How Do You Say That?!
Mark Ryes and Samantha Boffin
Recent Episodes
In episode 100 of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by Voxbox, Kate Harbour joins Sam and Mark to celebrate this milestone edition - and gives us a masterclass in animation - creating characters, bringing the truth, and how every emote tells a story!
Our VO question this week is all about whether being able to do silly voices is enough!
Get involved! Have you got a Wildcard suggestion that we should try or an idea for the show? Send it to us via Mark or Sam's social media or email it directly to [email protected]
Script 1
Low or high pressure… industrial or hydraulic – our range of specialist hose applications is comprehensive to say the least, complete with bespoke fittings to meet your specific needs. And with our field technicians, containerised workshops, on-site assembly, and field support, we keep downtime to a minimum. Explore our capabilities in full at tonal-industrial.com.
Script 2
Hello, everyone, thanking you! I’m so excited to show you my new invention! Introducing the new vacubot 2000, the smallest cleverest vacuum cleaner ever made.
She whips a cloth off a stand to reveal a mini VACUBOT, white and minimalist. Different ANGLES ON members of the audience <CHEERING>. a <UKELELE SOUNDTRACK>, an ANIMATION begins on * the screen, demonstrating the workings of vacuum cleaners.
Actually, this one’s very quiet. But other vacuum cleaners have a noisy motor that makes a fan go round. The fan sucks air into a box that collects the dust , here let me demonstrate.
<CLICK>: she speaks into the remote. We see a light on the * remote tells us it’s listening.
You see I simply speak into the remote like so: Vacubot 2000 clean the room level -Super clean. There you are you see, it’s quite miraculous and can clean from super clean all the way to super duper mega clean. Although I haven’t tested that yet. What’s that, you want to have a go ? Oh well why not but don’t ask for anything more than super duper mega clean yet, things might, go a bit wonky.
We'd love your feedback - and if you listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, hit the follow button today!
**Listen to all of our podcasts here - you can also watch on YouTube, or say to your smart speaker "Play How Do You Say That?!"
About our guest:
Kate Harbour is an actor well-known for her character voices on many award winning animations such as ‘Bob the Builder’, ‘Shaun The Sheep’, “Chicken Run dawn of the Nugget”, “Fimbles”, “The Secret Show”, “Messy goesto Okido”, “Octonauts" and many more.
Radio Dramas include Dr Who for Big Finish, ‘Robin of Sherwood’ ‘Journey into Space: Frozen in Time’ and ‘The Roy Huddlines ‘ for Audible Recorded live at The Sondheim Theatre.
Kate has also performed in many musicals including Cameron Macintosh’s ‘Oliver’,
‘Martin Guerre’ and ‘Hey Mr Producer’. She also sings and has performed in cabarets including with “The Bellefleurs” at Glastonbury Festival.
Kate also now shares her experience and insights in her “Acting for Animation” Workshops which she holds in London and Manchester... and she continues to work on upcoming animation series and other voice over work both in London and from her own studio in Bath.
@kateharbourofficial on Instagram
Resources:
Check out our sponsor Voxbox - the portable, foldable, storable audio booth.
https://www.voxbox.studio/ Now you can get 10% off a Voxbox by using the code HDYST24
Book onto Kate's Animation course: https://www.kateharbour.com/a4a-book-ticket
Mark's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/britishvoiceovermark
Sam's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/samanthaboffin
Short trailer for Episode 100 of "How Do You Say That" sponsored by Voxbox featuring Samantha Boffin, Mark Ryes and Kate Harbour.
Mark's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/britishvoiceovermark
Sam's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/samanthaboffin
Check out our sponsor Voxbox - the portable, foldable, storable audio booth.
Now you can get 10% off a Voxbox by using the code HDYST24
In episode 99 of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by Voxbox, Jack Oddie joins Sam and Mark to talk about different approaches to scripts, how a football theme can change the feel, northern versus southern grittiness and Sam gets fruity!
Our VO question this week is all about the process you use when approaching a new character or script... if any process at all!
Get involved! Have you got a Wildcard suggestion that we should try or an idea for the show? Send it to us via Mark or Sam's social media or email it directly to [email protected]
Script 1
So what makes a Good Life? To have done something important do you need to be named? To have made a difference do you have to have an image which is instantly recognised? Do you need a million Tweets and a billion followers? An Oscar winning bio-pic? Is the business of a life lived to the full only worth knowing if you yourself are known? A tree falling in the empty forest is not unheard. If nothing else it’s noticed by the other trees. So I fall. Back into the silence of history.
