There is a LOT of innovation going on in the Netherlands, particularly in the agricultural sector. I must have voiced well over a hundred videos about the latest and greatest fertilizer spreaders, grow houses, irrigation systems, plant breeding and much more than I’ve already forgotten. (Well, I do about 3-4 videos like these per week. It’s hard to keep track!)
This is just a very good example of the genre. If it is appreciated I will point out mistakes in the script, which more often than not is translated by the producer.
I recorded this one in my home studio. The production house asked me if I had any plans on a particular day and when I said I was free they sent me the script the evening before. The next morning at nine p.m. the recording was waiting for them. One line turned out to contain a small factual error, so they emailed me about recording an ‘insert’, which I sent them within an hour. I always make sure it fits perfectly and I don’t charge for them. Why not? Because I don’t do refunds when I make a mistake, either. We’re all human, after all. Once I give a price, that’s it: service is always included.
I’d be happy to record a demo based on your script. There is no commitment to you, no unwanted phone calls, no paperwork. Just send me an email with your script and ask for a quote. Couldn’t be easier!
A video aimed at farmers, about a new and efficient way to spread fertiliser. Professionally and affordably voiced by Martin Warnas. I also recorded this in Dutch and German, by the way.
For Mastervolt I recorded this video, to explain their remote control systems for onboard electronics. We didn’t shoot it on board my own yacht, because… well, I don’t have one. Yet. But I do have the right accent to go with such high-class, quality services, don’t I? 😉
I recorded the audio at home, music was added by the editor. No retakes were needed, but I’d have been happy to do them.
(Note: voice-over starts at 66 seconds.)
The video was produced by Kristel van der Velde, whom I can recommend to anyone who needs to have a video produced. We’ve also worked together for many Kverneland videos.
For PConTV I’ve voiced a series of brief instruction movies on setup and operation for their fantastic device. I’ve done both the English and the Dutch version, so now you have a chance to compare them.
You’ll find that my Dutch has no accent whatsoever, but in English I do sound rather ‘posh’. In fact, the accent is ‘Home Counties’ and it is actually the preferred accent for BBC newsreaders.
Here is an instruction video for setting up the PConTV box:
And here is the Dutch version, also voiced by me:
For my part, the recording process was very easy. The movies had already been scripted and recorded. I was merely given a few scripts, which I recorded in my home studio. I uploaded the files to my webserver, where the customer could download them. As I recall, only a few minor changes were needed for timing purposes. Also, we debated whether ‘Wifi’ should be pronounced as ‘wai-fai’ or ‘wee-fee’. I lost that particular discussion, so in these movies it’s ‘wee-fee’ now 😉
My rate was based on the total number of words for all scripts, with a nice discount because if you give me several movies to do it’s unfair if I charge my startup fee for every one of them, right? Also, those fixes were included in the price. And when a small section was added later on, I did that for free too. The buy-out was for unlimited use on the internet. (I can’t even recall the last time I put a cap on a buy-out for non-broadcast: when I quote a price, it’s ALL-IN.)
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