Okuzeka
Social Media & Content Creation vocabulary · Video Production and Editing

Voiceover

Meaning in social media & content creation, with examples

/ˈvɔɪsoʊvər/nounCommon term

In social media & content creation, voiceover means: A recorded voice that explains or comments on what a video shows, while the speaker is usually not seen on screen.

In Turkish: dış ses, seslendirme

How it is used

Popular in recipe, travel and explainer videos. You record, add or do a voiceover, and many apps also offer AI text-to-speech voices. It is also spelled 'voice-over' and shortened to VO in scripts.

Example sentences

  1. I record the voiceover after editing so that it matches the clips.

  2. The travel reel works better with a calm voiceover than with music alone.

Common collocations

  • record a voiceover
  • add a voiceover
  • voiceover script
  • AI voiceover
  • B-rollExtra footage shown over or between the main shots, such as close-ups, scenery or hands at work, to make a video more interesting.
  • editTo cut, arrange and improve video clips or photos, for example by adding music, text, transitions or color changes, to create the final version.
  • subtitlesWritten text at the bottom of a video that shows what people are saying, either in the same language or translated.
  • trending audioA song, sound clip or voice recording that many people are using in their short videos at the same time.

More terms: Video Production and Editing

Practise with graded reading

Reading at the right level is the fastest way to make new words stick. Pick free English books by level: