THE VOICE OVER

https://youtu.be/uOz5Qm2EHQE
Narration is non-
diegetic Recap
• Non-diegetic sound is
any sound which does not come
directly from the world of the story
onscreen.
• Traditional film music and voice-over
narration are typical examples
of non-diegetic sound.
• The characters in the film are
unaware of these sounds, because
they don't exist in their world.
 • https://youtu.be/3_qW-xPanqU
Voice Over • https://youtu.be/I7wPUNTBkVk
Types of Narration

• FIRST PERSON speaker - In this point of view, the

character is telling the story from their own
perspective. This style of narration reveals the
inner most thoughts of the character
speaking, "I" and "me" or "we"
• SECOND PERSON speaker – This type of the
narration is directed towards another character
on the screen or the viewer "you," "your," and
"yours” (more popular in advertising)
• THIRD PERSON speaker - In this point of view, an
external narrator is telling the story. A third
person narrator may even be God-like and poetic
in their expression. "he," "she," "it," or "they"
TIPS
• Write like you speak
• Learn from radio commercials/TV & Movie
narrators
• Speak with one voice – tone, role, person
• Keep sentences short but varied
• Avoid reading text
• Pay attention to rhythm or beat
• Use silence effectively
• Pronounce ALL the letters in a word
• Length of clip - an English speaker speaks an
average of 150 words per minute (2.5 words per
second).
What style will you take?

• Parody or Comedy?
• Drama?
• Poetic?

• Up to you, your clip is short so why not try

a few different styles, test and experiment!

Write your script and record it using your

phone.
Part One - Write Part Two – record
the script the voice over