It is an enjoyable experience to be the “voice of experience” in a project for the clients I work with. There is no shortage of voice-over professionals who can be the “voice of God” and if that is your need, I can offer something similar.  In my case, I also temper the traditional “made for radio” voice with an “every man” feel.

Given a choice between a voice-over project, and a video project, I admit, I lean to voice-over work. It is freeing, fun, a bit of theater, and it is very natural for someone like me. Someone who loves bringing the right mood to the topic.

Behind The Scenes

When doing voice-over work, one must not move the mouth left or right, or tilt back away from the mic. But being in character is important, so you will often see a voice-over artist gesturing wildly, but keeping their face perfectly still.

So shooting in film was definitely an aesthetic choice. But as a DP, it is how I enjoy shooting a film. And as a director, I thrive on the challenge of working within the confines of a limited number of 10-minute rolls. It’s my way of thinking through the process and mapping out the film, while not overshooting, which is a risk shooting digitally.