what does a voiceover cost?
Good question. Rates for voiceover vary. This is usually to do with the LENGTH and WHERE the VO is going to be used.​
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For a detailed look
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To simplify things, a voiceover fee involves 3 things:
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1- basic session fee (BSF): calculated according to the length of your project. My minimum BSF usually starts at £250 for scripts up to 200 words.
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2- + production fee: finish / edit the audio. I include this for free in projects under 200 words, otherwise, my production fee is 20% of the BSF.
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3- + usage license: Commercial or Broadcast usage.
Broadcast usage is paid media (TV, radio, paid online / social.) It's priced per month or full buyout and applies PER SPOT (eg per cutdown- 25/15/5 sec etc) I include a free live session is included for all broadcast orders.
Commercial usage is everything else: web videos, B2B, animations, internal videos, live events, training.
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NOTE: If yours is an e-learning project, then no license is needed and the BSF is calculated in bands (500-1000 words, 1000-2000 words etc).
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Audiobooks: Are charged per finished hour of audio. To calculate how many finished hours are in your book: there are roughly 9000 words in one hour of narration. So, divide your total word count by 9000 and that's how long your book is. Contact me for a quote.
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I also offer extras like:
- a live directed session via source connect or over zoom
- file splitting for e-learning modules
- time synching to your video.
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so, what will my voiceover cost?
The best way to find out is to CONTACT ME for a custom quote and a no obligation demo of your script to get the conversation started. Let me know the word length, use and production needs of your project and we can get chatting.
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melissachambersvoice@gmail.com
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