Exploring “real life” recording sessions, as they would be run in professional voiceover studios across a range of genres. This is an advanced course looking at the working world of voiceovers.
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Exploring “real life” recording sessions, as they would be run in professional voiceover studios across a range of genres. The course will include a small group recording, and recording a piece of each student’s own choosing.
What will we cover?
The demands of professional voiceover work for genres including Radio Commercials, Audiobooks and Audio Guides. The tutor will touch on the editing process. There will be a small group recording and a piece of the student’s own choosing.
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
Have an understanding of what it’s like to work professionally in voiceovers. Describe the experience of a professional voiceover artist working across a range of genres. Identify ways to explore work opportunities.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
This course is only for those who have completed the sequence of Voiceovers courses at City Lit, at least to Improvers level, or have equivalent experience and are familiar with the demands of the areas we will be covering e.g. have worked professionally in other areas of voiceover work. You need to contact the Voice Co-ordinator via drama@citylit.ac.uk for a short interview, unless you have been invited to progress by the tutor. In order to get the most from the course you will be able to: • Follow written and spoken instructions in English • Work within groups and pairs safely. • Take your own notes.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
You will be taught through recording and playback, with tutor and peer feedback. The course will be held in our media studio. After session 1, you must prepare scripts prior to each class, including a 10-minute audiobook narration. All handouts and recordings will be available through Google Classroom.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
On advanced level courses only such as this, students are given raw unedited footage for their own use.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
You may be interested in other courses in Performing Arts, especially in Voiceover and Radio, which includes Radio presenting, Character Voice and Narration skills, and other Voice classes such as Accents. You may also be interested in related career-focused courses such as Wordpress or Business and marketing.
David Spencer has worked in radio and podcasting since the early 90s, having developed a passion for audio at an early age, doing radio shows for an audience of one in his bedroom! After working as a presenter and journalist in commercial radio for ten years, David became a senior journalist with Sky News Radio, as well as working at Smooth Radio, Classic Gold and BFBS. Since 2012, David has been a lecturer at the University of Westminster, working in radio and journalism courses, including leading modules on speech radio and commercial music radio. As Head of News for Wireless Group from 2017, David helped launch Times Radio, and was the creator of several international podcasts, including the talkSPORT Hit. David’s training work has also seen him provide media coaching to British ambassadors taking up posts around the world and with the British military, including working as an ‘embedded’ journalist with the army in Kenya. His most recent project has been helping Reuters create its first consumer facing podcast, Reuters World News. He has a passion for music and sport and loves mentoring and helping people develop skills.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
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This is an advanced course looking at the working world of voiceovers.The demands of professional voiceover work for genres including Radio Commercials, Audiobooks and Audio Guides. The tutor will touch on the editing process. There will be a small group recording and a piece of the student’s own choosing.Have an understanding of what it’s like to work professionally in voiceovers.<br>Describe the experience of a professional voiceover artist working across a range of genres.<br>Identify ways to explore work opportunities.This course is only for those who have completed the sequence of Voiceovers courses at City Lit, at least to Improvers level, or have equivalent experience and are familiar with the demands of the areas we will be covering e.g. have worked professionally in other areas of voiceover work. You need to contact the Voice Co-ordinator via drama@citylit.ac.uk for a short interview, unless you have been invited to progress by the tutor.<br>In order to get the most from the course you will be able to:<br>• Follow written and spoken instructions in English<br>• Work within groups and pairs safely.<br>• Take your own notes.You will be taught through recording and playback, with tutor and peer feedback. 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There will be a small group recording and a piece of the student’s own choosing.Have an understanding of what it’s like to work professionally in voiceovers.<br>Describe the experience of a professional voiceover artist working across a range of genres.<br>Identify ways to explore work opportunities.This course is only for those who have completed the sequence of Voiceovers courses at City Lit, at least to Improvers level, or have equivalent experience and are familiar with the demands of the areas we will be covering e.g. have worked professionally in other areas of voiceover work. 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The course will be held in our media studio.<br>After session 1, you must prepare scripts prior to each class, including a 10-minute audiobook narration.<br>All handouts and recordings will be available through Google Classroom.On advanced level courses only such as this, students are given raw unedited footage for their own use.<p>You may be interested in other courses in Performing Arts, especially in <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/performing-arts/tv-radio-and-film/voiceover-and-radio" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Voiceover and Radio</a>, which includes Radio presenting, Character Voice and Narration skills, and other Voice classes such as <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/performing-arts/voice-and-speech/accents" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Accents</a>.<br>You may also be interested in related career-focused courses such as <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/technology-science-and-business/web-design-and-programming/wordpress" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Wordpress</a> or <a href="https://www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/technology-science-and-business/business-and-marketing" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Business and marketing</a>.</p>TV, radio and filmVoiceover and Radioconfigurable
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