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Post-production

Also known as post. The work done after the voice-talent has finished recording the session. This includes mixing in SFX and music.

Pre-life / Pre-scene

The previous history an actor invents for his character.

Producer

The person in charge of the voice-over session. Many times the producer is also the director.

Promo

A promotional commercial spot used by TV and Radio stations specifically to increase audience awareness of upcoming programming.

Protection

Also known as insurance, this is an additional take requested by the producer to insure that they have a back-up of a take they like. Usually phrased ...

PSA

Public Service Announcement. Commercials produced to raise awareness of current issues, such as smoking, drug abuse, pollution, pregnancy, etc.

Punch

Reading a word or line with more intensity.

Punch In

Sometimes referred to as a pick-up, its the rejoining or continuation of a piece of copy. The engineer will punch in a pick-up at a certain point in ...

Re-use

What actors are paid when their spot is re-run. It is usually the same amount they received for the first 13-week cycle.

Read

The style of reading an actor presents as a voice talent, or your performance, as in That was a good read.

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