tips for radio commercial?

 

i am a radio student and have a commercial i need to produce. the script calls for a guy who goes back and forth from a voice where it's the thoughts inside his head, and then he gets snapped back to reality when someone else is talking to him.

does anybody know a good effect or technique to use on audition 2.0 for the "thinking" voice. i was thinking of playing around with echo/echo chamber but if someone knows anything that will work or has used it before and wants to share that'd be great! thanks so much.

I'm not a commercial producer, but my own inclination would be to make the 'thoughts' voice very dry and intimate, rather than echoey.

VERY good idea i didn't even consider. thank you i'll try that as well

Graeme's dead right about this - all I'd add is that the most effective way to ensure that the distinction is thoroughly made is to have the dry inner-head voice almost whispered, much closer to the mic - and the outside voice just as it would normally be recorded when more than one person is present.

....have the dry inner-head voice almost whispered, much closer to the mic

Yes, that's what I meant when I said 'intimate' - I should have been more clear.

thanks alot for the tips guys. those tips have helped me make it turn out pretty decent. my voicer did a good job at being quiet/whispereryish too. i have played the spot for some people and they seem to get the point and they image in their mind so i'll call it a success! thanks 

I have got so many tips...
A Big Thanks to "andrea"

I am  an Informercial Producer and making on air for Culine Radio