0709 – Voicing and Producing Audio Guides

2022.12.10 – 0709 – Voicing and Producing Audio GuidesAudio GuidesThese are pre-recorded guides for places such as museums, galleries and historic houses or street walks and are often on players you pick up at the entrance, on a loop system, downloadable apps or mp3s. They may also be on playout systems at fixed points either playing continuously or on push-to-play buttons, on pick-up headphones, on video walls and so on.  They have some of the following attributes:·        They give audio directions for where to go and what to do·        Help make the information more engaging, connecting better with the audience and bringing the information to life·        They are less stuffy and more interactive than text-based information panels and signs·        They allow easy dissemination of information in different languages or for various age groups, think faster and more family-friendly perhaps in the style of the ‘Horrible Histories’ series ·        Guides may include dramatisations and sound effects to make the information more character-led and immersive, to bring information to life with a more friendly, accessible, conversational tone. So rather than a lecturer, a character (say a queen, or a relatable person such as a pauper, solider or artist), may read from a diary or newspaper, or give a first-person account (either real or imagined) to bring ‘history to life’·        Some may give the user a choice of what to hear (more or less information), some auto-play depending on their exact location, and others have to be manually selected to play, either from a number guide on the exhibit or simply un-pausing the continuous audio stream. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.