VO-BB - 19 YEARS OLD!

[Don G.]

Here's the scenario. Male narrator for a one hour documentary which will include a moderate amount of European names and locations (Austrian, German, etc.). Due to budget, scheduling and availability, your choices are as follows:



VO #1: Great, rich voice, fair interpretation of script, very comfortable with foreign pronunciation, but a good-sized ego who could be a p.i.a. to work with.



VO #2: Above average voice, very good script interpretation, acceptable foreign pronunciations, very easy to work with, and with a good amount of narrator experience.



VO #3: Decent voice, good interpretation of script, great with pronunciations, easy to work with, though not a "narrator" per se.



Just curious as to whom you would select, and why. (BTW, the project is done, so don't bother asking for the gig.)

[Charlie Channel]

Numero dos.
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[Andy]

The prima donna. In the end, all that counts is what your client and the audience thinks. You're the producer. It'll be a session(s) you'll dread, but you're paid to put up with that chit. I've produced quite a few docs. Sometimes I voiced 'em, sometimes I had to go out of house. And I've put up with my share of mavens. Thing is, you think twice about usin' em again.



What do I get?

[Deirdre]

Ego is manageable and won't show up in the finished product.

Moderate pronunciations won't fly.

The last guy would be OK for a College project.



I go for number 1.



I was a professional theater producer/director for nearly a decade and I can tell you that VO guys have nothing on actors for sociapthic attitudes.



You still cast the best actor for the job-- then direct traffic and put out fires.
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[kgenus]

I'd keep looking.
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Genus

[audio'connell]

Don, I never knew you thought I was a pain in the...oh wait, I didn't get that job :lol:
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[ConnieTerwilliger]

VO #2: Above average voice, very good script interpretation, acceptable foreign pronunciations, very easy to work with, and with a good amount of narrator experience.





Hmmm - Above average voice - what the heck does that mean!? If the client is happy with the basic sound of this voice and the guy does great script interpretation with acceptable foreign pronunciations - I don't see the problem here.



If the client WANTS the rich deep sound - then that's what the client should have.



But seriously, if you are VO #2, then you need to 'splain to me what you mean by above average voice - is that refering to your spot on the musical scale? VO #1 is a bass and you are a Tenor?



If you are trying to say that you don't think you are better than VO #1, then my personal opinion is that you need to start looking at yourself in the mirror in the morning telling yourself that you are worthy...you are worthy...



Regards,



Connie
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