"Never work with animals or children".....or so the saying goes. I tend to disagree if you want to add some real personality and sparkle to your audio project. Depending on your brand message or target demographic a child's voice (applied with skill) might breathe real life into the content.
I have years of professional VO experience and have worked on every size project including 10 second TV stingers to multiple hour long E-Learning reads. I have worked with tight deadlines, the requirement for high quality recordings & demanding directors. In short I've done it all so know what it takes whether you're 6 or 66!
Tip 1: Go for a child with experience:
Google it, get someone who is already working in this space (many will have a parent or sibling in voice acting) so may have multiple projects under their belt. They have been guided by a pro and know how to deliver under pressure and on brief. They will also have the correct equipment for quality.
Tip 2: Listen to their show reel:
This will prove number 1 above and of course quickly let you get a feel for their voice.
Tip 3: Get a casting call or a free sample of your script
This is absolutely standard for adult voice overs so is equally applicable for kid actors. You are paying a fee so need to be sure on your choice - get a sample or read from your script.
Tip 4: Go direct for better child voice over rates:
As a direct voice over I cut out the middle men (agencies/ aggregators/ acting guilds) so can give cost effective solutions. I supply kid voice acing talents from the age of 6 to 16. My policy is 75% of adult fees apply. See below my rates for adults:
A) length of finished production (for example will the finished product be 2 minutes long or 30 minutes long or longer). 2 minutes of completed audio would start from 95 euro.
B) word count of the project - sometimes you will have a big script or a bunch of words to be recorded and don't know exactly how long the finished product will be. Worry not!! I have rates for 1000 word projects that start from 50-65 euro per 1000 words of finished, polished and shiny audio.
C) other groups of factors that will be factored into quoting for a voice over project includes turnaround time, total size of project, recurring projects, will background music be required and do you need voiceover script writing!
Reach out anytime and get a voiceover quote for your project:
Adult Male or Adult Female Voice Over
Child Male Voiceover or Child Female Voiceovers available (Age 6-16)
Good luck!!
skeltonrh@gmail.com or 083-3200200
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