Posted by William Fowler on October 16, 1998 at 10:18:49:
In Reply to: Re: Definition of voiceover posted by Connie Terwilliger on October 16, 1998 at 08:52:34:
: : : I am been reading a lot about voiceover. What is a good
: : : definition of voiceover? I don't want to be confused.
: : : Is radio announcing voiceover?
: : Rosalyn,
: : Radio Announcing isn't quite the same as a voice-over. First, radio announcing differs because it is often live spontaneous speech adlibbed by the deejay. However, my brother, who is a radio personality in the Pittsburgh area, tells me that some radio personalities may speak from notes that they have prepared in advance. Also, radio performers often read commercial copy or news, traffic and weather reports live on the air.
: Just an addendum to this -- at many of the more main stream, easy listening radio stations, nearly everything the DJ says is scripted -- they're called "liners". Listen hard and you can hear the DJ's who make it sound spontaneous.
:Technically, voiceover or voice-over means voice OVER picture, a voice that is added in post production. Even dubbing or a looping job is a voiceover. Originally, voiceover was two words, then a hypenated word and now is recognizable as an accepted single word. Generally, most people accept the term to encompass all recorded spoken words as voiceovers.