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This goes straight to it if anyone wants to use it as a link anywhere
Chris Finch Voice Over Interview
Chris Finch Voice Over Interview
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LovelyLaura
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Thanks for the link, Tim 
Despite my alarm going off this morning and Joanna's text, I still managed to oversleep and miss the interview!
I've listened to it now though - great interview Loved the movie man voice and also the "you can't beat a bit of Dick Van Dyke" line So true though - I'm a huge fan, love Mary Poppins, Chitty and Diagnosis Murder etc!
Laura xx
Despite my alarm going off this morning and Joanna's text, I still managed to oversleep and miss the interview! I've listened to it now though - great interview
Loved the movie man voice and also the "you can't beat a bit of Dick Van Dyke" line So true though - I'm a huge fan, love Mary Poppins, Chitty and Diagnosis Murder etc! Laura xx
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TBH Mike I probably would rather not have done it but they put me on the spot and asked me in such a way that made it seem like I would have spoiled the show if I didn't agree.
Anyway I didn't mind too much. I wasn't about to start imposing a repetoire of voices on them but as they asked and it was for a bit of a laugh I just thought...what the hell.
Anyway I didn't mind too much. I wasn't about to start imposing a repetoire of voices on them but as they asked and it was for a bit of a laugh I just thought...what the hell.
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I think you have expect it, if your going on the show as a voiceover artist, you will be expected to do a voice over... can you imagine an impressionist going on the radio... and not doing impressions?
But it was all in the name of fun
You came across really well, and with some good banter with Tony Livesey too
But it was all in the name of fun
You came across really well, and with some good banter with Tony Livesey too
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Just had a listen and thought you did very well, Chris. You didn't do too bad for being put on the spot either.
I'm out of work and can do a couple of voices. Maybe I should look at getting into doing voiceovers. It's good money. Actually, I had a job interview last week and the guy said I had a nice speaking voice. Mmmmmm... *stroky chin moment*
I'm out of work and can do a couple of voices. Maybe I should look at getting into doing voiceovers. It's good money. Actually, I had a job interview last week and the guy said I had a nice speaking voice. Mmmmmm... *stroky chin moment*
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Well I'm not a good sport like you, and the last time I was on Radio Lancashire I got angry at the presenter and they haven't asked me back since. And that was over a decade ago! Though like Cop said if you say you're a voice-over artist then it's expected of you.Chris Finch said:
You forgot one of the last things you did a voice-over for though when he asked what you've done... Tsk, tsk. Your Finchbook networking skills need a polishing!
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There's now a 21 minute podcast of today's Tony Livesey show on his podcast page. And this one is introed...
Tony, the man of a million voices (all of them the same) was given a tip or two by a professional voice-over artist today.
HERE is the direct mp3 download link for those who want it.
On this podcast, there's snippets from the show and chat exclusive to the podcast (including a lil something on what their names sounded like said backwards!). The first part of Chris's interview is introed/played through from about 4 minutes and 55 seconds in. Then they intro/play Chris doing his 'macho voice' from about 15 minutes and 39 seconds in. Sadly, the beginning of part 2 of the interview is missing (thanks, Tim!)...so no Dick Van Dyke, etc. The goodbyes, etc, haven't been included either. Oh, and the podcast ends with those words of the 'French tart'!
Btw, didn't surprise me, tbh, that you were asked to do that voice-over, Chris. As Cop has said, it wasn't intended to make you feel uncomfortable or anything, and it was done in a light-hearted way. Again, if you're a voice-over artist and are giving an interview on the voice-over world, then I'd think it was pretty certain that you'd then be asked to do an actual voice-over. All turned out well with it all, anyway.
Tony, the man of a million voices (all of them the same) was given a tip or two by a professional voice-over artist today.
HERE is the direct mp3 download link for those who want it.
