Shownotes
In ep 195 of “How Do You Say That?!”, Ian Russell joins Sam and Mark to talk about how serendipity can really influence your career. Accents you’re not supposed to do any more, and the difference between Horrific and Horrifying! We explore characterisation in Telephony jobs, and how a “handle” on both ends of a script can be quite helpful. Plus, as it’s nearly Halloween, we consider direction that says “be a wizard without being too wizardy“!
Our VO question this week is all about how luck and hard work can make a VO career fly.
Get involved! Have you got a Wildcard suggestion that we should try or an idea for the show? Send it to us via Mark or Sam’s social media or email it directly to podcast@britishvoiceover.co.uk
Script 1
Thank you for calling The Deadly Alcove.
The attraction is currently open on weekends only. Our team is available by phone Monday to Friday, but if we’re unable to take your call, please leave us a message and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.
Tickets for weekend visits and for the new season are available to book through our website…. But hurry because if you need a ticket for today… the four horsemen are right behind you.
Please hold and a member of our team will be with you shortly.
Script 2
The Old City Inn
Left empty for over 50 years
Cold, Empty, Alone
Now this hotel is seeking revenge
and it’s out to get you
Mazes, Ghosts, Spiders and Shifting doors
Dare you stay at the Haunted Hotel?
Will you Escape or will you and your team be trapped Forever?
The Haunted Hotel
A new experience from The Gamer Room
Only this Halloween
Mwahahahahah
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About our guest:
Ian Russell is a British VO based in America. He stumbled into voiceover by accident, and lays the blame firmly at the feet of his wife Sandra (She bought him a VO Workshop for Christmas!) Over a decade later clients still hire him and the dark side of Videogames and Animation have become core to his business.
Secretly he enjoys the challenge of reading complex medical scripts and getting the right number of words to fit perfectly into 29 and a half seconds!
Resources: Click here for the Wildcard Generator and don’t forget to think of an action your character can be doing!
About your hosts:
With over 40 years representing major international clients such as Google, Emirates and HSBC; Mark Ryes has been trusted to be the voice for some of the world’s biggest brands. If your business needs a fresh voice to represent you, then make it Mark’s British voice. As a voiceover, TV presenter, podcaster or product demonstrator – Mark makes your brand truly sparkle!
Mark’s demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/britishvoiceovermark
Elegantly British with an intelligent, warm and seductive voice, Samantha Boffin helps creatives and production companies create great audio that really connects with their audience. BBC-trained and with over 20 years of broadcast experience on both sides of the mic, she’s created award-winning promos, narration and commercials for companies all around the globe, including the BBC, Sky, Games Workshop, John Lewis, Audible and Penguin Random House.
Samantha’s demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/samanthaboffin
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