Jim dale, the veteran stage actor and star of 10 carry on films, began his narration career at the deep end, in 1999. Audiobook narration requires different skills than commercial voiceover or theatre acting, though either or both disciplines are very helpful toward becoming a successful narrator. I found the series by searching for books by the narrator and now i. We really love the audiobooks narrated by jim dale. Browse audiobooks read by jim dale sorted by best selling. In the united states, jim dale is known as the voice of harry potter. Dale the battle of the harry potter audiobooks narrators. In the british film world he became one of the regulars in the carry on series. Unlike the script for a movie or play, a book often contains few contextual clues telling you how loud to speak or which words to emphasize. I would admit to being probably a little slower in my production output than maybe some other narrators. Generations of children have been charmed by this enchanting work, and brilliance audio is proud to introduce its own version with multigrammy awardwinner jim dale as narrator. Its the first audiobook ive ever listened to i took a 16 hour trip recently and needed something good to listen to and i think i might try listening to hbp next.
Jun 20, 2018 3 skills of a successful audiobook narrator. The novel won the 1997 locus award and got the nomination for other awards as well. He did so well that the producers gave him a spot on the show as a singer, and. I recently went on a 14 hour road trip to visit family and listened to jim dale s narration of the 2nd book on the way there and the 3rd book on the way back. An interview with jim dale narrator of the harry potter series. Jim dale, the voice of the indelible harry potter, advises audiobook narrators to work on the dynamic range, timing and pitch to produce exemplary output. It is a growing team and projects just kept pouring in.
Jim dale is one of the worlds great stage entertainers. Work opportunities for freelance audiobook narrator. Jim narrated all seven harry potter audiobooks creating over two hundred individual character voices. How on earth does this list not include the harry potter books narrated by jim dale. What many listeners may not know is that harry potter and the sorcerers stone was his introduction to audiobook narration. To delight the millions of jim s fans, his reading of peter and the wolf will include unforgettable vocal characterizations of the various animals, young peter, and.
With the exception of hermiones voice, i think he did an excellent job. The harry potter septet, the night circus, a christmas carol, around the world in 80 days, peter pan. Record yourself doing a passage of the characters dialogue in 3. He also narrated the bonus features on the dvd editions of the first four harry potter films. One other, anton lesser is excellent, loved his reading of the sally lockhart series and charles dickens stories. For this post, we will primarily be examining ebook and audio book narration.
Sep, 2017 voice over actors or artists are used in radio, television production, filmmaking, theatre, video games, ebook and audio narration and other presentations. Below is an audiobook narrators list of some of my favourite narrators, and by general consensus, some of the top audiobook narrators and the most famous. A great way to start developing these skills is to record for the blind, either locally or through learning ally, andor volunteer for librivox. As a narrator, he has won a grammy award 2000, five grammy nominations and seven audie awards. In developing techniques for particular genres, a great reference book is robert blumenfields acting with the voice. I thought dale did a really good job, but i did prefer the fry versions better. He does a great job with all the voices, even hagrid and hermione granger though some people prefer the harry potter audiobooks narrated by stephren fry. At the time of this interview, jim was in the process of recording book six, harry potter and the half blood prince. Salary audiobook narrator jobs, employment freelancer.
Search 12 audio book jobs now available in ontario on, the worlds largest job site. Have tried several books but now will not listen to any book by them. This beloved fairy tale, with music by sergei prokofiev, tells of how the courageous peter and his animal friends the bird, the duck, and the cat set out. Its a pleasure to recommend her book audiobook narrator. Indeed ranks job ads based on a combination of employer bids and relevance, such as your search terms and other activity on indeed. Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. How to become a freelance audiobook narrator job, skill, salary.
It bugged me that he pronounced voldemort incorrectly. We sat down with the beloved stage, screen and audio performer to talk about everything from his first day as a narrator, to the intimacy of audiobooks, to h. They got my family through countless long car trips. This series is about as epic as epic fantasy audiobooks can get, and kramer. In conversation with legendary harry potter audiobook narrator. Were lucky enough to know jim as the voice behind some of our favorite stories.
Becoming a skilled and captivating audiobook narrator like allyson briggs or jim dale requires a lot of practice and attention to detail. Voice over actors or artists are used in radio, television production, filmmaking, theatre, video games, ebook and audio narration and other presentations. Jim dale, the narrator of the harry potter series, told audible in a video interview that he finds inspiration for character voices in the people he meets in his everyday life. His outstanding narration work won him ten audie awards, the oscars of the narration world, four narrator of the year award 2001050708.
