AI Consultation Faces Human Rights Problem

AI Consultation Faces Human Rights Problem Experts find hole in controversial UK government proposals By Chas Rowe | British male voicever artist Legal consultants have argued that the UK Government’s proposals to enable AI companies to feed models on copyrighted material under a so-called “data-mining exception” could be challenged under human rights laws. Handley Gill, which …

The Pitfalls of Perpetuity Contracts in Voice-Over

The Pitfalls of Perpetuity Contracts in Voice-Over And how time could provide a solution By Chas Rowe | UK male voice-over artist   In 2003, long before technology existed to closely reproduce human speech, voice-over artist Greg Marston, recorded a series of scripts through a production intermediary. Two years later, in 2005, Greg was asked to …

The Best Guide Yet to Voiceover Usage Fees

The Best Guide Yet to Voiceover Usage Fees With analogies from other industries to help understand them By Chas Rowe | British male voiceover artist   In the UK professional voice-over world, usage fees are a longstanding, common and necessary industry standard. Unfortunately, there isn’t much written about them, and not all of the information is …

Voice-Over Usage and Licensing: A Mini Guide for Video Producers

Voice-Over Usage and Licensing A mini guide for video producers By Chas Rowe | British male voiceover artist   If you make corporate and explainer videos for your clients, and you work with professional UK voice-over artists to do so, you should have heard them mention the terms ‘usage‘, ‘licences‘, or ‘licensing‘. Chances are, if …

Five Keys to a Successful Voiceover Project

Five Keys to a Successful Voiceover Project How to unlock good practice in voiceover hiring By Chas Rowe   Working with a professional UK voiceover artist can make you feel a bit lost, if you’ve not done it before.  How do you find one? How much does it cost? How can you tell how good …

Why Voiceover Artists Need Good Briefs

Why Voiceover Artists Need Good Briefs 5 reasons to give a good brief in a voiceover project By Chas Rowe | UK male voice-over artist   I like briefs. I like detailed briefs. I like detailed, branded, functional briefs.  Too much information? Not for me. You see, we’re not talking about cotton underwear. We’re talking about business briefs. Proper, …