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Philip Banks
- 50, Male
- Portgordon, Morayshire, Scotland
- United Kingdom
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UK based British voice over with ISDN
HERE'S WHAT VOICE ACTORS ARE DOING AROUND THE WORLD!
I do it every time! Overlook the obvious!
If there was a British accent I didn't hear it.
Just a place where you can receive opinions on your demos. Whether you are new at this or an old veteran. Please be respectful. Honest is perfectly fine, just be respectful.
In 20 + years of VO work I have never been asked to do what the client has requested. If I knew the client and they had a good record of payment with me then I'd consider it but other than that unless is was a mega paying job with an impressive comp…
ISDN came FIRST and the clients came second.
If you're in the "outback" then you need to ensure that people are able to find you and have access to you voice. This scenario is no place for short cuts. You need a good sounding room, a good mic, robust internet connection and ideally ISDN. Here'…
Life is plodding along very nicely. Like most people I have the odd quiet day but they are getting fewer and farther between.
Hello from Portgordon, Scotland. www.portgordon.org.uk
If you're geographically removed from a major market then join in and let's talk about the ways we handle marketing, representation, our home studios and anything else we "out in the sticks" folks can think of.
Profile Information
- I WORK IN THE VOICE OVER INDUSTRY AS A(N)
- Voice Actor
- HERE'S A LITTLE ABOUT ME AND MY VOICE OVER EXPERIENCE
- 20 years as a voice over and am now really looking forward to my first paid job!
- RECENTLY BOOKED PROJECTS
- BUPA TV commercial,"Up in the air" trailer/commercial,HBO Promos, commercials for Grey Goose Vodka, The North Face and Land Rover.
- LANGUAGES
- English
- VOICE DESCRIPTION
- Welll, as you asked it consists of sound made by a human being using the vocal folds for talking, singing, laughing, crying, screaming, etc. Human voice is specifically that part of human sound production in which the vocal folds (vocal cords) are the primary noise source. Generally speaking, the voice can be subdivided into three parts; the lungs, the vocal folds, and the articulators. The lung (the pump) must produce adequate airflow to vibrate vocal folds (air is the fuel of the voice). The vocal folds (vocal cords) are the vibrators, neuromuscular units that ‘fine tune’ pitch and tone. The articulators (vocal tract consisting of tongue, palate, cheek, lips, etc.) articulate and filter the sound.
The vocal folds, in combination with the articulators, are capable of producing highly intricate arrays of sound. The tone of voice may be modulated to suggest emotions such as anger, surprise, or happiness and in my case understated Britishness.
- DIALECTS, Character voices and vocal impressions
- British, both American accents (north, south and midwest) and a Mallard riding a unicycle
- VOICES I AM ABLE TO PERFORM
- Senior Male, Middle Age Male
- AUDIO DELIVERY METHOD
- ISDN, Source Connect, Audio TX, FTP, AIF, MP3, WAV
- EQUIPMENT
- Neumann U87 and some plugs, ISDN and stuff!
- WEBSITE
- http://www.philipbanks.co.uk
Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 2:35pm on August 22, 2010,
Beverley Beer said… - Thanks for your kind birthday wishes Mr B! I shall indeed be imbibing a few G&T's, purely for throat relaxation you understand! I hope you're well? Best, Bev x
- At 8:55am on August 9, 2010,
James Eastman said… - YOU ARE KILLING ME with your VO tips on YouTube. LOL. I love 'em.... and wholeheartedly agree with Tip No. 2. That is the very same thing I have implored new talent to consider. You delivered the message with humor and style! LOL.... and thanks again for making me chuckle! ~ James
- At 8:10pm on July 31, 2010,
Tom Leigh Knight said… - Yes!
From the heart--agreed.
If you don't mind, I'll belabor this topic with one last post (and I promise to let you get back to your life!): One thing I've found to be true about 90% of the time, is that if I record an entire script once without stopping, there are sure to be issues (like mouth noises, unwanted breaths, not getting "just the right tone" here and there, etc.). But when I go back and pick up lines, the inflection--again about 90% of the time--is never as good as the first take. Although the mouth noises might have been corrected; unwanted breathing removed; good tone achieved...it's difficult to match the delivery of the first take.
So, in light of this, I feel I have at least two things to work on. (1) Nailing everything in a single take--even if it's not the first run-through. (2) Nailing inflections, dynamics, and tone with the pick up lines.
Man! Got lots to do. But I love this stuff!
Cheers!
-Tom
- At 1:46am on July 31, 2010,
Tom Leigh Knight said…
- Thank you very much for your kind words! And what a great voice you have!
In your videos, I noticed you are able to deliver the entire monologue in a single sitting without fumbling anything! This is incredible to me. I only hope to be able to do this one day.
Sometimes I wonder if we new guys (and gals) aren't really training the way we ought to since many problems are so easily "fixed" in post. In other words, perhaps the idea that we might have to learn to "get it all" in one take is lost on us. Or am I wrong about this?
As a musician, I always practiced my instrument with the idea that I might one day have to perform live--i.e. no going back and doing another take. And this worked well for me, as I did eventually find myself performing live! But nowadays, with ProTools and other such software, nearly anyone can jump into a studio and record themselves--all the while knowing that mistakes can be corrected with a mouse click. Because they know this, no real effort is made to perfect the craft of a solid performance.
But you are able to perform from start to finish. Bravo!
-Tom
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