Talking Creative

Talking Creative is a weekly podcast all about the art of voiceover directing, hosted by Samantha Boffin. If you're a creative, voice director or simply love the world of voice production, Talking Creative is designed for you. It's a podcast that will help you find, prep and direct voice artists and actors - and give you the skinny on how to get the most from every. single. booking. Plus it celebrates the creativity of voice directing - how the techniques used in, say, animation and gaming can enhance even the driest corporate narration. With solo episodes and guest interviews, Talking Creative is a smoosh together of everything I've learnt from 20 years of being a BBC Creative Director, coupled with my experience as a voice artist - as well as interviews from some top industry talent on both sides of the mic. If you're looking for gen about equipment or tech, this may not be the podcast for you. But if you're looking to get the maximum value from your voiceover sessions and take your projects to the next level - then you might want to start Talking Creative.

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Episodes

Directing Voiceovers - How to Ace Your Remote Recording Sessions

In this episode, we're looking at Remote Recording Sessions and how to approach them as a voice director. We'll be chatting about: Why remote directing is so important right now Setting up and running a successful and creative remote directed session How to link up with your voice with remote connection software like SourceConnect, Cleanfeed, SessionLink Pro, etc Helpful Links: Link to episode 01 - Why you need the right Voiceover: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/11db5122-9c51-4402-b743-edc2...

Oct 09, 2020•19 min•Ep. 4

How to brief your Voiceover Artist (and why it matters)

In this episode, we're looking at how to creatively brief your voiceover artist - and why it makes such a difference. We'll be chatting about: The reasons for briefing your voice actor before the recording session and what a good creative brief needs to cover - including 6 key steps: Who is your Listener? Why is your voice talking to them and what do you want them to do or feel? What role is your voiceover playing? How do you want your voiceover to sound? Make sure your script is really ready. U...

Oct 06, 2020•17 min•Ep. 3

Where to find the perfect Voiceover Artist

In this episode we're looking at where to find your perfect voice actor. We'll be chatting about the main ways of finding voice talent including: Agents Specialist agencies Pay to Play sites Casting Directors Google Social Media And Word of Mouth Being really clear on your project, timeline, budget and the kind of voice you're looking for will really help you. Do subscribe, rate and review "Talking Creative" on Apple Podcasts. Or go to https://samanthaboffin.co.uk/talkingcreative for the whole s...

Sep 30, 2020•12 min•Ep. 2

What is Talking Creative about and who is Samantha?

In this first short trailer episode you'll find out what the podcast is all about, who Samantha Boffin is - and why you should be listening. The clue is in the title - Talking Creative is all about the art of voiceover directing. If you're a creative, a voice director or you work with voice actors or you simply want to know more about the world of voiceovers and how it all works - then this podcast is for you. We'll be looking across the industry at everything from corporate, commercial and e-le...

Sep 30, 2020•5 min

Why you need the right Voiceover - not just any Voiceover

In today's episode we're going to be looking at why you need the right voiceover - and not just any voiceover. And we also chat about who you are really making your audiobook or narration or museum guide for. Clue: it's not you or your client. We'll be chatting about: How professional voice actors make your business or product literally sound better - and make you or your client more sales. How to work out who is the right voiceover for you. Why getting inside your audience's head is so importan...

Sep 30, 2020•9 min•Ep. 1

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