There you are, at home, just about to start
watching your favourite show Murder She Wrote featuring the fabulous Angela
Lansbury (well at least we here at Big Fish Media HQ are). However you can’t
recall if you have seen this particular episode. Help is on hand with the
informative voiceover - the voice of the continuity announcer
A little like the voice of God, the continuity announcer is that voice that informs you of what is coming up, a short breakdown of the episode or programme.
As it does inform you of what is coming up next this is especially helpful to know if you should make dinner or pour out a cup of tea to watch it instead.
A little like the voice of God, the continuity announcer is that voice that informs you of what is coming up, a short breakdown of the episode or programme.
As it does inform you of what is coming up next this is especially helpful to know if you should make dinner or pour out a cup of tea to watch it instead.
This voiceover role is fun but with a
weighty responsibility and a lot of work. The voice will indicate what is
coming up next and then close a programme.
Those chosen to take on the mantel of TV continuity are highly skilled and multi-taskers. They have to watch oodles of programmes before they go on air and get creative to sum up episodes without ruining the plotline and fitting it into a short amount of time.
Those chosen to take on the mantel of TV continuity are highly skilled and multi-taskers. They have to watch oodles of programmes before they go on air and get creative to sum up episodes without ruining the plotline and fitting it into a short amount of time.
The voices tend to write their own timed
scripts, watch for the time they need to open their mic as the programme
credits roll, talk and then settle back to wait for their next live mic moment.
It can be very creative to work on a tight time script and continuity announcers are chosen for their ability to work well in a crisis.
It can be very creative to work on a tight time script and continuity announcers are chosen for their ability to work well in a crisis.
There are times when a breaking news story
will interrupt programming and announcers have to think quickly but maintain a
sense of calm.
Programme schedules will change very quickly and the continuity
person will have to ensure they keep up to speed with the changes and work
around that. We are lucky to have several of the major broadcasters continuity
announcers on our books and they are a joy to work with.
They are time fiends and can easily make long reads fast but sound slow and make slow scripts sound fast. These voiceovers do it day in and day out. If you would like to work with some amazing narrators, then please get in touch.
They are time fiends and can easily make long reads fast but sound slow and make slow scripts sound fast. These voiceovers do it day in and day out. If you would like to work with some amazing narrators, then please get in touch.
