Now a days we have seen that female voice artists are dominating in this sector. Male voice artists are also there but in few sectors like visual and ad media the listeners demand for female voice is ascending. It is because when the listeners listen to the voice then they imagine the voice came out from a motherly figure who can assure the product to the potential customer that it is the best product and also assure the authenticity of the product. It is sometimes effective because of the smoothness of the female voice where male voice is bold sometimes listeners can not relate the voice with the product or the information provides. In this rising industry there is also a chance to improve female voice artists.   

Sectors where female voice artists shine predominantly

In four sectors female voice artist shine predominantly. The sectors are advertising media, news channels, stage performance, radio station. 

Firstly, we can mention about advertisement. There are four types of advertisements, television advertisements, radio advertisements, indoor announcement and outdoor announcement. In every form of advertisements, acceptance for female voice artist is huge compare to male voice artists. Sometimes it is said that male voice is bold and pitch is not high enough to circulate the whole area but female voice is soothing to hear, pitch is high to circulate and can everyone relate with the product.           

Secondly, in a news channel, female news presenters as female voice artists are doing well. But the statistics are little bit different in audio and visual media. In visual media voice is not the only factors to decide the parameter. The artist is also appearing in front of the audience. Female news presenters can hold the audience for long than the male artists. So, in this situation appearance can make a difference.        

Thirdly, stage performance is also like news presentation where stage is open to all audience and a female presenter performs. In this act audience not only judge the voice performance but also the whole package where comes the appearance, makeup, movements and the ready wit of the artist. Here of course female voice artists will get the priority rather that a male voice artist.      

Fourthly, in radio or FM industry as a radio jockey female RJ scores more than a male RJ. Where we can find the engagement of the listeners is more. If we see the performance of a female RJ in Facebook live then we found the reach, engagements, likes are four times more than a male RJ. In this situation the target audiences are the key. In Bangladesh we can see the targeted audience or the TG of a FM station are teenagers where we can find the TG varies country to country. Now the question is why female RJs are doing well in Bangladesh or in this continent. It is because female RJs play a convincing role as a radio jockey. Female RJs voice engages more listeners in a convincing way. Listeners found it more attractive than male. So, it is also a place where female voice artists flourish their talent.     

Places where female voice artists can focus to improve

Apart from the female’s voice tone and pitch, voice artists can improve their pronunciation and voice modulation. Because these improvements can rich the voice more.    

Pronunciation: Pronunciation means how we can say a word clearly and precisely. Pronunciation is one of the key factors to enrich the voice more. When someone say something with a beautiful voice but in a wrong pronunciation it definitely loses its beauty. So, every voice artist should be careful about pronunciation.

Voice modulation: Voice modulation means the fine tuning of the tone. Find The right way to through the pitch. If a news presenter’s voice modulation is not good then the news goes flat. No emotions found in the news. Then the presentation would be totally meaningless. There is so many things to look after to become a news presenter and one of them is voice modulation.      

FAQs

What are sectors where female voice artist shine predominantly?

What are the ways a female voice artist can improves?  

A news presenter is also a voice artist. It is another form of voice performance. In Bangladesh presenting news as a performer is very popular. It is because we can take it as a permanent job under different organizations and we count it as a prestigious job. In visual media we can see the performance of a news presenter with their voice but other than that a presenter is remain unseen as a voice artist. But whatever the platform is it is high time to know how to become a professional voice over artist in 2022. There are also many other ways to become a voice artist.   

What is News presenting to become a professional voice over artist in 2022

To become a professional voice over artist like a news presenter first we have to know what is news presentation. In short News Presentation is an act of presenting news. Journalists, reporters collect news from different areas of a country and the world. After that in second step the news has been prepared by editors in their desk. When the news is presentable to On Air then for the final check the news is placed in front of CNE (Chief News Editor). After final check with the permission of CNE the news finally gets into the hand of a News presenter. Finally, news presenter goes through the script for presenting the news in a studio. In a visual media news presenter presents news in a studio in front of a camera, that’s only the difference between visual and non-visual media.  

 

Now in that short description in someone’s mind it may obviously come that, “if it is called news presentation then what is called news reading?”. In a short note I must add that news reading means simply reading a news. News reader never concerns about a news depth, voice modulation, where the reading is the main act, he/she never convey a massage through his/her body language. Reader must not worry about his/her dress sense either. But a presenter must think and concern about all these and also the authenticity of the news, where it came from. He or she must have the update knowledge about the world politics, science, economy and all other important updated news.

