{"id":99,"date":"2012-08-27T04:33:13","date_gmt":"2012-08-27T04:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.voiceovergurus.com\/guru_blog\/?p=99"},"modified":"2013-07-25T14:03:29","modified_gmt":"2013-07-25T14:03:29","slug":"voiceover-narration-technique-the-ultimate-starbot-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voiceovergurus.com\/guru_blog\/voiceover-narration-technique-the-ultimate-starbot-read\/","title":{"rendered":"Voiceover Narration Technique : The Ultimate Starbot Read"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tim Allen\u2019s amazing performance as the narrator in Disney\u2019s wonderful and compelling documentary Chimpanzee got me thinking about narration technique even more.\u00a0 The amazing balance he gave to the role of narrator deserves to be examined even further.\u00a0 It is the example to set for more narrators to come, broadening the scope of what was once traditionally delivered a bit drier.\u00a0\u00a0 When I think of other standout performances that bring a person to life in their own right yet can still maintain a note of reserve, of subtlety, I call to mind <\/span><\/span><\/span>Glenn Close<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> as the voice of the 2009 documentary Home.\u00a0 Home is yet another narration performance that hits the nail on the head.\u00a0 Here\u2019s why.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What Close, Allen, and many others are achieving here in their delivery is the perfect balance of all the elements.\u00a0 These mysterious \u201celements\u201d begin with the \u201cstar\u201d quality that translates to someone being naturally compelling \u2013 whatever it is they say, there is an underscore of importance to it, of drama, of command.\u00a0 We want to listen to whatever it is THEY have to say.\u00a0 They feel important, or perhaps they are so committed to the importance of the material that they \u201cown\u201d it.\u00a0 The next element involves the exact opposite \u2013 stepping back a degree, letting the screen take over and receive some of the attention, the credit.\u00a0 In this sense, they don\u2019t necessarily become a robot dryly translating information, but rather a spectator, just like us.\u00a0 They let the picture matter, and they let us identify with them as mere mortals.\u00a0 This naturally adds that third element \u2013 accessibility.\u00a0 And then, accessibility turns over to authenticity.\u00a0 We believe.\u00a0 We believe!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If you want someone to \u201cbelieve\u201d in you as a narrator, take your cues from these guys.\u00a0 Getting voice over jobs can be as fun for the narrator as it is for those watching and listening.\u00a0 Know when to spin your tale with more color, and when to sit back, relax, and enjoy the show, just like your audience.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tim Allen\u2019s amazing performance as the narrator in Disney\u2019s wonderful and compelling documentary Chimpanzee got me thinking about narration technique even more.\u00a0 The amazing balance he gave to the role of narrator deserves to be examined even further.\u00a0 It is the example to set for more narrators to come, broadening the scope of what was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-99","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-voice-over-gurus-blog"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/voiceovergurus.com\/guru_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/voiceovergurus.com\/guru_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/voiceovergurus.com\/guru_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voiceovergurus.com\/guru_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voiceovergurus.com\/guru_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/voiceovergurus.com\/guru_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":257,"href":"https:\/\/voiceovergurus.com\/guru_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99\/revisions\/257"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/voiceovergurus.com\/guru_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voiceovergurus.com\/guru_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voiceovergurus.com\/guru_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}