Some Pathé News style ads, specially produced for the VE Day 75th anniversary
Delighted to have voiced these beautifully produced Pathé News style ads for Tesco Mobile with Bauer Media as part of their #AbsoluteRadio40s celebrations for the 75th anniversary of VE Day. Give 'em a listen over a cuppa.
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Over-written scripts: How to somehow make time seem slower
Voiceovers are Time Lords. We're given scripts to read that have to fit into a fixed period of time - usually 10, 20, 30 or 40 seconds. But copywriters rarely actually write scripts that will fit into (for instance) 30 seconds without a helluva squeeze. This can be due to…
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“I want to hear the sexy.” The joy of giving direction to a professional voiceover.
I love it when clients are passionate about what they do. I love it when clients give me direction. I ask them to imagine I'm the audio equivalent of plasticine; I want them to shape me into whatever form they prefer. Many clients take giving direction to a…
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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 to be honest. I did my first Christmas ad for 2016 in the first week of January. It's always Christmas in commercial-land. I was asked…
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Have a listen to my brand new showreel
It dawned on me last week that I haven't done a new showreel for...well, let's just say quite some time. Getcha ears around this one. It's a mashup of some of the voices I've been asked to do lately. All lovingly produced by the brilliant…
[Read more]Essential listening: The importance of accurate, responsible radio advertising
Nobody wants to hear rubbish on their radio, do they? Well, I don't. And radio commercials need to uphold the values and standards that customers expect. When we broadcast a radio ad, consumers must trust the content. For broadcasters, fair and accurate commercial production…
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