A voice-over is a piece of narration in film which is non-diegetic and not part of the narrative
Voice-overs are very common in film trailers and can be used in a variety of different ways. The voice-over can be the focus of the trailer or just be in it for a small part of the trailer and it can be spoken by a character from the film, or be spoken by a voice actor.
Voice-overs are very common in film trailers and can be used in a variety of different ways. The voice-over can be the focus of the trailer or just be in it for a small part of the trailer and it can be spoken by a character from the film, or be spoken by a voice actor.
Voice-overs help to get the genre and the narrative of the film across to the audience in a film trailer.
Don LaFontaine was a very famous American voice actor and recorded voice-overs for over 5,000 film trailers. Some of his nick names included: Thunder Throat, The Voice of God and The King of Movie Trailers.
This video shows examples of Don LaFontaine's voice-overs for trailers, and specifically focuses on the phrase, 'In a world...' which is a phrase we was famous for saying in trailers.
This video shows examples of Don LaFontaine's voice-overs for trailers, and specifically focuses on the phrase, 'In a world...' which is a phrase we was famous for saying in trailers.
The social network
is an example of where the trailer is made up of dialogue from the film spoken
by the main characters.
When recording our voice-over we need to make sure that we take the correct steps to ensure we get the best sound. Here is a video exploring different tips to achieve a good quality voice-over.
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