Voice-over
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈvɔɪsoʊvɚ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Voice-over is a noun meaning A production technique, in which pictures are accompanied by the voice of an unseen actor or reporter.
Meaning
A production technique, in which pictures are accompanied by the voice of an unseen actor or reporter.
More Meanings
- A voice-overed release, especially of foreign content.
- The voice audio track of such a broadcast.
- (ambitransitive, television, broadcasting) To supply the voice audio track for (a broadcast).
Example Sentences
Fogel, working with a script by the journalist Kerry Howley, follows Winner from the age of nine to the aftermath of her plea, and organizes the movie around voice-over reminiscences by Reality (the character is played by Emilia Jones). […] With Reality [Winner]’s voice-overs doing the bulk of the dramatic work, the movie depends heavily on editing to keep the action moving visually, and “Winner” may well prove to be one of the best-edited movies this year.
Word Forms
- voice-overs
- voiceover
- voice-overing
- voice-overed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include narratage, vision, one-shot, movieoke, photovoice, soundpainting.
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