Episode 144
Kitty Lyddon: The one with the Magic Suction Cup!
In ep 144 of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by britishvoiceover.co.uk, Kitty Lyddon joins Sam and Mark to talk about why some producers looking for several languages like to take the easy route. There's parent energy in a game script for 7 year olds... We ask does material written at the turn of the 20th century automatically beg for RP, and if you have a scary story, do you start ghostly or does it build the horror if you start more neutral? Plus we have a freezing tip that'll chill your bones.
Our VO question this week is all about how new starters in the voiceover industry can feel welcomed right from the beginning.
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Script 1
The sale-room of an old and famous firm of book auctioneers in London is, of course, a great meeting-place for collectors, librarians, dealers: not only when an auction is in progress, but perhaps even more notably when books that are coming on for sale are upon view.
It was in such a sale-room that the remarkable series of events began which were detailed to me by the person whom they principally affected, namely, Mr. James Denton, M.A., F.S.A., etc., etc., now, or lately, of Rendcomb Manor in the county of Warwick.
Script 2
Long, long ago, the Earth was populated with INCREDIBLE dinosaurs!
Much time has passed, and now only the fossils remain. Your task is to dig them up and reconstruct them…
Get ready to discover buried secrets, using your wheelbarrow and shovel with magic suction cup!
Dig the site as a team… Examine your pieces and reconstruct the 5 fossils. Look after your tools and watch out for rocks, so your shovels don’t break!
First, look for the 8 stars on your fossils. Then find the egg with 2 stars, and win the game!
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About our guest:
Kitty Lyddon is half Irish, half English, born and raised in France, but living in Brussels. Her previous career was in literary publishing in Dublin and bookselling in Paris. She's lived in France, Ireland, the UK, Belgium and Sweden. She's been voicing full-time for three years now, working in both English and French, as she speaks both at a native level. One of her favorite discoveries within the voiceover industry is all the amazing people she's met at conferences! Her favourite hobbies are reading a book a week and swimming in the coldest water she can find.
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About your hosts:
With over 40 years representing major international clients such as Google, Emirates and HSBC; Mark Ryes has been trusted to be the voice for some of the world’s biggest brands. If your business needs a fresh voice to represent you, then make it Mark's British voice. As a voiceover, TV presenter, podcaster or product demonstrator - Mark makes your brand truly sparkle!
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Elegantly British with an intelligent, warm and seductive voice, Samantha Boffin helps creatives and production companies create great audio that really connects with their audience. BBC-trained and with over 20 years of broadcast experience on both sides of the mic, she's created award-winning promos, narration and commercials for companies all around the globe, including the BBC, Sky, Games Workshop, John Lewis, Audible and Penguin Random House.
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