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“Can you sound 30% more ‘red lipstick’?” – a voiceover playlist of contrast and variety
A voiceover showreel isn’t like a wallpaper pattern book. Each style of voice we’re asked to do isn’t limited...
Character voices
Ooh, I’m being featured on BBC Upload!
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Heart-breaking
I’ll warn you, this is a tear-jerker
I *love* cats. For the first time in my life, after the loss of our noble Einstein (pictured left,...
Heart-breaking
Portraying heartbreak
As one of the first commercials I recorded this year I was asked to voice this ad for a divorce...
Character voices
“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...
Accents
A selection of Christmas characters
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. In the world of the pro voiceover, it’s Christmas all year round...
Acting
How to voice a tear-jerker
Sometimes voiceovers are asked to create real emotion. Like, real emotion. Sometimes a script demands that I have to cry....
Acting
Doing this job makes me cry
This job often moves me to tears. Some of the ads I’m asked to record are genuinely upsetting – tackling...
Some of Emma’s clients
“The perfect delivery. Every single time. Guaranteed. And always up for a brew and some cake.”
“Emma is the best. I have no hesitation in recommending her for any voice over – she can handle anything.”