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Voice-Over Pro: How to Perform & Record Standout Voice-Overs

Name: Voice-Over Pro: How to Perform & Record Standout Voice-Overs
Rating: 4.6 (207 reviews)

Make outstanding voice-overs by learning the techniques used by professional voice-over artists and filmmakers

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Created byPaul Jenkins, Paul Jenkins' Course Partners

Last updated 4/2023

English

What you'll learn

Record great voice overs using proven techniques
Know the fundamentals of what makes voice overs flow and work well
Understand how to create an impactful and emotional voice over
Discover the psychology behind why certain voice overs work
Develop a skill that can be applied to promote and enhance many areas of activity

Course content

6 sections • 31 lectures • 3h 31m total length

Introduction to the Great Voice Overs course3:51
Can I do this?5:23
Who am I to be teaching you this (and what do you get in this course)?5:02
Leverage twenty years of directing and voicing films, trailers, and online courses to explore scripted and ad-libbed voiceovers, conveying emotion and meaning with energy.
How the course breaks down4:35
The course breaks down into a two-part path from quick voiceover mastery to advanced, professional delivery. It covers scripted and unscripted work, script analysis, and solo practice to refine technique.
A word about investing in gear and software3:22
New dynamic microphone - test and advice8:00
Demonstrates the ZM one dynamic microphone, tests its noise rejection in real environments, and offers advice on interface, phantom power, popping, off-axis technique, and setup options.

Noise Isolation7:22
Microphone Placement - Part 17:56
Microphone Placement - Part 25:01
Performance vs Acting11:46
The Nature of the One on One Connection6:35
Visualize the one-on-one listener, inviting them to engage with your voiceover. Read the script aloud to reveal its heart, and connect authentically.
Posture decisions and factors7:15
Learn how posture decisions, standing or sitting, impact energy, breath control, pitch, and delivery for long narrations and sales scripts, plus tips on comfort and expressive hand movement.

Step 1: The First Time You See a Text/Script5:09
Sample text with which to find your Mid Range Voice0:57
Step 2: Marking Up the Text and Identifying Words to Check11:10
Step 3: Warm Ups5:42
Warm up your mouth and voice by cleaning your mouth, sipping tea, and practicing breath, pauses, articulation, tongue twisters, and pitch exercises to align mind and voice.
Step 4: Set Up and Record Sound Test4:42
Step 5: Rehearsal immediately prior to First Take5:10
Assessing the First Take and Correcting8:49
Step 6: Getting Into State and the First Take11:19
Discover how to get into state before your first voiceover take by combining focus, breath awareness, mood, and audience connection; use punch-and-roll techniques for clean pickups if needed.

The Audio Gear Chain - Part 111:25
The Audio Gear Chain - Part 27:37
The Audio Gear Chain - Part 37:28
Learn the voiceover gear chain from a reliable digital audio interface and phantom-powered microphones to a quiet computer and software like Audacity or Logic Pro, with secure backups.
Intro to Pro Demos3:31
Demos of Pro Level recordings6:41
'Treating' your space to get a 'dead' environment - ideal for voice over12:46
More microphone positioning and technique - gun mic9:31
Warms Up - Short Term and Long Term13:06
Learn long and short term warm ups and alignment exercises to improve voice quality and consistency across audiobooks, film scripts, and voiceover work.
Next lectures...0:19

Requirements

Students should know that they want to do good or great voice overs.
Students do not need a fancy microphone or editing equipment to follow along with this course.

Description

Want to make voice-overs that catch attention and praise?

This online Voice Over Course will teach you how to make great voice-overs using proven techniques and approaches.

This course is designed to teach you the ins and outs of professional voice-overs by showing you the art and craft of making voice-overs showing you how to plan, design and perform them. While there are plenty of courses about making voice-overs, it's hard to find one that gives you step-by-step insight into making voice-overs punching through the noise.

This is the course for you, taught by a professional filmmaker who has personally done hundreds of voice-overs.

Learn what makes excellent voice-overs
Access free software and resources to help make your voice-overs shine
Learn how to use the principles and psychology of the voice to do outstanding voice-overs
Voice your videos using proven professional techniques
Become a professional voice-over artist with tips on how to design a highly effective workflow
Make money making voice-overs

Improve Your Voice Overs with This Complete Course

What makes me qualified to teach you?

I'm Paul, a professional documentary film director with over 40 credits. Plus, I create popular video and filmmaking courses - with over 50,000 students and hundreds of 5-star reviews. Over the past 20 years, I've done hundreds of voice-overs for films and videos.

Regardless of your budget or experience level - you can do great voice-overs. Learn professional techniques that I use again and again.

If you want to learn how to make great voice-overs and make money doing so, this is the course for you.

My Promise to You

I'll be here for you every step of the way. If you have any questions about the course content or anything related to this topic, you can always post a question in the course or send me a direct message.

I want to make this the best course for doing great voice-overs. So if there is any way I can improve this course, tell me, and I'll make it happen.

Dive Right In

This course dives right into making great voice-overs with immediate examples of where they are found and how they are used. You'll learn what makes excellent voice-overs so that you can choose how to pitch your voice every time. Next, you'll learn how to structure, design and deliver those voice-overs to tell powerful and emotionally engaging stories.

Learn where to position yourself relative to your microphone and your room.

Learn how established filmmaking principles and techniques can be used to amplify the impact of your voice-overs.

Learn how to match your voice-overs to your videos so that you can either do a great job yourself or know how to outsource this to professional voiceover artists.

Learn how to use the correct workflow to save time, money, and energy.

Learn how to use your voice-over craft online and offline.

Start making great voice-overs today!

With our 30-day 100% money-back guarantee, nothing is holding you back from jumping in right now and trying the course out.

Click the enroll button, and I'll see you in lesson 1!

Cheers,

Paul

Who this course is for:

Anyone wanting to make better voice overs
Anyone wanting to make money with their voice overs
Anyone wanting to work in the voice over or video industries
Anyone wanting to do voice overs in a professional way
This course is NOT for people who aren't interested in doing better voice overs

Voice-Over Pro: How to Perform & Record Standout Voice-Overs

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Course content

Introduction to Great Voice Overs6 lectures • 30min

How to Think About Your Voice1 lecture • 10min

The Fundamentals of Getting a Great Voice Over6 lectures • 46min

Now You Know the Principles - Step by Step to a Better Voice Over8 lectures • 53min

Getting from Good to Excellent9 lectures • 1hr 12min

Bonus1 lecture • 1min

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