Voiceover For Dubbing

After the success of big hits like Squid Game from Korea, American audiences are exposed to more cultures and languages than ever before. They expect a more sophisticated viewing experience as they watch a dubbed show or movie. But dubbing also goes beyond film and TV to include e-learning or corporate videos where language or voice replacement is needed for a more diverse employee or client profile.

If you want to hire a voice actor for dubbing but they need to speak a foreign language, our talent can speak Spanish, Urdu, Chinese, Thai, Brazilian Portuguese, indigenous dialects, Hawaiian/Pidgin, If you need an experienced dubbing voice actor, we can help you find the voice you need.

How Dubbing Is Different than Voice Over

Dubbing is a genre of voice over that requires a unique skill set that is different from a traditional announcer voiceover, or an original animation character performance.  Often when a dubbing voice actor is cast they need to perform the same emotional intensity that the original actor already delivered but in their native language. This doesn’t necessarily mean that they perform an imitation but instead they need to be a mirror. Their performance must embody the character’s intentions, emotions, personality, and tone. Understanding the emotional nuances that a voice can deliver is an essential skill set that a trained professional voice actor must have in order to successfully dub.

An element of dubbing that can make it challenging, and why it’s worth hiring a professional voice talent, is that the voice actor also has to time their speech with a character’s lip movements, or “lip flaps”, on screen. This is a valued technical skill for more experienced voice actors. Additionally for an audience, dubbing requires more sophistication. They notice when the timing is off or if the acting is not well done so it can really affect whether they want to keep watching. How well the original material is translated can also be important for an audience. Proper dubbing with professionals can really enhance the storytelling and provide a seamless and enjoyable viewing experience. 

Hiring a Dubbing Voice Actor 

If you’re looking to hire a dubbing voice actor, you may want to be culturally sensitive to the story you’re telling. Maybe you need them to speak the language or dialect that you want dubbed and possibly share the same heritage as a character. We may be able to help you find the right dubbing voice from one of our diverse talents on our roster.

Aside from film and television, dubbing can also be used in e-learning or corporate videos. If you are an international or multi-lingual company who needs a voice talent to dub a training video for your employees, or dub an introduction video for potential new clients, we can help you find the right voiceover talent. 

Dubbing is not an impersonation and you want the best experienced professional to deliver on time and within budget. Our professional voice over artists can submit a quote or an audition for your project even if you have a tight turnaround. If you’re new to dubbing, we can help guide you to find the right voice! See a few of our talents below who have the professional dubbing skill set and may even speak the foreign language you need.