voice-over artist
Voice-over artists perform the dialogues of animated television or movie characters. They empathise with their characters and make them come alive with their voice.
Also called: narrator, voice over actress, voice artist, voice over actor, storyteller, voice-over actor, voice actor, male voice-over artist
- 16
- essential skills
- 14
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 2655
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- stand-in8 skills in common
- camera operator6 skills in common
- stunt performer6 skills in common
- actor/actress5 skills in common
- animation layout artist5 skills in common
- prompter5 skills in common
- stop-motion animator5 skills in common
- video and motion picture director5 skills in common
Essential skills
16- acting techniques
- adapt to acting roles
- adapt to type of media
- analyse a script
- analyse the original actor's way of speaking
- follow directions of the artistic director
- follow work schedule
- memorise lines
- perform scenes for filming
- perform scripted dialogue
- rehearse role
- study media sources
- study relationships between characters
- study roles from scripts
- synchronise with mouth movements
- work with an artistic team
Optional skills
14- attend read-through
- breathing techniques
- film production process
- interact with fellow actors
- manage personal professional development
- participate in music studio recordings
- perform improvisation
- practise singing
- pronunciation techniques
- rehearse with fellow actors
- sing
- use dialect
- vocal techniques
- work with a voice coach
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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