Audio Recording

So, if anyone out there way wondering where I have been for the last few weeks, I have been involved in a project. Not my own but a paying gig for a client. It happens from time to time. Unavoidable. It is these little projects that pop up that help fund my Stop motion film. Any way, for this video I needed to record a voice over, and seeing as I am on a budget these days, I decided not to splash out on a Recording studio. I did it DIY style, in my living room. I made some sound damping barriers, and invested in a descent mic and plug into my laptop, and Bobs your Uncle. The sound quality was better than I expected. I love technology, it is making my life  easier.

Luckily for me, there is a Shakespeare festival here in my little town. So I didn't have to look to far to find a professional voice talent.

By the way, this relates to this blog. Audio is a big part of animation, and now this little gig just paid for the right gear for me to record all my voice characters. As a self produced film, I need to avoid booking studios as it will eat up any money I have put a side really fast. Now I have a mini recording studio here in my home studio.
Down the road a bit, I'll post some behind the scenes material when I start to record the characters voices.

 

IAN FARTHING, recording a voice over for me in my little home studio.

Ian is the Artistic Director for the St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival, in Prescott Ontario. 

Many thanks Ian, job well done. 

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