Michael kramer is an award winning american audiobook narrator. To be honest, weve listened to them both and you cant go wrong with either of them. Jim dale, narrator of all seven harry potter audio books, brought his 3yearold doberman, gypsy, along as he checked out the schoolhouse theater in croton falls on nov. Dec 06, 2018 dale, narrator of all seven harry potter audio books will perform his oneman show, just jim dale, at the 99seat theater on dec. Which reader does a better job on the harry potter. He has lent his voice to dozens of books in a variety of genres. Your job as an audiobook narrator involves a large amount of creativity. Sep 18, 2014 how to get started as an audible narrator through acx. Male audiobook narrators and the bookseller who loves them john february 8, 2014 at 11. We sat down with the beloved stage, screen and audio performer to talk about everything from his first day as a narrator, to the intimacy of. I am currently listening to the cordell logan mystery series by david freed that he narrated all but book 2. Audiobook narrators on how they find their voice and create original. Audio production, voice talent im looking to produce a professional quality audiobook from my ebook.
He sharpened his comedy skills during a stint in the army, where he organized and performed in camp shows. Which reader does a better job on the harry potter audiobooks. Jim came to audiobooks accidentally, and later in his career. He created an astounding 4 different voices for the harry potter books a performance that spans all seven volumes and earned him more accolades than any other audiobook. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix jim dale audiobook free j.
Harry potter audio books bring audiobooks free for you. British and aussie narrators make my fillings ache cant get used to their voices. To delight the millions of jims fans, his reading of peter and the wolf will include unforgettable vocal characterizations of the various animals, young peter, and peters grumpy old grandfather. Sep 27, 2014 as for books, barbara rosenblat is an industry superstar. Jim dale, narrator of the harry potter series we sat down with the beloved stage, screen, and audio performer to talk about how he created hundreds of character voices to bring harry potter to life for u. Listen as jo reed and jim dale discuss his audiobook work and his extraordinary career in the entertainment industry. When it comes to harry potter audiobooks, the most epic rivalry is stephen fry vs. It is the first audiobook of this series, released on august 1, 1996.
How to get started as an audible narrator through acx. And thats all before we even talk about his work as a narrator. To delight the millions of jims fans, his reading of peter and the wolf will include unforgettable vocal characterizations of the various animals, young peter, and. The most notable series kramer has narrated in the context of the best fantasy was probably considered the wheel of time wot series until recently, i now think the stormlight archive edges out in front. When my nephew broke one of the cds in his audio book of prisoner of azkaban, i took the opportunity to buy him a new one in exchange for him letting me listen to of all of his harry potter audiobooks, repeatedly. I recently went on a 14 hour road trip to visit family and listened to jim dales narration of the 2nd book on the way there and the 3rd book on the way back. Jun 20, 2018 jim dale, the narrator of the harry potter series, told audible in a video interview that he finds inspiration for character voices in the people he meets in his everyday life. Dale has won two grammy awards, a record 10 audie awards including audio publication of the year 2004, ideal childrens narrator. Tv fans will recognize him as the narrator of the cult favorite series pushing daisies. If you ask an audiobook listener about their favorite audiobooks, odds are good that theyll say they adored jim dale s narration of the harry potter series.
Just jim dale he has been inducted into the american theatre hall of fame audiobook narration. The battle of the harry potter audiobooks narrators. Best audiobook for harry potter best audiobook youtube. To millions of fans in the united states, jim dale is the voice of harry potter. Julia has narrated a number of audiobooks, and her sultry voice is so soothing, so engaging, we had to include her.
Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. Acx is the online interface between audio book narrators and book rightsholders. Rowlings complete internationally bestselling harry potter series brilliantly brought to life by stephen fry. Thats where audiobooks come inwith the voices of stephen fry or jim dale doing the reading for you there are no excuses to get some reading done. An interview with jim dale narrator of the harry potter. He has recorded all seven books in the harry potter collection, and as narrator received seven grammy nominations. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone, book 1 audiobook cover art. Feb 05, 2016 we sat down with the beloved stage, screen and audio performer to talk about everything from his first day as a narrator, to the intimacy of audiobooks, to h. Record yourself doing a passage of the characters dialogue in 3 to 5 potential voices. He has been inducted into the american theatre hall of fame. Narration work for audiobooks is on par with other voiceover jobs in terms of compensation. George guidall does a great job on the hillerman series and i love his take on longmire.
