Looking for a French male voice over?

With over 15 years of experience as an actor and voice-over artist across thousands of productions — on radio, television and the internet — for brands, corporate films, documentary narrations, trailers, e-learning, motion design, institutional voice-overs and much more, Frédéric Blindt makes a point of truly listening to his partners and clients, always ensuring he fully understands their needs in order to deliver the voice-over that suits them perfectly.

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To give your audiovisual project the best possible chance of success, it makes sense to call on an experienced actor who will fully grasp your objectives and expectations. Choosing the right voice-over means finding a voice that genuinely reflects the image you want to project — for your brand, your company, your product or your film. Enhancing your image, without ever being on screen!

All of this within a framework of mutual trust, with prompt and ongoing feedback, tailor-made rates, and the option to record in Paris, at the studio of your choice, or remotely from a professional home studio.

The ever-present question of voice over rates... In practice, it's fairly straightforward. There are two distinct components to the remuneration.

• The first is the more straightforward of the two: the fee for the voice-over recording session itself — in other words, the actor's performance in front of the microphone. Rarely tied to the length of the session (except for lengthy documentary or e-learning projects), rates typically range from €150 to €450 depending on the actor, with the sweet spot for a professional French voice-over sitting between €200 and €350.
• The second component is where things get slightly more involved: the potential transfer of exploitation rights, depending on how and where the recording will be used and broadcast. This is determined by the number of media versions (variations, adaptations, etc.) and the duration of use — generally between one and three years for advertising. In commercial contexts, depending on the country or countries of broadcast and the number of versions, this can range from €150 to over €1,000 per film.
• One further point worth noting: in France, voice-over sessions in a recording studio are typically paid as a performance fee (cachet), as voice actors fall under the performing artists' social regime. That said, invoiced billing is increasingly common for certain productions, in which case the rate is quoted excluding VAT.
• For an accurate quote tailored to your specific project, feel free to use the voice over quote calculator in the Articles menu, or contact Frédéric directly for a personalised estimate.

Whether for a casting audition or a remotely directed recording session, the audio result must be beyond reproach. While having a competent sound engineer on hand is always preferable, and directing an actor in person is always more satisfying, the constraints of time, budget or geography sometimes make that impossible. Rest assured: Frédéric Blindt has his own professional home studio, fully equipped for remote sessions via SOURCE-CONNECT or any platform of your choice. Click here for full details.

A non-exhaustive list of the equipment:

• VICBOOTH Ultra — Soundproofed recording booth
• Acoustic treatment: absorbers, diffusers, bass traps (Vicoustic, T-Akustik, Primacoustic)
• NEUMANN TLM 102 condenser microphone
• ISA One Focusrite preamp
• SSL audio interface
• Pro Tools, Audition, Cubase…
• Backup microphones: CAD E100 S, MXL, SE Electronics, Shure SM7B
• Monitoring: HEDD speakers, Audio-Technica headphones