How much control do you want?
To what degree you want to participate in the recording session will impact cost and voice choice. We would tend to recommend a remotely-directed session avoids the large costs of an in-person session with nearly all of the benefits.
- "Over The Fence"
In this scenario you pass over the script with some written guidelines on style and receive the finished recordings by email mp3, wav etc. To ensure you get the style you want, we'd recommend you refer to a sample on the voice artists demo you like the style of. If it's a large script we can often record the first paragraph or so and get you to listen and approve before the full script is recorded.
- "Remotely Directed Session"
With a remotely-directed session we take care of the recording and engineering side, and we link you into the session via Zoom/Teams etc. You don't need to hire or visit a separate studio, just need access to a quiet location. Our engineers can steer the session and allow you to interject with comments - so you can be as hands-on as you feel comfortable with.
Due to the nature of these sessions they are costed up based on time rather than script length - and given the script we can advise how long the session will need to be.
There are a few voiceover artists who aren't available for directed sessions.
- "Voiceover In-Person"
The older fashioned way of recording a voiceover where the artist will travel to your designated studio and you record and direct them in-person.
This is ideal if you want to make an 'event' of the recording, perhaps you have a client who you want to impress and invite so they are hands-on throughout the creative process.
Ideal if your chosen voice is based in a major city such as London and you are happy to arrange studio hire.
Nowadays many professional voice artists are not based in London, although some are happy to travel in for a session (but you may incur additional expenses).