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SoundCloud link + mp3 download: https://soundcloud.com/sjorshoukes ENGLISH BELOW Dit is mijn stemportfolio / showreel, met daarin fragmenten van diverse opdrachten die ik heb gedaan als stemacteur. Alle fragmenten zijn door mij in opdracht ingesproken. Voor voice-overs en andere inspreekopdrachten ben ik altijd te porren, en als je een game of animatiefilm voor me hebt word ik helemaal blij. Ook op Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/stemacteur. Zie voor meer voorbeelden http://www.sjorshoukes.nl, of laat een berichtje achter. This is my voice portfolio / stemdemo, with excerpts from previous assignments as a voice actor. Al excerpts are voiced by my, as requested by the client. Most of it is in Dutch, with a few in English. Please contact me for any and all projects you might have in English of Dutch, and especially if you have an animation or game project. For more information, check my website at http://www.sjorshoukes.nl, and click Voice - English in the menu bar.
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Your story in more detail.

Many companies use the internet to not only present their company and sell products, but also to provide more information for their clients and customers. Video content means visibility, and good video content means good communication. A lot of my work consists of this type of production: not an overly selling tone, but more measured and convincing. The goal is to explain the ins and outs of your story as well as possible .

 
 
Het is veiliger wonen in een Smart Home. Je kan overal ter wereld je huis in de gaten houden. Maar ook langer thuis blijven wonen.
Bijna alle ruimtes in huis kunnen slimmer gemaakt worden.

Electrostyling

This company specializes in Smart appliances, and advising people about them. A series of 30+ YouTube videos explains every aspect of making your life easier with technology. 


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These acupuncture products are pretty new to most Europeans, so a little explanation is in order. This is a good example of really quiet and step-by-step explanations. If I'm really honest, this is one of my favourite ways to speak.

Uploaded by Sjors Houkes on 2017-09-07.

Wat is Vrede van Utrecht en waarom vieren we dat eigenlijk in 2013? Bekijk het in deze animatie. credits: Written and directed by Udo Prinsen, Michiel Snijders Script: Jan Eduards Producer: il Luster Productions, Michiel Snijders Animation: Studio Carambolas, Ralf Hekkenberg, Digna van der Put, Udo Prinsen Character design: Jasper Ten Kleij Voice Over: Lee Ross Sound design and Music: Alex Debicki Additional Sound recording and mix: Bob Kommer Sound Studios, Jeroen Nadorp Advice and consultancy: Ron Faas for DieTwee, Petra Orthel for Vrede van Utrecht Treaty of Utrecht is initiated by city and province of Utrecht www.vredevanutrecht2013.nl

Local City Promotions

Governments and cultural organisations need promotion and documentation, just like any other. I have provided voice recordings for for example the cities of Zaanstad, Almere, Utrecht, Elspeet, Vierhouten.

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Teaching is learning.

Educational projects are always amazingly interesting to do, because they always teach me something new. I love explaining things to children and adults that I've only just learned myself. This allows me to be excited as well as convincing. My voice is relatively neutral, so it does not get in the way of the material.

 
 
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Mozaweb

Mozaik Education from Hungary asked me to provide the dutch voice for their online learning environment, Mozaweb. It contains hundreds of very detailed 3d animations, in which the students can discover architecture, biology, history, science and much more, at their own pace. This project is ongoing, and might be my favourite educational project yet.


Eye Filmmuseum: Avonturen in het Donker

Film experts and fellow film scholars Dyzlo Film created this school program about film, distributed by Eye Film Museum in Amsterdam. Eye is the big white building you see when you look over the water from the train station. In this series, children learn to watch movies critically, and analyse them.

Instructiefilm voor Avonturen in het Donker, een lessenreeks over film voor het primair onderwijs. Regie en montage: Dylan Tonk Productie: Lazlo Tonk & Dylan Tonk Camera: Jolmer van de Velde Geluid: Jeroen Geerts Animatie: Ralf Hekkenberg Illustraties en vormgeving: takeadetour.eu Sounddesign en audionabewerking: Ronnie van der Veer Productieassistentie: Merle Bemelmans en Tetske Duinker Voiceover: Sjors Houkes Muziek: Universal Publishing Production Music Met: Brigitte Stal en groep 6 van de Willibrordschool, Amsterdam IJburg In opdracht van EYE Film Instituut - afdeling educatie: Hannah van der Poel en Ineke Wiegers Dyzlo Film 2012 www.avontureninhetdonker.nl

TU Technische Universiteit Delft

A series of videos on science and technology, and their benefits in the classroom.