How to prepare to become a news presenter

A news presenter prepare him/herself for the news. Presenter connects with the news all the time. He/she is concern about the recent updates and following up about the news. News presenters have the knowledge about the current affaires of the world. Most importantly he/she will be updated about the national news acquiring local economy, politics, agricultural development, education and other developments. He/she must be presentable with his/her speaking style, vocabulary which is must be comprehensible.  

 Presenting News

To presenting news like a professional voice over artist, a presenter must be present in the news room at least for an hour ago. It is because a presenter must cope up with the news room environment. May be new instruction could come to the presenter or may be the presenter has to present the news in another virtual studio due to some technical problems. Presenter has to acknowledge the situation and prepare him/herself to present in new situation. Or sometimes because of breaking news presenter must be prepare for the situation promptly.

Before heading to the news room, for visual media, news presenter must take make up for a presentable look. News presenters look matters to the audience. How seriously audience take the news that matters.

After arriving to the news room the news presenter must go through the news script. Read the news. It is said that a news presenter is the last check post before delivering the news. So, presenter must check the news very carefully. If something unusual or something feels not right then discuss it to the editors or CNE (Chief News Editor) about that matter. After checking the news presenter must headed to the studio for at least 15 minutes prior to On Air the News.

After seated to the chair of a news presenter, he/she should check the microphone, talkback and autocue. Cameraman also check the camera and check the frame and discuss it with the panel producer. Sound engineer checks the sound of talkback and microphone. Before a minute panel producer warns news presenter to prepare for final count down to present the news.

Steps of a News Script

     1. Salutation, Introduction of the news presenter and the news station

     2. Headlines

     3. Details

a.    National News

b.    International news

c.     Local News

d.    Sports News

e.    Weather News

     4. Conclusion                     

Voice performance for a News Presenter

Two main criterions for a voice artist/News presenter are

a)    Good command over voice

b)    Voice Modulation

To becoming a professional voice over artist good command over voice over means when anyone can navigate his/her voice properly. The way he/she deliver, just the way the person think it should be. And voice modulation is an art, it means artist can change the dialogue simply by changing his/her tone or the delivery of the dialogue. Besides apart from these two-criterion voice artist’s voice should be soothing, appropriate, natural and dynamic. Last of all the boldness of a male voice and the sweetness of a female voice. But generally, most people think the last criterion the most important part of being a voice artist. It is like living with a wrong perception. There are many working areas as a freelance voice over artist. Anyone can choose to a way to become a professional voice over artist.

FAQs

1. How to become a professional voice artist like a news presenter?

2. How effective the voice modulation is in news presenting?

When an act or play is dominated by voice rather than the body movement or other activities then the performer is called a Voice artist. Voice Artists basically performs behind the screen. It means nobody could see that they are performing. Voice artists play with his/her voice through some fictional characters on screen performances, sometimes through dubbing of foreign language movies, documentaries, cartoons, anime, games, radio-TV commercials, audiobooks and so many ways we can listen to the voice of the performers. The name of the method the artists follow is called voice over. Sometimes instead of “voice artist” they even called adding with the method as “voice over artists”.

But there are another type of voice artists who could be seen In front of the audience. News presenters, and Singers are those type of voice artists. They also play with their voice.

There are many platforms where a voice artist can perform. And platform to platform the name of the voice work may vary. From this point we will see how many platforms are there where a voice artist can perform.

Character Play voice over as a Voice Artists       

When a voice artist plays a character in a foreign movie, series, anime, cartoon, game or any other fictional character in any medium. In a foreign language movie is a platform to perform a voice artist. It is possible when a foreign language translate into a native language and perform it with emotions. It is also applicable when it comes to the platform called foreign TV series. We can combine anime, cartoons and games in one platform because these are for one target groups and these characters are virtual characters which is made and developed by animators. By the nature of characters, as the producers demanded, the voice over artists can perform. Voice over artists can provide voice from any studios or his/her personal studios.        

