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All major TV serials or Films which were originally made in Hindi now
have been dubbed in various regional languages. Even you see South
Indian Films being dubbed in Hindi. All new
Hollywood
films get to same day release in Hindi as well.
You are reading this
article as you have some desire in any corner of heart to be a voice
dubbing artiste. You feel you have the command over the language and
want to begin with. See, as a dubbing or voice over artiste you should
not be only fluent in the language but also versatile enough to match
your inflection, lip sync, tone & pauses to synchronize with the
gestures and body language of the character in the original soundtrack
or visuals. Clarity of your voice, clarity of your diction, dialogue
delivery and emotion in your voice are the key differentiators of a
dubbing pro. Another thing you learn with experience is to match your
dialogues according to the original time scale, particularly in
animation or Muppet dubbings. Command and translation ability in both
source and target language helps the dubbing artist considerably as
he/she can manipulate the choice of words slightly without harming the
sense of the dialogue.
You must be wondering how
much a voice artiste is paid. An experienced voice artiste in TV
serials gets Rs 5000 or $200 to Rs 8000 or $300 per episode, but depending upon the
length of the work, complexity of the character they even charge Rs
15000 or $ 500 per episode. An experienced
Voice artiste who gives voice overs in a corporate or
documentary films can anywhere gets between Rs.25000 to Rs. 50000 or $
1000 depending upon the script and his/her popularity. In Films a single
character dubbing for a good budget film can get you anywhere between
Rs 75000 to Rs. 1.5 lacs or $3000 or more
The options do not end
here, there are number of video & radio programmes, documentaries,
presentations, radio/TV jingles, spots, Phone softwares, Multimedia.
Now you must be wondering - How to go about? If you think you have the
confidence to deliver, then concentrate on your voice, find out your
strong areas in voicing, if you have very good base voice as Inder
Mishra or Amitabh Bachchan then a voice over narration suits you, if
you have medium voice and you can make certain variations and modulate
at your will then dubbing arena may suit you. An appreciation by our
family members of friends is not enough. Record your voice on tape or
computer, listen to it, then again record & listen, you will find
that you can do better. Recording
is the best judge. When you feel you are confident, visit a sound
studio, make a
Demo
CD
or your voice, not more than 10 minutes, make
sure it contains your best part.
Then distribute this
DEMO CD
to various sound studious and producers,
directors. You can get address of Sound Studious from us to get your
Demo CD
ready. Exploit the contacts of your friends & elders. You
will surely get a break sooner or later. Do not lose your inspiration.
Your dedication and hard work will certainly bring laurels. Remember,
your courage, your dedication is the key to success
Read other articles on how
to improve your voice and hope your journey in this voicing
arena continues for long with success.
Read other
Articles on Voice
RJ
- Radio Jockey as Career
Career
as Emcee / Live Host / Anchor
Voice
Dubbing
Tips
for Budding Stand Up Comedians
Mimicry
& Voice Dubbing as an Alternate Career
Acting
v/s Voice Dubbing
How
to become a Voice Artiste
How
to improve your Voice
If you have any questions, comments
please send an e-mail to
voiceartistes@gmail.com
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