Script 2
It’s wearing your heart on your sleeve
but keeping your cool.
The noise, the chants
Points won, points lost.
To win the cup or just stay up
We go again, we march on.
Win games and you’ll be fine.
Football, bloody hell
Its turning up and never giving up
Meeting triumph and disaster
Dust yourself down, pick yourself up
And face the arena.
To coach
To lead
To deliver
To succeed
You just do it.
We'd love your feedback - and if you listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, hit the follow button today!
**Listen to all of our podcasts here - you can also watch on YouTube, or say to your smart speaker "Play How Do You Say That?!"
About our guest:
Winner of several Industry awards, including Best International Voiceover Performance at One Voice USA, Jack Oddie has been voicing full time for 8 years. Originally from Carlisle, He's probably known for his reads with a Northern English lilt, but he does enjoy some of the more lesser-known jobs for the likes of Nick Toons and anything where he’s allowed to attempt a bit of comic timing. He has two kids, two dogs and lives with them all, along with his lovely partner, Natasha in Newcastle.
Resources:
Check out our sponsor Voxbox - the portable, foldable, storable audio booth.
https://www.voxbox.studio/ Now you can get 10% off a Voxbox by using the code HDYST24
Click here for the Wildcard Generator and don't forget to think of an action your character can be doing!
Mark's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/britishvoiceovermark
Sam's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/samanthaboffin
Short trailer for Episode 99 of "How Do You Say That" sponsored by Voxbox featuring Samantha Boffin, Mark Ryes and Jack Oddie.
Mark's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/britishvoiceovermark
Sam's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/samanthaboffin
Check out our sponsor Voxbox - the portable, foldable, storable audio booth.
Now you can get 10% off a Voxbox by using the code HDYST24
In episode 98 of “How Do You Say That?!” sponsored by Voxbox, Ian Brannan joins Sam and Mark to talk about ghost stories, corporate scripts with a twist, sports commentators, saucy photos and a festive prawn ring!! Genuinely all life is in this podcast! Subscribe today!
Our VO question this week is all about the value of networking, and what a chance meeting might bring to your business!
Get involved! Have you got a Wildcard suggestion that we should try or an idea for the show? Send it to us via Mark or Sam's social media or email it directly to [email protected]
Script 1
This trunk had two neat brass locks, one left, one right, along the front of the lid. Ethel, after fumbling, opened the first – then, so great was her hurry to know what might be within that she could not wait but slipped her hand in under the lifted corner. She pulled out one pricelessly lacy top of what must be a bridal-veil, and gave a quick laugh – must not this be an omen? She pulled again, but the stuff resisted, almost as though it were being grasped from inside the trunk.
Script 2
A long, long time ago, organic remains were safely stored deep within our planet;
Where it turned into carbon compound.
Let's fast forward to the industrial revolution, when we first discovered that we could use this carbon to fuel our societies.
But there's a catch.
Every carbon particle we burn, turns into a CO2 molecule, that is filling up the atmosphere.
Which is bad news for our planet — and for us.
We'd love your feedback - and if you listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, hit the follow button today!
**Listen to all of our podcasts here - you can also watch on YouTube, or say to your smart speaker "Play How Do You Say That?!"
About our guest:
Ian Brannan is a Voiceover artist, radio presenter, producer and also sports commentator, based in the North East of England and originally from Yorkshire. He’s voiced international TV commercials for Lavazza coffee and Booking.com, you can hear him instore in ASDA or Spar, on the phone to Butlins or E.On, as well as corporate work for some of the worlds biggest brands including Airbus, BMW, Panasonic and once upon a time F1 World Champion Max Verstappen.
Ian’s background is in radio where in a career of nearly 30 years (which surely can’t be right) he’s been a presenter and audio producer from the Guardian Media Group, and on brands such as Heart & Smooth Radio. He’s also a presenter on BBC Local Radio in the north too.
In addition to this he’s also an independent podcast producer, a lead commentator in the motorsport of Speedway, and is currently in the process of becoming an Adobe certified video editor & producer.
Resources:
Check out our sponsor Voxbox - the portable, foldable, storable audio booth.
https://www.voxbox.studio/ Now you can get 10% off a Voxbox by using the code HDYST24
Click here for the Wildcard Generator and don't forget to think of an action your character can be doing!
Mark's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/britishvoiceovermark
Sam's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/samanthaboffin