On this podcast, there's snippets from the show and chat exclusive to the podcast (including a lil something on what their names sounded like said backwards!). The first part of Chris's interview is introed/played through from about 4 minutes and 55 seconds in. Then they intro/play Chris doing his 'macho voice' from about 15 minutes and 39 seconds in. Sadly, the beginning of part 2 of the interview is missing (thanks, Tim!)...so no Dick Van Dyke, etc.
The goodbyes, etc, haven't been included either. Oh, and the podcast ends with those words of the 'French tart'! Btw, didn't surprise me, tbh, that you were asked to do that voice-over, Chris. As Cop has said, it wasn't intended to make you feel uncomfortable or anything, and it was done in a light-hearted way. Again, if you're a voice-over artist and are giving an interview on the voice-over world, then I'd think it was pretty certain that you'd then be asked to do an actual voice-over. All turned out well with it all, anyway.
*listens back to it*....firm!Me said:Could of sworn the woman presenter said how Chris had already got a plug in for the film he's in!
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How much does voiceover work pay? We've just had our first radio advert done, & it's had a reasonably good result, so I think with a good ad (one that I script myself ) we might do even better. I'd want to do it on more than just 107 The Bee though - perhaps 2BR as well - so it might be cheaper to do it myself...?
) we might do even better. I'd want to do it on more than just 107 The Bee though - perhaps 2BR as well - so it might be cheaper to do it myself...?
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Which advert is it Gorf?Gorf said:How much does voiceover work pay? We've just had our first radio advert done, & it's had a reasonably good result, so I think with a good ad (one that I script myself
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Sorry I had to run this morning without saying much, but I thought the interview went really well. Chris was very cool, calm, collected and professional and the impression I got from the 'interviewers' was one of respect for him and his talent. For some of us it was lovely to hear Karl get a mention! I had to laugh when Chris referred to Crime Scene Wild - if only they knew the trouble we're having getting to hear the bloomin thing! Anyway, again, Well Done Chris...it was a great way to start the day.
Chris was very cool, calm, collected and professional and the impression I got from the 'interviewers' was one of respect for him and his talent. For some of us it was lovely to hear Karl get a mention! I had to laugh when Chris referred to Crime Scene Wild - if only they knew the trouble we're having getting to hear the bloomin thing! Anyway, again, Well Done Chris...it was a great way to start the day. 
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Don't really know how to explain it, but I do think that, say, for a short radio interview, a voice-over artist is more likely to be asked to give a snippet of one of their 'voices' than a singer would be asked to sing something. For a start, lyrics are all in context. Everything slots together. So, a singer/band would need to at least sing a whole verse/chorus for there to be much point in them doing any singing at all (unless they were doing some demonstration on a unique aspect of their voice or something). But then, again, what would be the point for the show in that when they will only have a set slot for their guest/s and will already more than likely want to fill that with their questions for them, etc? You do tend to get a record or two played at points during a interview. These give both the interviewer and the musician a break, though, so you wouldn't get the guest singing in these. Oh, and the 'breaks' are also there to ensure the playlist records for the show get played in full...and that's a lot of records to play.
Also with musicians, particularly if they are being interviewed just for promo on their latest track, their record will almost certainly be played at some point during the show they are on. So, even though something from a studio track and a singer singing 'live' are different, it could sort of feel like repeating themselves for an interview for which they've only got limited time to conduct everything in. Obviously you have loads of live music on the radio, with extra time put aside for this...but then, that's part of the point: the time. For simple interviews that have to be crammed into a show with so much else on, there's only so much time to get their questions into as it is. Again, though, if you've got a dedicated slot put in for an artist to do a live set, then things become different again.
It's quicker/easier to organise to have a voice-over artist do a snippet of one of their 'voices' or 'characters' than it is for a singer to sing a whole song (with all the 'sound' and set-up needed for a song to come well). So it's more immediate with a voice-over. And there may be nothing at all to organise if it's simply an off-the-cuff response to something. Maybe the most you'd have to organise is one question. You can get a good idea of how an accent/character voice sounds from a brief sample of it. So it's not so much about context here. And as this sample would usually be in response to a question, then it is still the interview that's going on. It's nothing any special time has to necessarily be set aside for.
