Your voice-over or dubbing project will always be matched with trained professional voice actors suited to your content, audience and style.

Depending on the scope of your project, you can choose from:

• Local voice-over artists available at different budget levels
• Well-known voice actors, radio presenters and on-screen personalities
• Cost-effective emerging talent such as trained drama students

Get voice-over and dubbing services tailored to the needs of your project in the UK or anywhere in the world. Our team can support the entire production process, including voice casting, studio recording and audio post-production.

You can choose to:

• Outsource the entire production process – we provide voice directors, book professional recording studios and handle audio editing, mixing and integration with your video content.
• Source professional voice-over artists only – we match your project with suitable voice actors who can record in studios or attend recording sessions you have arranged.

Voice-over and dubbing are sometimes thought of as the same thing, but they are actually two different approaches to localising video content. Each method is suited to different types of projects and audiences. Understanding the difference can help you decide which option is best for your video.

Voice-overs

Voice-over is most commonly used for documentaries, news broadcasts, corporate videos, e-learning courses and instructional or training content.

A voice-over recording is usually performed by a single professional voice actor. The translated narration is recorded and placed over the original audio track of the video.

In many cases the original audio remains faintly audible in the background, while the translated voice-over plays slightly behind it. However, the original audio can also be removed entirely if required.

Dubbing

Dubbing is most commonly used for feature films, television programmes, animation and streaming content.

Unlike voice-over, dubbing usually involves a full cast of voice actors performing the translated dialogue. The aim is to match the timing, emotion and delivery of the original performance as closely as possible.

This requires experienced voice actors and careful direction so that the translated dialogue feels natural for the target audience.

In most cases, the dubbed audio completely replaces the original soundtrack.

Subtitling

Subtitling is suitable for many types of video content, including films, online video, documentaries and animation.

Subtitles are often used alongside voice-over or dubbing, particularly when viewers may want to hear the original audio while reading the translated dialogue.

In some cases, subtitles alone may be the preferred option depending on the audience, the platform or the purpose of the video.

Most people have experienced poorly dubbed or badly recorded video content. When audio quality or translation accuracy is poor, it can quickly undermine the impact of your message for audiences fluent in the target language. That’s why we ensure you can:

• Get professional script translation and adaptation – if your script has not yet been translated, our linguists can prepare a version suitable for voice-over or dubbing. This helps avoid costly studio delays caused by translation errors or poorly adapted dialogue.
• Benefit from native-language quality assurance – our QA specialists review the recorded audio to ensure that pronunciation, wording and delivery sound natural for your target audience.

Tell us about the voice-over or dubbing services you need in London, elsewhere in the UK or internationally. Our team will quickly review your project and recommend the most suitable solution.

Request a free, no-obligation quote and find out how we can support your multilingual voice-over or dubbing project today.