voiceovers
Unseen narrator's work
Voiceovers are recordings of speech used in film, television, or advertising where the speaker is heard but not seen on screen.
A voiceover might narrate a documentary, explain a commercial product, or provide a character's inner thoughts: The voiceover told us what the detective was really thinking.
Voice actors who specialize in voiceovers work in animation, audiobooks, and video games.
One who tells events
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- scriptWritten words for performance
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- expositionSystematic explanatory presentation
prologue · epilogue · inflection · cadence · pace · intonation · diction · articulation
Captured audio or video
- microphoneAudio input device
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- boothTemporary enclosed compartment
- soundproofingPreventing noise transmission
mixing · editing · mastering · compression · EQ · waveform · DAW · punch-in
Animated or humorous illustration
Adapting for specific markets
- subtitlesOn-screen dialogue text
- translationConverting between languages
- multilingualKnowing multiple languages
- revoicingRecording replacement audio
Paid promotional communication
- jingleBrief advertising melody
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
- sloganMemorable promotional phrase
- pitchFrequency of sound
endorsement · testimonial · infomercial · tagline · catchphrase · marketing · broadcast · campaign
Temporarily holding position
- emotingExpressing theatrically
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- dramatizationConverting events to performance
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
audition · interpretation · timing · emphasis · projection · warmup · agent · booking
narrator
One who tells events
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- scriptWritten words for performance
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
exposition · prologue · epilogue · inflection · cadence · pace · intonation · diction · articulation · tone
recording
Captured audio or video
- microphoneAudio input device
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- boothTemporary enclosed compartment
soundproofing · mixing · editing · mastering · compression · EQ · waveform · DAW · punch-in · retake
cartoon
Animated or humorous illustration
dialogue · dubbing · Pixar · Disney · motion-capture · callback · ADR
localization
Adapting for specific markets
- subtitlesOn-screen dialogue text
- translationConverting between languages
- multilingualKnowing multiple languages
revoicing · synchronization · adaptation · culturalization · timing
advertising
Paid promotional communication
- jingleBrief advertising melody
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
- sloganMemorable promotional phrase
pitch · endorsement · testimonial · infomercial · tagline · catchphrase · marketing · broadcast · campaign · spokesperson
acting
Temporarily holding position
- emotingExpressing theatrically
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- dramatizationConverting events to performance
rehearsal · audition · interpretation · timing · emphasis · projection · warmup · agent · booking · session
- TV showsTV shows, sitcom, The Office, cartoon, Modern Family
- advertisingad, ads, ad campaign, ad campaigns, advertising campaign
- clarityclearness, clear, obvious, simplification, concise
- productiondirectors, pre-production, producers, production, cameras
voiceoverssilent film
Soundless motion picture
title cards · subtitles · intertitles · visual storytelling · captions