I am currently in the process of building a course, and my customer has decided they would like to add narration, which wasn't included in my scope or course design.
I have never built a course using audio, so I'm not sure how to estimate how much additional time it will take to create scripts and then load and sync them in Storyline.
I would appreciate advice and/or ideas on how to develop a time estimate.
There are at least two different routes to go: a US sound studio and narration actor (East Coast, non-NYC) will charge about $350/hour plus studio rent and usually digitizing the files. If your files are long, you will pay for multiple hours of time. This package totals about $850-1,000. Same service in the south or middle America/Mountain time will be about half to two thirds that price. The second option is to use a service like Fiverr.com. You select the actor (they provide samples of their voice gigs), you provide the scripts, requirements (simple, straight forward talking for middle age male audience, folks for a mixed audience, very hip/younger sound, etc. , the word count from your narration script, send your content. The actor selected will provide you a quote, you accept (credit card) or reject and continue looking. the actors have their own studios. Their price will come in at about 50% of the local studio. These are just two means of achieving professional voiceovers. Some people on this forum might also suggest using text to voice. Ask your client if they want professional voiceover or computer generated.
You need to then define your internal costs: writing the script, search time, working with the studio/actors, review their end product, making changes as required, back and forth with the actor and your client review, receiving the files (make sure your studio person provide you cut files in mp4 - do not accept one large file that you cut & splice), laying the audio in, syncing, doing time corrections, etc. I just finished up three narration scripts this afternoon and will insert into SL on Tuesday. I can chat with you and walk you through the process if you like. Good luck.
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There are at least two different routes to go: a US sound studio and narration actor (East Coast, non-NYC) will charge about $350/hour plus studio rent and usually digitizing the files. If your files are long, you will pay for multiple hours of time. This package totals about $850-1,000. Same service in the south or middle America/Mountain time will be about half to two thirds that price. The second option is to use a service like Fiverr.com. You select the actor (they provide samples of their voice gigs), you provide the scripts, requirements (simple, straight forward talking for middle age male audience, folks for a mixed audience, very hip/younger sound, etc. , the word count from your narration script, send your content. The actor selected will provide you a quote, you accept (credit card) or reject and continue looking. the actors have their own studios. Their price will come in at about 50% of the local studio. These are just two means of achieving professional voiceovers. Some people on this forum might also suggest using text to voice. Ask your client if they want professional voiceover or computer generated.
You need to then define your internal costs: writing the script, search time, working with the studio/actors, review their end product, making changes as required, back and forth with the actor and your client review, receiving the files (make sure your studio person provide you cut files in mp4 - do not accept one large file that you cut & splice), laying the audio in, syncing, doing time corrections, etc. I just finished up three narration scripts this afternoon and will insert into SL on Tuesday. I can chat with you and walk you through the process if you like. Good luck.
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