Dubbing

When a voice over artist perform with his native language in a foreign movie or TV series then it called dubbing. For this type of work, producer who is going to make this project, will definitely hire a professional translator who translate the script. After translating the script will provided to the Voice artist to perform.

Documentary   

Documentary is a form of production where only the information is the key. To narrate the information we need voice artists. In a documentary only one voice can narrate the whole documentary. Sometimes the narrator can be in the scene. But most of the time narrator is absent from the screen.       

Radio-TV Commercial

In short radio commercial is called RDC and Television commercial is TVC. RDCs and TVCs are totally different from other voice structures. In fact, every voice structure is different from platform to platform. TVC and RDC scripts are also different because those scripts are shorter than any other scripts that was mentioned before. So, voice artists have to play with their everything and give their emotions to that short-scripted voice over. Sometimes producers or directors can demand for more takes to perfect the whole script.      

Audiobooks

Audiobooks are also different from other formats of voice over. Voice artists have to work hard than any other formats of voice over. It is because if only one voice over artist give the voice of an audio book than he/she has to perform every characters of the book. Which is clearly a tough job for any talented voice artist. It takes also a huge amount of time and patient.  

In Bangladesh we can see few voice over artists who are very much popular, like Asaduzzaman Noor, Ali zaker (Late), Sara zaker, Golam Mostafa (Late), Raisul Islam Asad, Bipasha Hayat, Abul Hayat and so forth. Now a days everybody can give voices for their YouTube channel. But to point out as a successful voice artist there is none. So still there is place to swarm where voice artists can be successful as a Cartoon Voice over artists.            

  FAQ's

1. Are there any Bangladeshi voice artists who is renowned to all?

2. Whom do we call a voice artist?   

Voice over artists are generally freelancers. They give auditions for a job and if an organization finds a voice artist is suitable for the job then they hire him/her. After hiring, if the voice artist has the proper equipment in his possession to deliver the organization the needed support from his/her home then the artists can work from home. But other than that, the artist would have to work or give voice to the appointed station. In this article we will focus on 10 working areas for a freelance voice over artist.     

We can see few exceptions in this voice industry also. In some sectors, like News media, Radio stations, hire voice over artists. In news media news presenters are hired for smooth operations. When news presenters are appointed for a news they will be stand-by for the news to present. This is because of the urgency of the news media. In any news organization don’t have the time to take audition for every news. This procedure is also applicable for the Radio industry as well. They have the songs to play but back to back song doesn’t feel good. To listen the music all the time we have many options like Spotify, YouTube and so on. But to listen to a radio station the listeners need something extra, like some fun and some information with the songs, sometimes listeners want to engage with the station with some comments or requests of his/hers. That’s why Radio stations also hires some radio jockeys (RJs) of their own.       

10 working areas for a freelancer voice over artist

There are so many areas for a voice artist to work. We go through 10 major working areas where a voice artist can work as a freelancer.

1.    Dubbing of foreign language movies

2.    Documentaries

3.    Cartoons, Anime

4.    Games

5.    Radio-TV commercials

6.    Audiobooks

7.    Singing

8.    Poetry Recitation

9.    Podcast

10.  Online Platforms 

1. Dubbing of foreign language movies as a freelancer voice over artist

When a voice over artist perform with his native language in a foreign movie or TV series then it called dubbing. It is possible when a foreign language translates into a native language and perform it with emotions. For this type of work, producer who is going to make this project, will definitely hire a professional translator who translate the script. After translating the script will provided to the Voice artist to perform.

2. Documentary   

Documentary is a form of production where only the information is the key. To narrate the information we need voice artists. In a documentary only one voice can narrate the whole documentary. Sometimes the narrator can be in the scene. But most of the time narrator is absent from the screen. 

3.Cartoon voice over artist

Cartoon voice artists are appointed for giving voice to cartoon characters. Sometimes in natural voice and sometimes in an imaginary voice ascribed by the producer or director of the cartoon show. Most of the times targeted group of the cartoon shows are children. So, producers or directors try to make it funny. That’s why the voice artists have to deliver the dialogues in a funny way. This is also a talent for the artists who can make his/her voice funny and fancy. Sometimes many talented artists can through his/her voice in many ways and variations.        

In Bangladesh cartoon voice artists are not as common as we have seen in another countries. But now a days we have seen the inclination of making cartoons and grab the targeted audience in YouTube channels. Few TV channels are also trying to grab the niche market for the purpose of diversification. That’s why it is also a high time for cartoon voice artists to prepare themselves for the future demand of the market.

