Helen Ayres
Files
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sound file (mp3)Commercial Voicereel 2018
Credits
| Year | Job Title Project Type |
Project Name Director / Company |
Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |
Actor
Performing Arts |
Pandemic Poems - Lockdown Poetry Sam West's Pandemic Poems |
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| 2020 |
Vocal Coach
Event |
Authors On Tour HA Associates |
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| 2020 |
Poetry Reader
Voiceover |
The Stubborn Light Of Things Melissa Harrison |
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| 2020 |
BBC Radio Drama Rep - 250+ roles
Voiceover |
Drama, Comedy, Factual, Features. BBC |
|
| 2019 |
Audiobook Reader
Voiceover |
All Among The Barley WF Howes |
|
| 2018 |
Sayeeda Warsi
Voiceover |
Armistice 1819 series Blakeway Productions for BBC |
|
| 2018 |
Beatrice Webb
Voiceover |
Armistice 1819 series Blakeway Productions for BBC |
|
| 2018 |
Kathe Kollwitz
Voiceover |
Armistice 1819 series Blakeway Productions for BBC |
|
| 2017 |
Ranee
Television |
Kew's Forgotten Queen Blink FIlms for BBC FOUR |
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| 2017 |
Florence Nightingale
Event |
Historic London app Centre Screen |
|
| 2015 |
Audiobook Narrator
Voiceover |
Songhunter Interface Voice Studio for Oakhill Publishing |
|
| 2013 |
Audiobook Narrator
Voiceover |
Secret FC Interface Voice Studio for Oakhill Publishing |
|
| 2009 |
Maria von Trapp
Voiceover |
The Real Sound of Music BBC Radio 4 |
|
| 2009 |
Evelyn Bellard
Voiceover |
Anno 1404 Mark Estdale / Outsource Media |
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| 2009 |
Lone Villager
Voiceover |
Venetica Mark Estdale / Outsource Media |
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| 2009 |
Femme Fatale
Voiceover |
Venetica Mark Estdale / Outsource Media |
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| 2008 |
Emma Darwin
Commercials & Industrials |
Darwin Bicentennial for Down House Lisa O'Neill / CentreScreen for English Heritage |
Education
| Year | Qualification | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 yr. Acting | Bristol Old VIc Theatre School |
Equipment
I own and can operate: sE Electronics sE-T2 Titan 2 Microphone, ipDTL, Audient ID44 USB Audio Interface, Pro Tools Perpetual License, Twisted Wave, G-Tech G-Drive 10TB Flash Drive, Samsung SSD T5 2TB, KRK KNS 8400 Professional closed-cup Dynamic Headphones, Cables XR cables 3-pin, sE Electronics SPACE High Quality Portable Reflection Filter, Global Truss 1000mm Boom ar
About me
Short description of my voice:Authoritative, reassuring corporate, to evil, cute or plain weird Gaming/Animation characters. Excellent mimic. RP, Native Westcountry.
""Helen is a dream to edit"" - Lisa O'Neill, Centre Screen Productions.
Additional skills:
"Helen is a vocal chamaeleon" - she's an excellent mimic, plays children convincingly, has a wide vocal character range from evil villain, and femme fatale, via a plum pudding and alarmed pigeon.
While always well-prepared, Helen is a talented improviser, well known for pulling rabbits out of vocal hats – at a moment's notice if necessary.
As a writer, she's also good with w̶o̶r̶m̶s̶ words, so will bring - should you wish - additional creative flair to your copy, ensuring every word counts.
Industry awards:
BBC Carleton Hobbs Radio Award Winner.
Sony Award nominee.
Referees:
Costa Nominated, Times and Guardian author and journalist – Melissa Harrison - 2020
(https://twitter.com/M_Z_Harrison or via agent Jenny Hewson at Lutyens and Rubinstein https://www.lutyensrubinstein.co.uk/)
Additional information:
Broadcast quality Home Studio - output to BBC standards.
Can offer full 'Virtual Studio' remote service, via ipDTL, where you can live direct, should you wish.
Competent editor - Twisted Wave.
Skills
| Home Studio | Yes |
|---|---|
| Years in industry | 6+ years |
| Voice Style | Angry, Announcer, Arrogant, Artistic, Authoritative, Bubbly, Charismatic, Cold, Concerned, Dangerous, Deep, Dopy, Dry / Sarcastic, Empathic, Energetic, Friendly, Fun, Glamorous, Happy, Informed, Innocent, Light, Luxurious / Smooth, Natural, Reassuring, Rich, Scary / Intimidating, Sexy, Soft / Gentle, Sophisticated, Versatile, Warm, Whiny, Young |
| Voice Age | Adult, Child, Senior, Teen, Young adult |
| Vocal Types | Mezzo-Soprano |
| Languages Spoken | English, French |
| Accents/Dialects | American - General, Australian, Boston, Canadian, Cornish, English - Cockney, English - England East (East Anglia, Cambridge, Hertfordshire), English - England North West (Liverpool, Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire), English - England North West (Liverpool, Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire), English - England North West (Liverpool, Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire), English - Essex, English - General, English - London, English - London, English - Northern England, English - Northern England, English - Received Pronunciation, English - Southwest England, English - Southwest England, English - Southwest England, English - Southwest England, English - Southwest England, English - West Midlands (Shropshire, Birmingham, Brummie), English - West Midlands (Shropshire, Birmingham, Brummie), English - Yorkshire & Humber, French (Standard International), German, Irish, Irish Eastern (Leinster, Dublin), Italian (Standard International), Midwest American, New York, Northern Irish, Scottish, Scottish (Highland, Inverness), Southern American, Standard American, Upper-class American, US South (Deep South, Dixie, Delta), US West Coast (California, Portland), Welsh |
| Media Specialism | Audiobooks, Cartoons, CD Rom, Commercials, Corporate, Documentary, E-learning, Events, Jingles, Lip Synch / ADR, Multimedia, Narration, Podcasts, Radio, Spoken word & performance poetry, Teacher / Voice Coach, Telephony systems, Video Games, Voice Direction |
| Organisations / Memberships | BAFTA (UK), Equity (UK), Equity (UK) |
| Work Permits | EU |