Voice over is the spoken word in the audio portion of any of the following:
- TV commercials / RADIO commercials (broadcast & streaming)
- Audio Books
- Voices of toys
- Video Games
- Point of purchase (Gas stations, behind registers, In-store announcements, etc.)
- Museums / Amusement parks
- Animated TV series / Animated feature films
- Webisodes / Mobisodes
- Training videos / Manuals
- Website voices / DVD Bonus Content
- Movie ADR / Looping
- Movie / TV walla
- Animatics
- Telephone on-hold messages
- Airport PSA / In-flight announcements
- Transportation safety announcements
- Automobile audio / GPS
- Augmented Reality (A/R)
- TV shows
- Online streaming videos
- Websites
- Online ads, like Google Ads
- Pre-roll ads
Producers looking for talent will either:
- Contact the agents directly, by sending out a "breakdown" of the type of voice that they are looking for (agents record auditions or supply voice over reference tapes to sell the appropriate candidate),
- Hire a casting company, such as Kalmenson & Kalmenson, to audition the best of the best from a variety of talent agencies,
- Listen to the talent agent's "house demo reels" (a compilation of 1 minute audio references of each of the actors they represent),
- Review the actor's voice over demo reel directly, and/or
- Rehire reliable talent they have worked with in the past.