Portraying heartbreak
As one of the first commercials I recorded this year I was asked to voice this ad for a divorce lawyer. (January is boom-time for divorces, apparently). My brief was to sound heartbroken, scared and desperate. I was also asked to sound as 'real' as possible. This was challenging as…
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Handy political sound effects
In these febrile political times, me and funnyman colleague Rich Sweetman thought it'd be handy for producers everywhere to have a range of sound effects to use, should the need arise. So herewith, a stock of MP-type noises for your delight. Listen and enjoy/weep. Want to hear some more stupid…
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The bliss of creative freedom
Sometimes I'm given total creative free rein on a project. Trust me, it doesn't happen often. In fact, it's only happened twice in my whole life. Many's the time a nervous client will micro-direct EVERY SINGLE SYLLABLE* in a script and I genuinely enjoy…
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“Dear Emma Clarke, can you sound very very very old? And normal?”
A beloved regular customer sent me a script. "I know you can do this," he said encouragingly, as if I was about to do a bungee jump down a ravine. "You've got to sound old, and…
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Warning: this post might make you want to leave the country
I'm delighted to report that a film I worked on has won TWO awards! The Travel Video Awards have honoured the film 'Croatia - full of life' with the Industry/Audience award, and the Best Video By a Tourism…
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“Can you sound like a mad clown in a cowshed?”
The phone rang. It was a regular customer. "Can you sound like a mad clown in a cowshed?" "Do bears shit the pope?" I quipped. "What?" said the customer. "Never mind. I'll send you the script and we'll give it a try." The script was an intriguing series of non…
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