Voice Overs

In week 9 we were going to carry on with editing and getting things done however there was a change of plan and we learnt about voice overs. I found this particularly interesting as I'd never learnt anything about it before. We were then given a task to use the sound rooms to record a clip (we were all given the same script and footage). We then had to edit it together which helped get me more used to Premier Pro as well.

Below I have attached the voice over that we recorded as well as my notes and pictures from the workshop:

VOICE OVER TASK

Sound Studio


















Laura and Melissa doing some editing on Adobe Premier


NOTES

What type of documentary uses voice overs?

Expositry Documentary - 'Voice of God'

Style -
Natural Voice - affected ('telephone voice' - over pronounced) and unaffected delivery (normal speech pattern)
Should match the style and theme of your film
Avoid colloquialisms and slang - You don't know who the audience is
Don't be over dramatic or theatrical.
Emotion, character, tone and pace.
Conversational tone to voice.

Points to remember 
Avoid describing anything that is already evident on screen - It will patronize your audience.
Voice over content must only act as a driving mechanism for your narrative.
Choose a style appropriate to your film
Timing - no more than 140 words per minute.


These notes will be very helpful to remember when possibly doing a voice over in our documentary.