Talk:Voice-over
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This was written for an article Voice-overs which is now a redirect. Incorporate anything into the current text if necessary:
This is a term in filmmaking and is used to describe the technique by which a filmmaker places the sound of a human voice or voices over images. These sounds may or may not be related to the images being shown. Sometimes voiceovers can create ironic counterpoint with the images being shown; sometimes also they can be random voices not directly connected to the people seen on the screen.
A narration is a typical voice over.
In the context of the film Every Day Except Christmas, the voice-overs are not synchronized with the mouth movements of the people speaking, which is the normal way we see and hear people on screen. (Seelip sync for other ways in which this works). Rather the voice-overs are segments of conversations from different places and different people who appear in the sequence we are seeing.
[edit] Experts, please contribute...
This article is poorly-written, IMO, and fails use proper film terminology (voice-over should be indicated as non-diagetic sound, for instance). It also skimps on examples; citing Detour and apparently Out of the Past would be a good start. Please help. Jonathan F 21:18, 7 May 2006 (UTC)
- I agree, this article fails to cite sources and appears to be opinionated. For example:
Voice-over technique is likewise used to give voices and personalities to animated characters. The most noteworthy and versatile of whom include Mel Blanc, Don Messick and Daws Butler.
There's no source for this, how do I know this isn't just some Wikipedia editor's opinion and not widely regarded as truth? --Muna 05:41, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] List of TV Shows with Voice-overs??
I think this article would benefit from a list of current TV Shows using voiceovers as a prominent form of narration... Anyone willing to tackle this? Andfound815
[edit] Link spam
I'm concerned about the ad spam accumulating here and on Voice acting. Should it be removed? Sum0 19:21, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
- It should and was. Now it's back. I'll remove it again! --Siobhan Hansa 13:49, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
Siobhan, I agree that we're all trying to fight link spam, however not every external link is spam. Vox Daily, for example is the industries most read blog and frequently links to articles within Wikipedia. The author's sole purpose is to discuss voice-over and how it relates to main stream media.
Similarly, Voices.com is the online marketplace where voice-over talents are hired. This is most relevant as it demonstrates the evolution of the industry from traditional hiring processes, to online procurement of services.
Thank you for your on-going support.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Interactivevoices (talk)
- Please read our guidelines on external links. Persistent and unencyclopedic links are frequently considered spam even when they are promoted in good faith, and I apologize for using that term if I these links are not being promoted by people who have something to gain from their being here. But this isn't simply about fighting spam, this is about what is appropriate as an external link in a GFDL encyclopedia. For instance, an encyclopedic link that showed the evolution of the industry from traditional hiring practices to online procurement might be an article in Harvard Business Review, ideally we'd be quoting it as a source in the article itself. It's not a link to an online market place (which provides no encyclopedic information to our readers). Blogs are also generally considered unsuitable unless written by a particularly prominent specialist.
- Of course these are only guidelines so if you think these links should stay can you explain what encyclopedic information a general reader find from visiting these sites? -- Siobhan Hansa 22:28, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Housekeeping
Greetings! I have created a standard encyclopedic structure for this article, which will hopefully facilitate its continued growth and development. So be bold, and make your additions! Remember to WP:VERIFY your editing though, and approach them from a Wikipedia:Neutral point of view.
Please be likewise advised that use of this article for blatantly self-promotional purposes or for the purposes of advertising one's own voice-over talent is not appropriate (See Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons and Wikipedia:Notability (people)). As such, any material of this nature will be immediately deleted as Wikipedia:Conflict of interest.
Happy editing! - Wikiwag 09:36, 21 March 2007 (UTC)
