"j jay" <news009@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> what are the going voice talent rates for recording business audio
material
> in a foreign language, assuming that voice and knowledge of the foreign
> language are all that is required. The recording will be taken care of
by
> the hirer.
>
> And how are the rates different between New York City, say, and a city
in
> the Midwest or the South?
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
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You are going to have to be more specific about what you are looking for
if
you want useful information.
In Chicago you can expect to pay at least as much as you would pay a union
(AFTRA) English language narrator and sometimes more. The fee would
depend
on the intended use of the program (private use within the company vs.
public performance, a trade show for example), the length of the script,
the
length of the recording session, and the language... there being many more
Spanish language narrators available than Farsi. All that said... I would
budget around $700 or so including employment taxes, union fees if any,
and
misc. payroll costs for a cor****ate video narration of twenty minutes or
so.
Can you get it done cheaper? Probably. At a bargain basement price can
you
have assurance ahead of time that you will get a usable track that is
understandable and pleasing to the audience? I don't think so,
particularly
if you don't speak the language.
You did mean that you would provide a script translated from English to
the
desired language, didn't you? If not, figure translation costs at from
.25
to .50 an English word.
Steve King
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