This episode features Samira Jakobs - a voice dubbing actress based out of Berlin. Samira is the German voice of various characters on Netflix, Disney+ and other series aired all over Germany. We get the chance to talk about how she joined the industry, we look at bit behind the curtain on how voice dubbing is done, how the artists find jobs, get paid and even learn a bit more how it is to become the characters you are dubbing.
In this episode we talk about the following topics:
Voice Dubbing as a job
Dubbing Black Mirror On Netflix in German
Singing Voice of Fancy Nancy - Fancy Nancy Clancy
Finding Mentors in the Voice Dubbing Industry
Getting Mentored by the German Pocahantas and German Michael J Fox
How to Network in a close knit Industry
Moving to Where the Industry
Studying in the US
Screen Writing for Standup
The Dubbing Industry Getting Squeezed
Disney’s New Creative Direction and lack of Originality
The Magic behind the curtain Voice Dubbing
Working on Top Secret Disney+ Series
You can find Samira on Instagram at
Instagram @samirajakobs
Be sure to check out her work and tune in again for the next episode of the Labrador Energy Podcast.
