Voice-overs

What is the difference between a voice-over and a voice actor?

Short answer

Voice-over is the work: the voice you hear without a speaker on screen. A voice actor is the person who does that work.

Voice-over is the work: the voice you hear without a speaker on screen. A voice actor is the person who does that work. In Dutch, 'voice-over' is often used for both. A voice actor also plays characters in animation, games or audiobooks, which involves more acting. Read the interview with Thomas van Luyn about voice acting and acting on camera.

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What is the difference between a voice-over and dubbing?

A voice-over is spoken over the picture. In dubbing, a voice actor replaces the original dialogue, matched precisely to the lip movements.

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What is voice direction?

Voice direction is guiding a voice actor during the recording. The director steers tone, pace, emphasis and emotion.

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What is a multilingual voice-over production?

In a multilingual voice-over production, you create the same production in several languages, with a native voice for each language.

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What is tone of voice in a voice-over?

Tone of voice is the way a voice sounds: businesslike or playful, warm or energetic, calm or urgent.

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In conversation with the voice of Lidl, Thomas van Luyn

Interview with Thomas van Luyn, the voice of Lidl, on voice-over work, voice acting versus acting on camera and loyalty to a brand.

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Hugo Metsers on the voice that lingers

Spatial Stories episode 1: actor and director Hugo Metsers on authenticity, direction and the take that is technically right but doesn't feel right.

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Between voice and story with Bert van Kruijssen

Episode 3 of Spatial Stories: casting director Bert van Kruijssen on seduction, the impossible brief, and why people don't believe voices.

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