Who Has a Swiss Bank Account in their Back Pocket?

Leave it to the Bourne Identity to Sum it Up

What do you do when you want to make a deep impact releasing your film but have a limited budget for promotion?

Of course you’ll want to sound like a million bucks, but who has a Swiss bank account in their back pocket, or hip for that matter?

One of the hottest new ways to promote movies for release is to broadcast your movie trailer on YouTube to get free hits and generate public interest on a massive, viral scale.

Just think. You’ve already got the footage and editing expertise to create a dynamite trailer to promote your feature. All you’re probably missing at this point is the voice over narration, and that my friend, is well within your reach.

How Could I Forget You? You’re The Only Person I know

When you think of movie trailer voices, you probably have an inkling of who some of the big voices are, maybe you’ve even seen Don LaFontaine on the Geico commercial who is strategically placed in the background narrating the woman in the foregrounds experience as she rifles through her bills at the kitchen table.

You likely won’t forget his voice because for decades it’s in all honesty one of the only ones you’ve ever known. For the record, he started out writing the trailers in the early 1960s before voicing them and was a founding pioneer in the industry. It’s no wonder you know him, but now it’s time to branch out a bit and meet the new crowd of men, even women, who are making waves in this very competitive and entertaining aspect of voice over.

No Swiss Bank Account? No Problem

It doesn’t have to cost a mint to have a voice over recorded for your movie trailer. A great deal of the factoring has to do with how widely the trailer is being distributed, meaning how many people will hear the trailer, which cities it will air in and for how long.

Whether you’re making a trailer and need a narrator for an independent film, screening or for mass public consumption, you’ll be able to find a voice that will meet your needs in the affordability department for the independent filmmaker or a voice that will make your head spin for those releasing blockbusters with a more generous budget.

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What do you look for in a movie trailer voice over?

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Stephanie

How To Hire a Talent For Your Own Movie Trailer

1. Browsing the Website

We’ve made it easy for you to locate voice talent who will record the perfect movie trailer for you. There are two ways you can go about finding a voice talent, and you can do so directly from our home page.

You’ll notice the tabs in the navigation bar called “Female Voice Talent” and “Male Voice Talent“. Depending on the gender of voice talent you’re looking for, click on the appropriate tab to see a listing of professionals available at this website.

Alternatively, you can also search by keyword. Just as you would do a keyword search at Google or Yahoo!, you can type in words that describe what you are looking for in a voice by using the website search box. Try typing in a keyword, language, gender or location to view matching voice talent.

You can find the search bar at the top of every page on this website.

2. Listen to Audio Samples

Start the hiring process by listening to professional voice over talents. Each voice talent has a profile where you can learn about their experience, areas of expertise, special skills and services offered. You can also listen to a sample of their voice by playing their voice-over demo.

When playing the voice-over demos, listen for:

• Clarity
• Pacing
• Production Value
• Overall Quality

3. Contact a Voice Talent

Once you’ve found a voice talent that you’re interested in working with, contact them by sending them an email and remember to include some specifics so that the voice talent can reply with a quote and turn around time for your project.

Be sure to mention:

• Script (can you send a sample of the script?)
• Length (what’s the page count or word count of your script?)
• Artistic Direction (what style of performance do you want?)
• Deadline (when do you need the recording done by?)
• Budget (how much can you invest in this voice over recording?)

4. Send Payment & Download Your Files

What happens next? When a voice talent receives your email, they will reply to you with a final quote for the project. Some voice talent may request a 50% deposit by PayPal while others may use the industry’s escrow service called SurePay.

Once your deposit is made, the voice talent will record your script in their professional recording studio. When the work has been completed the voice talent will send you instructions on how to download your finished audio files.

5. Congratulations, You’re Done!

You’ve successfully hired a professional voice over talent and experienced working with some of the best voice talent in the world.

If you need help at anytime, you can contact us toll-free at 1-888-359-3472.

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