Behind the Scenes Archives - British Voiceover

Voiceover for National Bed Month Explainer Video (A thing!)

By MarkFeb 26, 20240 Comments

Voiceover for National Bed Month (A thing!) It's always good when you stumble across work you did a while back. In this case, it's a voiceover I narrated for National Bed Month (A thing!) for Bed Advice - and was created by Distant Future Animation Studio I love the animation…

Articles, Behind the Scenes, Explainer Videos, Good News

I need a conversational voiceover – good! Hello.

By MarkFeb 22, 20240 Comments

Oh hai! 👋🏻I’ve had a small influx of followers recently, so I thought I’d do one of those introduction posts that no one will read (well, apart from my cohort of regulars).So, I’m Mark. I’m a British Voiceover artist based down on the South Coast in Hampshire. ⬇️I’ve been one…

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Where can I hire a voiceover for my phone system in 2024?

By MarkFeb 09, 20240 Comments

Where can I hire a voiceover for my phone system? It's no secret that I do a lot of phone system recording, I might have mentioned it...Have you listened to your company phone greeting recently? Is it clear? Does it sound like it's being read from a script? Does it…

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Human Voiceover Vs AI

By MarkJan 26, 20240 Comments

Human Voiceover Vs AI Oh my. I did it. I let AI write an introduction script for me. I told it to look at my website and it came up with the below. This is as it came out of Bard, single take (because I'm awesome). It has:- *A thing…

Behind the Scenes, Humour

Voiceover for Explainer – PharmacyX

By MarkJan 23, 20240 Comments

Voiceover for Explainer Explainer videos you say?Oh yeah, I love them. I'd say they're the bread and butter of my voiceover week. I must have recorded hundreds at this point, so I'd like to think I'm pretty good at them.Take this one I did for PharmacyX - the client wanted…

Behind the Scenes, Explainer Videos, Jobs

Voiceover Studio Woes

By MarkJan 18, 20240 Comments

Voiceover Studio Woes Praise <insert deity here>.It was like it was meant to be!My post from Monday about having reliable backup solutions only went and became a reality last night.Now, I don't normally work past 17:30 if I can help it (lazy, see), but a client was willing to throw…

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Corporate Voiceover Day

By MarkJan 16, 20240 Comments

Corporate Voiceover Day, yay! No testimonial Tuesday though today as I can't be bothered to dig one out.Let's just say... "Mark was awesome, again" and leave it at that.I'm feeling lazy - I was going to take the day off but, well, clients and all that, you know?...but I need…

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Voiceover for phone systems. Also, brrr.

By MarkJan 12, 20240 Comments

Voiceover for phone systems today. Also, brass monkey balls.Cold enough to freeze 'em off in my office this morning.No, I DIDN'T forget to put the heater on...Anyway, some more phone greetings are an ideal way to get warm and start the day.If you want me in your ears, get in…

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Voiceover recording a phone greeting

By MarkJan 04, 20240 Comments

<Scene> I'm walking through the park. You nod to me as I'm passing you, you follow me with your gaze, a curious look in your eyes. I stop, turn and you ask...> You, hopefully: Mark! I need a new phone greeting. Is that something you can do? Me: Hold my…

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How to become a Voiceover Artist

By MarkDec 18, 20230 Comments

Hello, good to see you come in, I'm Mark, a full-time British Voiceover Artist. So, you’ve been told you’ve got a good voice? Yeah, it happens to the best of us and while a good voice is a good first step, it’s also subjective; I know a few very successful…

Articles, Behind the Scenes, Hints and Tips, Thoughts