About us
François Lidove, voice-over artist with 15 years’ experience, offers creative and professional customized recordings for international clients.
Who am I?
It all started when I was 5. My grandmother used to teach me songs in Auvergne dialect, and I was a rather shy child. But when I sang them to my teacher and saw her eyes filled with wonder and laughter… I understood the power of a voice.
Later, I went to business school in Paris to please Dad. And every weekend, I sang in bars and cabarets. After a few years in marketing, the corporate world seemed too rigid for me, so I looked for something else. And I discovered voice-over.
I dived in without knowing anything about the business, or anyone in it. Work, work, work… And 15 years later, I say to myself: I did the right thing.
About my voice
Naturally young-adult (18-40), my voice is medium rather than deep. Ideal for advertising, it blends easily into a sound mix, remaining clear and understandable even over bass-heavy music.
Meeting Jean-Laurent Cochet changed my approach to acting. In his course, we worked on La Fontaine’s Fables, “telling them as they would be told in real life”. Since then, I’ve always tried to put in as much of myself as possible, as much of the “real thing” as possible, avoiding the artifice of voice-over.
Training
Discover my training path, enriched by years of apprenticeship with renowned experts in voice-over, acting and character creation. A solid foundation for varied, high-quality vocal performances.
Cours Jean-Laurent Cochet (online) - Acting
Aldo Benito Madrid - Voice coaching
Pat Fraley - Creation of vocal characters
Cours Jean-Laurent Cochet Paris - Acting
Voice-over coaching - Voice-over training
How to optimize the integration of a voice-over in your audiovisual project?
A voice-over brings a commercial, corporate video, e-learning or audio guide to life. Its harmonious integration with music, image and message creates a coherent experience. Because every project has its own specificities, the right support is needed to achieve an impactful result.
As a male voice-over actor, I bring expertise and a tailor-made approach to best translate the desired intention. Here’s how we can work together effectively.
The process differs depending on whether you already have a clear idea of what you want to convey by voice, or whether this aspect has yet to be defined.
Situation 1: Do you have a clear vision of your project?
If the tone, rhythm and intention are already established, here are the steps that guarantee effective production:
- Test recording : Several proposals are made according to your brief.
- Validation: Together we fine-tune the most appropriate choice.
- Final recording: An optimized audio file is delivered, recorded in my studio, either on your own or in a guided session.
Situation 2: Need to refine artistic orientation?
To structure your project and explore the best options, I provide tools designed to facilitate your decisions:
- The Creative Memo: A practical guide to defining your objectives and structuring your brief.
- Step-by-step support: A clear framework for refining the intention and the message.
- Smooth, efficient collaboration: A tailored approach for natural, high-quality voice-over integration.