The emerald atlas is very well written and has a very pleasing mixture of action and selfreflection by the characters. Whether it is a smile or a sigh, you must be able to put to use all these three to get the right kind of effect. Jim dale found his voice narrating all 7 harry potter audio. Work is every day weekends are optional thus i really need someone who can focus. Jim dale both have narrated all seven harry potter books, like harry potter and the goblet of fire and order of the phoenix, both are beloved british actors, and both have been trolled by angry youtube commenters. From harrys first year at hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry to his final battle with archenemy voldemort, this beautifully packaged cd box set contains over 100 cds with a total running time of 124 hours 56 minutes, which will keep you enchanted through all seven. The book is the story of some royal families and all the characters are very interesting. Heres a tip from dale on selecting the final voice. We are looking for reliable, responsible and hardworking individual writers to work on some writing jobs for me. Harry potter and the goblet of fire audiobook jim dale. In the united states he is most recognised as a leading actor on broadway, where. How to become a freelance audiobook narrator job, skill.
Dale is perhaps most famous for being the voice of all the harry potter audio books. Harry potter and the deathly hallows, book 7 audible audiobook unabridged j. Jim dale narrated audio books at simply audiobooks simply. May 18, 20 when my nephew broke one of the cds in his audio book of prisoner of azkaban, i took the opportunity to buy him a new one in exchange for him letting me listen. Rowlings characters, and even once held a guinness world record for the number of voices he created for harry potter and the deathly hallows 4. Following brilliance audio s recent grammynominated musical audiobook for children, the shoebird, starring the inimitable jim dale, another popular childrens title is being released just in time for the holidays. Over the course of the series, jim voiced hundreds of j. A professional audiobook narrator reads books aloud into a recording device for mass distribution. Rowling book 5 harry potter jim dale audio book streaming online.
It is one thing to be able to voice pieces that take 30 seconds to read, but to voice a form of longnarration, there are certain skills you will need to perfect. The top audiobook narrators can often portray things through tone, inflection, pitch and range that are very hard to create when reading alone. Download audiobooks narrated by jim dale to your device. Harry potter and the goblet of fire audiobook jim dale j. Stephen fry without a shadow of a doubt ive had the privilege of having the harry potter audiobooks narrated by both the aforementioned gentlemen. Jim dale, the famous audiobook narrator of the harry potter series, has voiced. Jim dale is also the narrator on the new show pushing daisies, which is really good.
Audiobook narrator jobs jobs, employment freelancer. At the age of seventeen he became the youngest professional comedian on the british music hall stage. Within the blackandwhite striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. After his discharge he pursued a comedy career, and landed a job as the warmup comic on a musical variety show.
How to become an audiobook narrator and work at home. I was just going to write the same thing they are some of the very best audio books to listen to. Which narrator does a better job of bringing the harry. Jim was presented with their 2018 history makers award. Apply to naturalistnarrator, product manager, tester and more. Jim dale found his voice narrating all 7 harry potter. In the united kingdom he is known as a pop singer of the 1950s who became a leading actor at the national theatre. Dec 22, 2008 jim dale is the voice of all the characters in the harry potter audiobook series. Total word count is 21,000 the book is training for photographers see attached. He did so well that the producers gave him a spot on the show as a singer. The best audiobook narrators of all time so far kobo news.
I already love harry potter and ive loved it even more narrated by jim dale. Now the main characters range from preschool to barelyteen in the first book, but the internal lives of children is very rich, very imaginative, and even more immediate than most adults so this does not at all hamper the enjoyment for adults reading this book and the next one. Indeed may be compensated by these employers, helping keep indeed free for job seekers. Jim dale has won a record ten audie awards, two grammy awards, and. Indeed may be compensated by these employers, helping keep indeed free for jobseekers. Jim dale is perhaps best known as the beloved voice of the harry potter series. Learn how to become an audiobook narrator with these. While writing an article on audiobooks for the childrens writer, i had the wonderful opportunity to interview jim dale, the narrator of all the harry potter books. Simon vance, jim dale and susan eriksen are fabulous too. Some drama schools offer audiobook workshops, but most narrators had to develop their own techniques as they went along.
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