Voiceover Demo Reel Los Angeles- The recording process
With our staff having an average of 20 years experience in
acting and recording. We have a solid
understanding of the requirements and demands of both acting and the voiceover
industry. All the voiceover reels we produce here at Recording Star Studio are
produced for a particular need. We tailor our services to meet the specific
needs of our clients like, acquiring and updating your old reel, or a voiceover
for an agent, or maybe targeting a specific voiceover job.
Need a demo reel in Los Angeles call Recording Star Studio at (407) 687-8323 Or visit us at 5355 Cartwright Ave. Suite #203 North Hollywood, CA 91601 or email info@recordingstarstudio.com
Initial consultation
The initial consultation usually takes place in the studio,
however, some people prefer to have a phone consultation instead, it's whatever
makes you feel the most comfortable. Either way, we will discuss what you're looking
for in a voiceover reel and speak about what is needed to create a balanced performance
that will play to your strengths most successfully.
We will help guide you through the entire process of finding
and choosing the correct pieces for your needs. We can point you to different
resources online for your scripts. Some clients enjoy writing and personally
tailoring their own scripts, with or without our guidance.
Over time, we have discovered some of the very best reels
are a combination of materials that the client has researched and discovered themselves
and tailored them to their own needs. If you're coming in for four voiceover
pieces we suggest you bring eight or so, so that we can pull out the best that
suits your voice for that day.
One of the reasons we suggest that the initial consultation
takes place in the studio is it gives a chance for the client to get a feel for
the space they will be working in. Also, it tends to help relax them and feel
confident to create their strongest work and have fun while they do it.
The recording process
We strive to make all your reels sound unique and as personal to you as
possible. If you would like, we are happy to work with you to personally tailor
all your scripts so they're like no others. Or we can work with you to adapt
existing material taken from multiple sources. Some good sources are recent
newspaper articles, magazine articles, even YouTube and online script sites.
Recording is usually done over a four hour period in a single workday, this
allows us to remove the pressure of getting everything right on the first take.
The elements necessary for a successful recording is positivity, confidence,
time, and meaningful direction.
We approach each recording session as if it was our own, and we work hard to
smoothly coach you through the whole process no matter how much studio
experience you might have. We also have an extensive in-house database of high
quality music and sound effects to enhance the soundscape of your reel. We work
very hard to make sure each reel sounds as dynamic and captivating as possible.
The finished product
The final reel will contain 4 to 6 pieces, made up of a mixture of promos,
commercials, character ads, as well as documentary pieces, 'straight reads' and
fiction. We also suggest any accents you can present well, then do include those
too. A dynamic 1.5 minute montage of pieces will start off your voiceover reel.
Followed by four 30 second clips to round out your demo reel.
When we edit and assemble your reel we compile the best pieces from each
take, often using different lines from many different takes to reach the final
perfect version. Then, we carefully add chosen bits of music and sound effects
to enhance the final sound creating a "straight from the radio" sound
and finally edit the highlights of all the pieces into the montage.
After that's all done we load up all your materials to our public server,
which allows you to review and approve your performance from the comfort of
your own home.
Your payment is due on the day of the session by cash, debit or credit
card.
No material, including test
edits and masters can be sent out until full payment has been received.
Missed sessions, in other words, when you failed to show up for a recording
session that you have booked without sufficient notice to fill the studio slot,
will be charged
up to the full session fee at Recording Star Studio's discretion.
We understand that castings come up sometimes only the day before your
session and often can't be moved. However, if you can't give us at least 17
hours notice, we will have to charge you $150 cancellation fee for the "studio
time" because it won't give us time to fill the empty slot.