To prepare him/herself as a cartoon voice artist he/she would see the work of others. Watching and listening of good cartoons to develop the skill of the cartoon voice artist.

If I want to mention few cartoons to develop oneself as a voice artist then he/she should see Looney tunes, Woody wood packer show, Simpsons, Fullmetal Alchemist, Avatar, Spongebob and so forth. It will enrich the ideas of becoming a cartoon voice artist. At the same time if anyone searches for the actual voice artists, and looking for the answers for questions like- who are they and what they were doing to become a cartoon voice artist, can also be an inspiration to them.     

Mel Blanc: Mel Blanc is one of the most famous cartoon voice artists of all time. He had done over 400 characters from his imagination in his lifetime. He will be remembered for his character called Bugs Bunny and Tom & Jerry.

Peter Cullen: Another talented cartoon voice artist. He has done the famous character called Autobot leader Optimus Prime. He is also famous for making creepy voices, like the predator in the sci fi movie Predator.

Dan Castellaneta: Dan is also famous for the cartoon character called Homer Simpson in the cartoon called The Simpsons. He is also very popular for his on-screen performance in Everybody Love Raymond, Stargate SG-1, Pursuit of Happiness and Frasier.  

Seth Macfarlane: Seth Macfarlane is also a great cartoon voice actor. He is legend for the character of family guy. He is really a great artist and also very knowledgeable and famous for his work. He has done many characters in family guy as well as Robot chicken, American Dad and Ted.   

4. Games

When a voice artist plays a character in a game then it would be different than other forms of voice over. Games are for one target groups and these characters are virtual characters which is made and developed by animators. By the nature of characters, as the producers demanded, the voice over artists can perform. In games there are two parts, first one is the narration part and the second one is the commanding sentences. The commanding sentences are completed in one single line, may be less than that, like a word or couple of words. Two lines are rare. So with in these words or a single sentence a voice artist have to perform with his/her talent, emotions and expressions. Voice over artists can provide voice from any studios or his/her personal studios. 

5.  Radio-TV Commercial

In short radio commercial is called RDC and Television commercial is TVC. RDCs and TVCs are totally different from other voice structures. In fact, every voice structure is different from platform to platform. TVC and RDC scripts are also different because those scripts are shorter than any other scripts that was mentioned before. So, voice artists have to play with their everything and give their emotions to that short-scripted voice over. Sometimes producers or directors can demand for more takes to perfect the whole script.  

6.  Audiobooks

Audiobooks are also different from other formats of voice over. Voice artists have to work hard than any other formats of voice over. It is because if only one voice over artist give the voice of an audio book than he/she has to perform every characters of the book. Which is clearly a tough job for any talented voice artist. It takes also a huge amount of time and patient. 

7. Singing

A singer is also a voice artist. He/she can be a freelancer or can work with an organization permanently. Different types of singers are there to perform as a freelancer. But to acquire certain kind of skills like singing a voice artist should have learn how to sing. So a learning process is their to become a singer. We can mention few types of singing like as given below.

a.    Classical

b.    Rabindra

c.     Nazrul

d.    Contemporary

e.    Opera

f.      Ballad

g.    Rock

h.    Folk 

     8. Poetry Recitation

Poetry Recitations are not like singing where you do not have to go through with such learnings but artist must have to think about emotions. In poetry recitation the skills and knowledge are required to put the emotions in the right place at the right time. The pauses are also an important fact in a poetry recitation. Poetry reciter can be work as a freelancer. 

9. Podcast

Currently podcast holds as a new concept in a voice industry. Anyone can give an authentic information/news with some work in an editing panel. And after that he/she can post it into a platform. If the views become extensive then the voice artists has a bright future.

10. Online platforms

There are so many online platforms where a freelancer voice artist can work, perform and earn money. These platforms are YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Fyber and so forth. Here various types of work any voice artists can get. A voice artist can find their expertise to get the job done and become a successful voice artist.  

 FAQ's

1. What are working areas for a freelance voice artist to work successfully?

2. Is there any exceptions for doing a permanent job as a voice artist rather than freelancing? 

3. What are online platforms for a freelance voice artist?