stella attar
VOICE OVER artist + SONGWRITEr + VOCAL DIRECTOR +
VOCALIST + CONTINUITY WRITER/ANNOUNCER + studio
I also work as a UK Music Dubbing Director for animation, directing voice over talent (adults and kids) to sing in character, delivering these projects for Netflix and Dreamworks :
Directing and Singing
Super Monsters - 4 seasons - all female singing parts and directing male parts
Spirit Rangers - 3 seasons - directed all the songs and sang two theme tunes
Directing
Dee & Friends in Oz - 1 season and 1 movie
...and more currently in production.
Dubbing a project involves many responsibilities. The breaking down of the song by character, line by line and determining the flow of the voice actor’s performance as well as the correct edit and cut. Organisational and communication skills are essential, to liaise between actors, engineers and producers.
In a show there can be many episodes with several songs and multiple characters singing solo lines or together. Dubbing all of this means delivering all the parts, ready to mix. This involves casting and voice matching the original performance as much as possible to hit the animated lip sync and expression, comping the best delivery, tracking, backing vocals, harmonies and arrangement. And sometimes I will also sing a guide for the voice over to follow.
Prior to the recording session, I liaise with the producers to fine-tune the tone of the project, familiarise myself with the songs and understand the character personalities. Once in the studio, a good working relationship with the talent and the sound engineer is established. Every session is different but there are common issues that come up, such as when an actor is being asked to repeat the same line, it’s a fine line between the words losing meaning, and getting that exact inflection and perfect delivery that makes the song shine. Because when something is recorded, tracked and harmonised correctly, with the air around the vocal to help it breathe, it can sound amazing.