Documentary voiceover - What is it?
According to Wikipedia, a documentary "a non-fictional, motion picture intended to document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education, or maintaining a historical record". Therefore, this type of voiceover usually relates the history of a person, place, organization or idea.
Requirements
When choosing a voice talent for a documentary, it is important to take the following challenges into account:
- Listeners may consider the material “boring”. It is therefore crucial that the voice actor imbue the script with enough life to retain the listener's attention. It is usually possible to achieve this via changes in intonation. The voice talent's acting abilities also help create interest in dry subject matter.
- In addition, documentaries are usually quite long - 45 minutes to a couple of hours. Therefore, it is important to choose a voice talent who can hold the viewer's attention - not an easy task!
In short, the success of your documentary depends in a large part on the voiceover, and it is important to choose a voice talent with experience in this area.
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