And as with Chris today, the 'voice' he put on was a nice rounding off of the interview.
I personally love, when I get to hear them, the live lounge's on Radio 1. With these you get both chat and a live set (a latest single and a cover version). That's a really nice mix.
Then there's also the difference between the music industry and the voice-over industries. I suppose the voice-over world, though deserved of much respect, and though filled with many talented people, may be seen as more of a specialist industry - one that doesn't filter into people's consciousness as much as music often does. The promo for both industries is disparate, and they are just mediums that are too uniquely individual to end up having the same reach.
So, you have less voice-over artists than music artists actually talking on the radio in the first place. So then, for me it then follows that this seemingly more (for definite want of an accurate word) 'niche' industry has more value in its demonstration in the constraints of one brief interview than that of music.
Told ya I didn't know how to explain it...
And on Chris's interview, thought it all went very well, but thought the build-up to it was sort of the wrong way round! Up to the first point we first heard very briefly from Chris, there'd been nothing at all on the show to say who they would be talking to on voice-overs (well, apart from the fact it'd be common sense for someone to assume it was someone who knew a bit about voice-overs!), and then suddenly it was 'Hello, Chris', etc. We know who Chris is, but it was like all the listeners were meant to know who he was. Then when the main interview started, then we got a little intro! Odd!
What a long post! Um, better out than in...or something...
Also with musicians, particularly if they are being interviewed just for promo on their latest track, their record will almost certainly be played at some point during the show they are on. So, even though something from a studio track and a singer singing 'live' are different, it could sort of feel like repeating themselves for an interview for which they've only got limited time to conduct everything in. Obviously you have loads of live music on the radio, with extra time put aside for this...but then, that's part of the point: the time. For simple interviews that have to be crammed into a show with so much else on, there's only so much time to get their questions into as it is. Again, though, if you've got a dedicated slot put in for an artist to do a live set, then things become different again.
It's quicker/easier to organise to have a voice-over artist do a snippet of one of their 'voices' or 'characters' than it is for a singer to sing a whole song (with all the 'sound' and set-up needed for a song to come well). So it's more immediate with a voice-over. And there may be nothing at all to organise if it's simply an off-the-cuff response to something. Maybe the most you'd have to organise is one question. You can get a good idea of how an accent/character voice sounds from a brief sample of it. So it's not so much about context here. And as this sample would usually be in response to a question, then it is still the interview that's going on. It's nothing any special time has to necessarily be set aside for.
And as with Chris today, the 'voice' he put on was a nice rounding off of the interview.
I personally love, when I get to hear them, the live lounge's on Radio 1. With these you get both chat and a live set (a latest single and a cover version). That's a really nice mix.
Then there's also the difference between the music industry and the voice-over industries. I suppose the voice-over world, though deserved of much respect, and though filled with many talented people, may be seen as more of a specialist industry - one that doesn't filter into people's consciousness as much as music often does. The promo for both industries is disparate, and they are just mediums that are too uniquely individual to end up having the same reach.
So, you have less voice-over artists than music artists actually talking on the radio in the first place. So then, for me it then follows that this seemingly more (for definite want of an accurate word) 'niche' industry has more value in its demonstration in the constraints of one brief interview than that of music.
Told ya I didn't know how to explain it...
And on Chris's interview, thought it all went very well, but thought the build-up to it was sort of the wrong way round! Up to the first point we first heard very briefly from Chris, there'd been nothing at all on the show to say who they would be talking to on voice-overs (well, apart from the fact it'd be common sense for someone to assume it was someone who knew a bit about voice-overs!), and then suddenly it was 'Hello, Chris', etc. We know who Chris is, but it was like all the listeners were meant to know who he was. Then when the main interview started, then we got a little intro! Odd!
What a long post! Um, better out than in...or something...
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