Voiceover scripts have many things in common with each other, but they also contain aspects that make them unique. For lack of a better word, a voice over script is a work of “art”, which means each piece needs to be understood on its own. New writers, new scripts, new obstacles and opportunities. Our work on the ever-crucial task of script analysis...
Voiceover Script Success Series: #3
We analyzed this next voice over script in an earlier blog about voiceover analysis being the key to booking the audition. Here we will go into greater detail, line by line, on the choices that can be made to connect better with the message and really make it your OWN, while simultaneously telling the writer you GET IT. So review once more: You...
Voiceover Script Success Series: #2
We’re now going to get even more serious with our voiceover script analysis. Last week I showed you original copy, followed by that copy featuring underlined points on each line, highlighting where the emphasis should be and thus making you sound more connected to your message. Nothing sounds more disconnected than a flat read. Underlining helps...
Voiceover Script Success Series: #1
Happy September Voiceover Students! We now begin the application of all this talk I’ve been talking…understanding voice over scripts on a deeper level and using actual examples so you can apply the concepts specifically to their base point and truly “get it.” This is the crux of getting any job. You can’t get a voice over job until you “get” the...
Introduction to Voiceover Script Analysis
In voiceovers, script analysis is your number one guarantee of being competitive. I’ve said it before but it bears repeating over and over again, if you don’t truly understand every single sentence of what you’re saying then you’re not “saying” it, you’re reading it. It’s why at least a third of the blogs I’ve written focus on the different ways to...
Hi! I'm Lesley Bailey. I’m an award-winning Casting Director, Voiceover Coach, Demo Producer, and Consultant with over 30 years "in the trenches". I love helping voice actors bring scripts to life with authenticity and confidence.
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