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Recognize voice, read how to become a dubbing artist

09 10 2024

Today there are good opportunities for youth with good and melodious voice to work as dubbing artist in films, dramas, radio, television, advertisements, documentaries, animation films etc.

voice skills

One of the important skills to become a dubbing artist is to have an attractive voice. Any youth who has a good command over voice and words can take the initiative to become a dubbing artist or voice over artist. In view of the increasing demand for dubbing artists, there are many institutions which are running short term and certificate courses related to it. Through these courses, students are given technical knowledge of voice over. You can take help of this course to improve your voice.

Understanding of technology is important

In the present era, there would hardly be any area where technology is not used. Obviously, to become a dubbing artist, you must have technical knowledge related to your work. You have to remember how far or how close to place the mic while recording and understand the dubbing technique carefully. There are two methods of recording used in the industry. First paragraph dubbing and then lip syncing. Para dubbing requires the actor to record without paying attention to the audio or video, while lip dubbing requires the voice actor to read the character's lips and record while matching the pronunciation. You have to understand these methods in detail.

employment opportunities

As a dubbing artist, you can get an opportunity to work in All India Radio, Doordarshan, various TV channels, plays, radio, advertisements, documentaries, animation films etc. In the initial phase, you may face some difficulty in finding opportunities but once you establish your voice among the people, there will be no dearth of work opportunities for you.

As far as earning is concerned, in the initial phase you can earn 10 to 12 thousand rupees per month depending on the project, but with increasing experience, you can get double-four times the earning in terms of opportunities and earning. You just have to hone your skills.

Special features make the way easier

Good voice as well as dubbing artistry requires good voice quality, clear pronunciation and strong command over the language. Apart from this, the dubbing artist has to change his voice according to the character or situation, like in case of emotion or comedy, he has to adapt his voice accordingly. Therefore, you will have to learn the art of bringing high-pitch and low-pitch in your voice as per the need.