JOURNAL
Notes on narration
Insights from a professional narrator to help with your narration projects.
Make Chapter Replacements in Video Manuals Unambiguous: Audio Filenames and Version Control
How to name and ledger audio so one-sentence replacements and chapter updates remain findable.
Layout for a Script Delivered to a Narrator: How Video Directors Can Make It Editable
A practical template for video directors to organize picture, duration, delivery, and review fields before sending a narration script.
Define the Boundaries Between Narrator, Editor, and MA: An Audio Handoff Sheet
A handoff sheet for video-production directors that separates who decides what from narration recording through editing and MA.
How to Discuss a Narration Estimate Before Usage and Script Are Final
How to provide information and explain unsettled conditions when the destination or script is not yet decided.
Write Narration Revision Notes in Timecode: How to Avoid Confusion About Re-Recording
A practical template for separating timecode, copy, intent, and requested takes in narration revision requests.
Share Voice Candidates with Waveforms and Timestamps: A Team Comparison Sheet
How to align listening positions and notes when several people compare narration voice candidates.
Brand-Film Narration: When the Voice Leads and When It Supports
Plan the voice’s role scene by scene in a brand film: carrying information, leaving room for the picture, and landing the final thought.
Directing a Less Explanatory Narration Read
Turn “more natural” into useful direction. A guide for video directors to audience distance, emphasis, line endings and pauses, with an illustrative briefing example.
A Rough-Cut Narration Brief: What to Share Before Recording and Mix
A practical handoff from temporary voiceover to recording: picture versions, timing, pronunciation and delivery requirements, with an illustrative brief to adapt.
Narration for Video Manuals: Costs and How to Write the Script
Narration for a video manual starts from ¥50,000 for a three-minute script. Why it is read differently from a corporate video, how to write a script whose steps are not missed, and how to commission it with future edits in mind.
The Complete Guide to Podcast Narration and Jingle Production: Voice Design for Openings, Endings, and Transitions, Plus Spotify and Apple Podcasts Audio Standards
A practical guide to podcast narration and jingle production, covering voice-role design for openings, endings, and transitions, plus loudness, audio quality, and delivery specs for Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
Narration Booking Cancellations & Postponements: Fees, Etiquette, and Contract Wording
A practical guide to cancellation and postponement etiquette for narration bookings, covering industry norms, cost allocation, typical fee ranges from 0 to 100%, and contract wording.
Trainable Articulation for Narrators: Scientific Ways to Improve Diction with Tongue Training, Dental Approaches, and a 5-Minute Morning Routine
A practical, science-based guide to improving narration diction: measurable tongue-strength training, dental perspectives including mouthpieces and tongue-tie, and a professional 5-minute morning warm-up.
How to Cast the Right Narrator for Automotive Promos: Voice-Tone Mapping by Vehicle Type and Audio Direction That Recreates the Test-Drive Experience
A practical guide for automakers and car dealers on narrator casting, voice-tone mapping by vehicle type, and audio direction techniques that let viewers relive the test-drive experience.
Designing Narration for Audio Guides: Pacing at the Exhibit, Timing for GPS Triggers, and Workflow with Curators
A practical guide to narration design for museum, gallery, and tourism audio guides: pacing at exhibits, pause design for GPS-triggered playback, and efficient workflows with curators.