These are not any less important than the other, more comprehensive pages, they’re simply much more tightly targeted. Or some would say.. niche.
If I’ve directed you here and you feel slighted that your niche is “miscellaneous”, please find some pity for me in the idea that for every “big” page on this website (Commercial, Narration etc), I felt I had to come up with an appropriate costume and stance with which to represent it in a photo shoot back in 2021. Nightmare.
There’s a nice little menu below so you can jump to your preferred section if you get lost. Alternatively, have a scroll. Have a peruse. Go on. See if you stumble upon something interesting.
It’s alphabetical, I promise I’m not picking favourites!
Audioguides
Audioguide Voiceover for Museums, Galleries, and general Places of Interest. Lovely stuff this, as the base narration is often gentle and softly spoken, while any characters mostly end up grounded and natural sounding.
Audio Description
“George is an absolute pleasure to work with. Audio description is a tricky area of voice-over with very restrictive timings but George has dived right into it and delivered exactly what I’ve asked for every time. Looking forward to sending more work his way very soon!”
Lots of words in that section title there that mean almost the same thing, but also mean completely different things when looking at the final output in voiceover.
Impression – an attempt at copying another person’s manner and speech, etc., especially in order to make people laugh.
Impersonation – the act of intentionally copying another person’s characteristics, such as his or her behaviour, speech, appearance, or expressions, especially to make people laugh.
Homage – something such as a work of art that shows the influence of someone or something, in a way that expresses admiration for them.
I don’t do impersonations, half because it takes intense skill and study, and half because it feels icky to copy someone else’s style without their knowing in an attempt to falsely represent myself as them.
I would say anything I offer in this area is only both an impression, and an homage.
Meditation & Wellness
Take a moment to breathe.. and read about Meditation & Wellness Voiceover. I’ll be honest and say I don’t do a wild amount of this, as practitioners often (naturally) want to use their own voice, seeing as there are myriad other considerations. Not least reading the room and adapting on the fly for live sessions. It’s intimate, and very bespoke.
But, for more commercial or scaled projects, I can really be of use. I’m a trained counsellor, so I have a good base to understand the nuances of creating a truly safe and calm environment, especially for the community of highly sensitive and/or ND people (of which I am part).
