frostystart Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Hi My boss at a security supplier wholeseller needs someone to add an English voice to a products video, it would consist of short mp3 voiceovers on security products which he could add to the video, heres the link to a sample on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yxnRNqHXsw He would provide the text you convert to voiceover (no music) and he would give to your paypal account £60 for 60 minutes Please email me for more details and a short mp3 of your voice Thanks Colin admin@ukfirm.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinglemaster Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Hi Colin If you follow the link to my site you will find two demos. One as an introduction and one of jingles. I suggest the one at the top of the page will be more akin to what you may need, although I can do any style you may require. In the meantime here is a short something slung together VERY quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clairedodin Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 £60 for 60 minutes of finished voice-over audio is 10 times less that what it would pay if it was professional low budget. This site is to help out young internet broadcaster who have no money, it's not for normal companies to get free or next to free voice-overs. Please tell your boss that a good voice-over is not just someone getting paid to talk, which would justify £60. A good voice-over recording implies expensive studio equipment, competent audio engineer, trained and/or experienced voice talent who knows how to lift the copy. 60 minutes of finished audio doesn't take 60 minutes to make. It takes several hours of qualified work. I had a look at your site and you wouldn't work for that budget either. You charge £9.99 per 25 words. 60 minutes of audio is around 9000 words, that would make you at £3596! Even if you gave a bulk discount, my guess is that you wouldn't take £60, right? ps: for admin: I'd appreciate if normal companies were not allowed to post voice-over request with very low budgets like this one. This site is for budding broadcasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinglemaster Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Whilst I repect your opinion Claire, I will have no problem doing this for £60. This morning I had a two hour break when nothing was booked. £60 fills a hole like that very nicely in the current climate, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clairedodin Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Hi Jinglemaster, If you feel that £60 is right for you, then that's fine. But I don't know how you can provide 9000 words cleaned, edited and timed in 2 hours. I believe it is important to educate clients who do not realise the amount of work and skill and equipment this represents. It's one thing to do cheap/free work sometimes for people who can't afford to pay, it's quite another to work for several hours for a company that could pay but decides not to. I didn't mean any offence to you, nor Colin by the way, I just feel that you are worth much more.:biggrinthumb: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eban Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 I agree with Claire, 60£ for 60minutes come on! Are you kidding? You should ask to do it for free, it would be less ridiculous ... Eban PS: un petit coucou en Français pour Claire W26 Radio<< http://www.W26Radio.com iPhone/iPod radio apps developer - Jingle producer - Contact me! PayPal payment ONLY I'm not a VO but sometimes I give it a try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 I agree with Claire, 60£ for 60minutes come on! Are you kidding? You should ask to do it for free, it would be less ridiculous ... Jinglemaster is happy to do this, i would be too if i had the voice to do it :biggrinthumb: I have 2 hours between class and work and i would do this rather then lazing around. Studiio - All-In-One Radio Communication Platform SMS | Phone Calls | Social Media | Content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHUK Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Good luck with this Fin, however I for one agree completely with Claire. Thank god we have equity UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinglemaster Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Well, I will concede on this one. So, my original offer to take this on is now withdrawn. Even I have to admit that this is too low pay. I charge £3 for a 15 word jingle. 9000 words would cost you £1,800 so £60 really is a little low. Sometimes we all get it wrong and I will be happy to say I was wrong to even consider this. Claire and Kris, respect to both of you for wanting to keep the payments appropriate for what we do. James. Shame on you for even thinking about agreeing with me! REPs for all bar me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clairedodin Posted March 8, 2009 Share Posted March 8, 2009 Hi Fin! You're sweet !:biggrinthumb: But really, it's not about who is right and who is wrong. I think you should still go or this job, but make the client an offer that is fair to you, and a good deal for him, knowing that a job like this would find many takers on v123 for £500. It's about educating the client as to why this is expensive. It's not his fault he doesn't know, he just believes that 60 minutes of audio takes 60 minutes to make and that it's just talking. That's because he never encountered this situation before. You