US Voice Actors Closer to AI Legal Protections

US Voice Actors Closer to AI Legal Protections US Copyright Office makes new law recommendations to Congress  By Chas Rowe | UK male voice-over artist   American voice actors and performers have received a boost from legal officials as part of a continuing campaign to protect their work against exploitation by artificial intelligence (AI).  The US …

Fair Pay/Play in the UK Voice-Over Industries: Analysis & Comment

Fair Pay/Play in the UK Voice-Over Industries: The First Independent Legal Survey of UK Voice-Over Artists Analysis & Comment By Chas Rowe | UK male voice-over artist   Introduction On 18th July 2019, the University of Exeter’s Centre for Science, Culture and the Law published the findings of the first independent, ”focused study” of voice-over artists …

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, …

How to Hire a UK Voiceover Artist

How to Hire a UK Voiceover Artist 10 tips for good teamwork between clients, production houses and artists By Chas Rowe | UK male voice-over artist     What are your rates? Here’s the script – how much? Can you do a 30 quid buy-out with an NDA for all online media forever? These are all …