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UK based British voice over with ISDN

Spent 11 minutes today being BRILLIANT and plan to be fabby 2 hours from now. 16 hours ago

HERE'S WHAT VOICE ACTORS ARE DOING AROUND THE WORLD!

Spent 11 minutes today being BRILLIANT and plan to be fabby 2 hours from now.

16 hours ago

Am now rep'd in LA for Voice Over work by Hammer Harmer Hummer Hemmer Himmel Himler and Hash ...NO I DIDN'T JUST MAKE THAT UP!!!!

yesterday

In the VO session you're the sweet spot, the mic doesn't have one. Have to rely on the mic's sweet spot? You have yet to find your voice.

on Saturday

http://en.tackfilm.se/?id=1265368026701RA62

on Friday

Just finished narrating a documentary about the Titanic. 4 lifeboats, 8 rubber rings and 6 corks stuck together with Blu-tac.. not enough!!!

on Thursday

Just been booked to narrate a documentary on The Titanic, who said there are no new ideas in TV!!!

on Wednesday

VOICE2010. I'll be there from Friday, afternoon 4th until Sunday ....Just thought I'd share that.

February 2

A record breaking month for me in January. If business continues like this I may be tempted to make another mortgage payment ...or eat.

February 1

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I WORK IN THE VOICE OVER INDUSTRY AS A(N)

Voice Actor

HERE'S A LITTLE ABOUT ME AND MY VOICE OVER EXPERIENCE

18 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

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Don’t be afraid to look dumb!

You’re sitting in the middle row, a group of Voiceoverists are looking captivated by top expert Zebedee Florence from Magic Roundabout Studios. Let’s be clear about this, Zebedee is one of the greats, it says so on his website.

“By marking in bold the focus points on the copy you will easily see where the client needs lifts and calls to action.” There are nods of approval, a ripple of applause and lots of note taking. Be honest, you have no idea. To be honest nobody else attending has a clue ei… Continue

Posted on January 31, 2010 at 8:05am — 13 Comments

New York 5th December

Not so much a blog as a polite enquiry. Will I have the pleasure of meeting you there, specifically at the New York Voice Overist mixer? I leave home at stupid o'clock on Saturday morning to ensure a timely arrival for the function. Look forward to meeting several of you. I've had 8 business cards printed but don't expect I'll need all of them.

Posted on December 2, 2009 at 11:04am — 4 Comments

Move out of your own way!

A few days ago a producer called Jon called and asked if I was available for a session. He said that we'd met but I can't put a face to the name. We agreed a time, it was an ASAP session.

Script arrived and it was a commercial for one of the big banks, one of the few in the world with its own money as opposed UK or US tax money. Needless to say most banks don't say "put your money in our safe it's ***ing HUGE" the approach tends to be a little more subtle.

OK -CUE PB. I read out loud.

"Wow! I… Continue

Posted on November 17, 2009 at 4:49am — 6 Comments

Scare the kids, just in time for .....

thursday morning we took Jazz to Roseisle for a run on the beach before driving to Tesco in Elgin for a Supermarket shopping extravaganza.

I tend to go through life looking like an unmade bed so took the opportunity to go to the upper floor in the store where I could find clothing items all for under 27p. Cheap, yes, worth wearing even by Portgordon's resident Scarecrow ...NO. Before I run the gauntlet of the veg section I remain upstairs and look at the electrical section, TVs, chairs, cattle… Continue

Posted on November 2, 2009 at 4:22am — 2 Comments

How to survive as a Voice overist in the big people's world.

Kimmy rushes into the kitchen at 3.40pm; her mother knew this because she glanced at the clock on the cooker. The eight old daughter of a professional artist was eager to show the fruits of her labours.

"Look! I did this for you" she handed Mum a large sheet of paper still damp in parts. It was a watercolour painting. Mother looked and thought for a moment.

"It's a little naive. Where's the form, the balance, the structure? Sorry. I just don't see the passion or feel you're trying to say anyth… Continue

Posted on October 16, 2009 at 5:34am — 11 Comments

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At 2:37pm on February 6, 2010, Roy P. Cunningham said…: HI Phillip... I'm intrigued by your comment on "the sweet spot".
I think you are right.

Also I do use "mics" in general for their intrinsic qualities, which then lead to finding an altogether different " sweet spot" than the one you bring up in your aviso to same.

Interesting thoughts here... yours is a 'real" item... and a good one atthat !

At 1:44pm on February 6, 2010, Tess Morgan said…: Wonderful! I am on FB, thanks for the suggestion....pics of border collies could never boring - looking forward to them :-)

At 1:02pm on February 6, 2010, Tess Morgan said…: ....by the way - how's Bess doing? Settled in perfectly by now I'm sure. Best wishes~

At 1:00pm on February 6, 2010, Tess Morgan said…: Love your most recent status "In the VO session you're the sweet spot, the mic doesn't have one. Have to rely on the mic's sweet spot? You have yet to find your voice." PERFECT. ...thanks for saying that out loud....

At 12:39pm on February 5, 2010, Arthur Maxx said…: It Would Sell Millions! ....New York & London Times Bestseller!....Critics are Raving, for the PB "Complete Book of World Wisdom"

I'll write the Preface.

At 7:39am on February 5, 2010, Dan Wright said…: I watched the new clip you posted. It's no joke; you... will... save... us... all.

I was very upset to find your pic in my wife's wallet before I realized what was going on.

Thank you for the continued funny in the VU.

At 12:32pm on February 4, 2010, Arthur Maxx said…: Hey ... I have a question...

When is the Multi-Volume "PB-isms" or "What I do, In between taking the Dogs for a walk" , Going to be released here in the States???

I can't wait to buy the full set!

At 12:18pm on February 3, 2010, Barry Moore said…: You have a particular wit.

The Titanic, eh?

Maybe next time it will be the Bismarck.

Hehehe.

Barry

At 8:45am on February 3, 2010, Andy Bowyer said…: Congrats on the Titanic gig.

At 7:15pm on February 1, 2010, Andrew Peters said…: Piss funny! As a fellow voice I love your videos on poo tube. Keep up the cynical work. Andrew. Should hook up on Source Connect or something.