just need to tell him that he is paying for an equipment worth thousands of £, an experienced voice talent and an experienced sound engineer, your time (several hours) and the fact that doing this professionally will boost his sales. if he was to employ anyone with a mic plugged into his computer, it would harm his business. there's a good reason why companies pay thousands the voices on commercials instead of using the voice of the company owner who knows his products best. A good voice over requires skills and talent. He does want his business to look and sound professional, and that's what he needs to pay for. I would also ask for a word count, it's possible that there is an hour of video and a lot less talking, even though judging by the video I saw, it does look like there would be constant talking. If you make a good pitch, I'm sure you'll get the job at a fair price! good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKIye Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Hello to All, I'm following this topic since some days and I agree with all of You I have the strange idea that all contributors made an effort to explain their point of view ... however the original poster don't reply to any of You The original topic looks to Me more a demand aka an ad to find somewhere somebody who is willing to work for a low price However on his website ukfirm.net the poster is also selling voice over services ... rate of £9.99 for 25 words So Claire is 100% right ! Either the original poster is willing to have a cheap voice-over or is willing to make benefits to himself Otherwise I'm still not sure of the honesty of the content .. He is asking a 60 minutes edit .. but starts his message with "it would consist of short mp3 voiceovers" To Me as non-native English member it don't looks the same as in : "it would consist of short voiceover MP3s" a small difference .. but a huge difference in meaning So please don't shoot the messenger .. I'm explaining only my point of view ;) ... it would consist of short mp3 voiceovers on security products ... Please email me for more details and a short mp3 of your voice Thanks Colin admin@ukfirm.net Visit and listen @ BW ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinglemaster Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 OK, I wasn't aware of the OP's site. I am now! In which case my viewpoint has changed. I won't now print what I think, suffice to say Claire put it VERY mildly. I have also noticed that the OP hasn't replied to any comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostystart Posted March 9, 2009 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 Well I am not forcing anybody to do anything!! Its a request. Its not for me either its my boss who owns a security supply firm. If a plumber charged a £1 a minute there would be an uproar. If you dont want to do it thats fine by me I have had 3 private emails from willing quality artists and am about to close the deal So please no more requests to do this work for me/my boss Thanks for all the interest shown FS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinglemaster Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 No problem. Good luck with the project and I hope that the VO does a great job for you. Just out of interest. Why didn't you do it? You are a VO according to your site and you know the 'boss', so did the lure of £60 not appeal to you either? Just curious, not being sarcastic....well maybe a bit. ps, Plumbers around here charge £110 per hour, which is £1.83 a minute, or 3p a SECOND! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKIye Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 For reason that you are also into the business of media and voice-overs ... You should know that your quote is and makes the difference between the world of media and that one of privat compagnies If a plumber charged a £1 a minute there would be an uproar A voice personality is doing also their job for real In a Today world We have to agree that for example IT specialists charge even far more than £1 a minute .. these are working in segments of 12 or 14 untill 15 minutes and charge for that work easily 250 Euro .. that makes an average of 1000 Euro/hour I respect your reply .. but as member to this BW forum it was more likely that you made an earlier and faster reply .. because I guess you have seen also that several members had probs with your offer. Visit and listen @ BW ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHUK Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Well I am not forcing anybody to do anything!! Its a request. Its not for me either its my boss who owns a security supply firm. If a plumber charged a £1 a minute there would be an uproar. If you dont want to do it thats fine by me I have had 3 private emails from willing quality artists and am about to close the deal So please no more requests to do this work for me/my boss Thanks for all the interest shown FS Plumbers charge more than that. £60.00 for 60 minutes? - for starters they charge a £60.00 call out fee before they’ve even started the job. That’s more than what you’re offering for this session. You said in your original post £1.00 per minute. Just let me remind you that it would take 2 hours to record, 1 hour to listen back, and a further 2 hours to edit the recording. That’s a total of 5 hours work equal to £300 if you were paying by the minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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