Helen Ayres

Education

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.

Home Studio

Audient ID44 USB Audio Interface, Cables XR cables 3-pin, G-Tech G-Drive 10TB Flash Drive, Global Truss 1000mm Boom ar, ipDTL, KRK KNS 8400 Professional closed-cup Dynamic Headphones, Pro Tools Perpetual License, Samsung SSD T5 2TB, sE Electronics sE-T2 Titan 2 Microphone, sE Electronics SPACE High Quality Portable Reflection Filter, Twisted Wave

License & Passport

Skills

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