Voice-over and narration in Montreal

What we narrate for Montreal organisations

Montreal concentrates the head offices, institutions, museums and technology companies that need a voice to carry their message. We produce:

• Corporate narration — company clips, recruitment videos, investor presentations, animated annual reports.
• Advertising — radio spots, web and pre-roll ads, with usage rights negotiated by medium and campaign length.
• E-learning — training modules, internal procedures, health and safety segments, often in both French and English.
• On-hold and phone system messages — greetings, menus, seasonal messages, recorded in your brand's tone of voice.
• Audio guides and cultural content — visitor tours, interactive kiosks, museum and tourism content.
• Dubbing and interview voice-over — for bilingual productions that have to speak to both markets.

A Montreal voice, in the right language

Quebec French and international French do not sound the same, and a Montreal listener hears it within three seconds. We work with local performers for the Quebec market, and with native English speakers for English Canada — never a francophone reading English with an accent.

For a Montreal organisation addressing both linguistic communities, we record each language as a separate production: same intent, same energy, but a script that is adapted rather than translated word for word. A French script usually runs 15 % to 20 % longer than its English version, which changes the pacing of the edit — we account for that from the writing stage.

From script to edit-ready file

1. Script read-through — we validate the real length, the tone and the words that trip up out loud before booking anything.
2. Voice selection — we send you targeted samples rather than a catalogue of a hundred voices.
3. Directed recording — an outside ear directs the read to hold the intent consistent from start to finish.
4. Treatment and delivery — cleanup, EQ, loudness normalisation to broadcast standards, segment splitting, delivery in the format you need (WAV, MP3, separate tracks).

What a voice-over costs in Montreal

(Indicative ranges — to be confirmed for your project.)

• Corporate clip, 1 to 2 minutes — $250 to $700.
• E-learning module — $100 to $250 per finished minute, with volume discounts on long runs.
• On-hold phone message — $150 to $400.
• Web or radio advertising — $500 to $3,000 and up depending on usage rights, territory and campaign length.

Full details on rates and rights are in our guide: how much a voice-over costs in Quebec.

Narration that fits into your production

The voice does not exist on its own. Our video production and editing and post-production teams work in the same studio, which avoids the back-and-forth between suppliers when a shot changes or a script gets adjusted at the last minute. For companies producing content continuously, we schedule recordings in batches — one session for four clips costs far less than four sessions.

Have a script to voice, or a text that isn't written yet? Get in touch: we start from your objective, not from the word count.