Voice over 

• a poor image with good audio is watchable 
• A good image with poor audio is a lot harder to watch 

The 3 Cs 

Clean 

• don’t record in a loud environment 
• A large space creates a reverb 
• background sounds will be picked up (try to avoid this) 
• Record in a small quiet space with padded walls
• Or a bedroom -(under a duvet helps)
• ideally use a good microphone
• generally the bigger the mic the better the sound 
• Mic handling noise(try to avoid)

Close

• Mic should be around 15cm from the voice 
• Too close – distorted and bassy 
• Too far – quiet and reverted 

Clear 

• re-take any mistakes 
• Get several takes with different emphasis 
• Make sure your voice is relaxed 
• As they relax, they’ll get louder and clearer 
• Have water available 

Music 

• Think about what would fit with what you’re designing 
• Carefully of copyright 
• Avoid music with lyrics 
• Don’t let the music overpower the voice over 
• Use “ducking” lower the music level during voiceovers 
• Graphics hub – audio libraries (has copyright free music) 

Sound effects