Precision teaching from industry expert. For beginners right up to professionals. Build confidence as a voice artist.
The Voiceover Primer –
What you’ll learn
- Attain the core skills required for voiceover.
- Develop a range of advanced voiceover skills.
- Gain a deeper understanding of the different kinds of voiceover.
- Develop a good understanding of how to launch, build and sustain a career in voiceover.
- Learn a 30-minute daily voice warm up.
Course Content
- Module 0. Welcome. –> 1 lecture • 2min.
- Module 1. Voiceover Basics –> 1 lecture • 8min.
- Module 2. The Art of Reading –> 2 lectures • 21min.
- Module 3. Useful Tips –> 8 lectures • 31min.
- Module 4. The Different Kinds of Voiceover –> 7 lectures • 28min.
- Module 5. Where Do You Go From Here? –> 6 lectures • 26min.
- Module 6. Voice Exercises –> 1 lecture • 31min.
Requirements
The Voiceover Primer –
This brand new course is a consolidation of Richard Cotton’s in-person voiceover coaching sessions. Richard has 20 years experience as a leading London-based voice artist and 10 years’ experience of in-person voiceover coaching.
If you’re interested in voiceover as a career, or if you’ve done a few voiceovers but want it to become the career that you know it can be, or even if you’re a seasoned pro and you’re the kind of person who is constantly looking to develop your voiceover skills, then this course is for you.
Richard focuses very much on the acting and reading skills that will help you deliver world-class voiceovers every time, as well as sharing practical advice about the studio environment, the people you might encounter and protocols that will reinforce your claim as a professional voice artist. These are skills and learning built up over two decades, brought together for you in this concise, affordable online course.
Here’s what you can expect from the course:
- Expert industry advice given directly and concisely.
- A journey through a typical voiceover session, exploring some of the challenges and how to overcome them.
- How to approach text and lift your reading off the page or screen.
- Top tips for honing your voiceover skills and bringing variation to your reading – thinking spatially, leader lines, actioning, line endings, lists, smiling, proximity to the microphone, how to expand into summary lines.
- Explore the key variables of pace, tone and modulation.
- How to approach different kinds of voiceover: Commercials, Documentaries, Corporate Videos, Dubbing, Video Games/Motion Capture and more.
- On-screen text with opportunities for guided practice.
- Advice on approaching voice agents and creating voice reels, industry mindset, the importance of practice and making the most of your voice tests.
- Course includes a 30-minute voice warm up – breathing, relaxation, connecting the voice to the breath, stretching and shaking out, articulation and vowel exercises, and tongue twisters.
- 26 videos over six modules:
- Module 1:Voiceover Basics
- Module 2:The Art of Reading
- Module 3:Useful Tips
- Module 4:The Different Kinds of Voiceover
- Module 5:Where Do You Go From Here?
- Module 6:30-min voice warm up
- Audio-only versions of all videos.
- English subtitles available for all videos.
- Downloadable “key takeaways” PDF for each video.
- Everything you need to know to kick start and build a career in voiceover.
What others say about Richard’s coaching:
“Richard is an incredibly talented, compassionate, and encouraging teacher – he has a manner that instantly makes you feel calm and at ease and he tunes into you to bring out your individual voice. Since working with him he has brought a confidence and eloquence to my performances and has helped me with accents, self-tapes and everything in between, I could not recommend his material more!”
Storme
“The coaching Richard offered was just fantastic. He has a great way of meeting me where I am rather than where someone else might think I should be. Quite impressive that he has such a light touch but also assured. I loved the result.”
Lawrence
“My coaching session with Richard transformed me from a green acting student with no audio experience to a confident and capable actor ready to enter the world of VO. His techniques and practices offered incredible insight into the craft of voiceover work and the industry. I feel very lucky to have crossed paths with him.”
Mia
“Richard helped me record my voice-over reel and was so kind, patient and enthusiastic that I really enjoyed myself! He really knows his stuff, and helped me bring out my strengths. His advice was excellent. I recommend him whole-heartedly.”
Hanna
“I called upon Richard’s expertise to embark on a voice-over career and learn the fundamental voice skills to create a strong voice-over reel. Richard’s care, passion and attention to detail, together with his incredible gift for drawing out an artist’s authentic voice makes his service as a voice-over tutor the best time and money spent. I have successfully secured a voice-over agent and I regard his input in this process truly integral to the end result. Thank you Richard!”
Amanda
“So pleased with the work I did with Richard. It was relaxed and fun but we got lots done and I didn’t think I was capable of that level of work. Brilliant! I would recommend Richard as a voice over coach to anyone wanting to work on their reel or get started. It was a huge benefit. So pleased with the result.”
David