adding a voice track to the memorial section at the annual Emmy and Oscar Awards.

These artists are extremely important in the area of film and television, though it can often be more difficult to break into this area. In most cases, voiceover tracts are added to existing dialogue though should not be confused with language captioning or dubbing. For, while dubbing is added to an existing foreign film, it is often one of the lesser areas of interest for voiceover artists. Whereas, most foreign filmmakers now prefer to use captioning as dubbing has proved difficult for some people to understand.

Narration such as that in Herman Melville's Moby Dick is considered a form of voice over work, whether narrating the story or commenting on action. As such, there are also projects in which individuals read from an existing novel or script being brought to screen from an original book.

Claymation and animation are often some of the most preferred work of voice actors. For, providing a personality to an animated or Claymation character can often be fun and exciting. Some of the most well known artists having worked in this area include June Foray, Mel Blanc, Paul Frees, Daws Butler and Don Messick. Whereas, there are also jobs available when it comes to giving puppets a voice such as in the work of Jim Henson and the Muppets.

In the past, there was controversy related to voice actors adding a voice to characters of different races. More recently, much of the controversy has been squelched by the hiring of more diverse artists. While this is the case, if there are no voiceover artists available to voice a character of a different ethnicity, then most often those spots are filled with individuals whom are at least fluent in the native language of the country.




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