De Eeuw van het Medicijn

In this project by Taskforce Innovatie Regio Utrecht, FourceLabs, HKU School of the Arts and University Museum Utrecht, children learn to do basic scientific research. They do empirical research, and learn the importance of scientific principles like repeated testing. 

Een project van Taskforce Innovatie Regio Utrecht, FourceLabs, HKU en Universiteitsmuseum Utrecht.
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Get yours today.

 
 
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Asus 100% Zekerheid

Personal computer manufacturer Asus had a crazy summer deal: no risk buy! Animation and production by Supermassive.


Omniversum Den Haag - National TV Promo

Omniversum is a famous IMAX dome cinema. For their new release 'Born To Be Wild', they commissioned Bob Kommer Studios for all audio. Dutch superstar Carice van Houten did the movie voice, while I did the TV and radio promo spots.

Uploaded by Sjors Houkes on 2017-09-06.
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Professional Internal Presentations

Businesses often need internal videos, or materials they only send to clients. This needs to be done professionally and with a friendly voice. I can't show you examples because this material is not for public use, but I can tell you a bit more about some of the projects I've worked on. 

 
 
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IVECO

Vehicle IVECO needed to have a large number of videos translated about their competitors translated for internal use in their development department. I dubbed the original videos, commissioned by Italian sound studio TcRec.


Nationale Nederlanden

The Drawing Room made an animated video explaining the pension plans of this Dutch insurance company.
I provided the Dutch voice.

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ROC Superschool

This cooperation of schools in Amsterdam and Flevoland was planning to change a lot of processes before the year 2020. For that, they needed to produce some motivating videos for internal use. I voiced the animation, made by Guckindiewelt.

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A Comforting Voice.


Health care requires a voice that is friendly to everyone listening, sometimes taking a bit more time to explain difficult subjects in detail. Many of these projects deal with mental health, like eGGZ Centrum, Inpreze, Jouw Omgeving, and Suus Hessling's film Retrogenese. The subject of mental health care is a topic I care deeply about, and therefor am always glad to be trusted with them. 

 
 
Karify is het eHealth platform en cliëntenportaal dat zorgt voor de optimale mix van online en face to face contact. Via Karify kunnen zorgverleners online behandelen, veilig communiceren met cliënten en hen gevalideerde informatie op maat bieden. Cliënten krijgen in Karify de beschikking over hun eigen persoonlijke gezondheidsomgeving. Via Karify kunnen zorgverleners online behandelen, veilig communiceren met cliënten en hen gevalideerde informatie op maat bieden. Cliënten krijgen in Karify de beschikking over hun eigen persoonlijke gezondheidsomgeving.

Karify

Karify creates online environments to connect patients to their health care professionals. It's an easy to use interface, that makes connecting to therapists, doctors et cetera, painless. 

 


eGGZ Centrum

eMental Health is a big topic in the Netherlands. Many companies are coming up with innovation that make digital mental health care easier and more accessible. This conference by eGGZ Centrum was meant to bring many of these organisations together. Production by Dyzlo Film.


Dit filmpje dient u te bekijken in samenhang met de website van de Trainingswijzer Spierziekten. Zie amc.nl/trainingswijzerspierziekten. In deze instructievideo worden de door de behandelaar te doorlopen stappen besproken aan de hand van de 5 bezoekmomenten zoals beschreven in de therapeutenhandleiding.

B Fit Trainingswijzer

B Fit is an aerobic training and treatment program for people with neuromuscular conditions. This instructions is meant for physiotherapists, to guide them through the patient process.


Doepressie

In this project, teens learn to be mindful, to counter their anxiety or depression. In a series of 6 short exercises, the teens learn to pay attention to different parts of their body, and pay attention to the here and now.

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KansPlus Ouderenproject

A series of videos about elder care, and especially elderly people with Down syndrome. Production by Buro Opaal.


Retrogenese (English and Dutch versions)

Suus Hessling's graduation project, made completely in papercraft, tells us in detail what happens when people get dementia. A sad story that most people will encounter at some point in their lives. Suus asked me to do the voice in both English and Dutch.

A stopmotion video I made about Alzheimer's disease for my graduation at the School of Arts in Utrecht, Netherlands. Story, Animation, Direction: Suus Hessling Voice over: Sjors Houkes Music: Joost van den Brink Translation: Rubina Mallick Special thanks to: Rogier Wieland Arno van Lieshout Danièle Knirim Hedde Meima
A stopmotion video I made about Alzheimer's disease for my graduation at the School of Arts based in Utrecht, Netherlands. Story, Animation, Direction: Suus Hessling Voice over: Sjors Houkes Music: Joost van den Brink Special thanks to: Rogier Wieland Arno van Lieshout Danièle Knirim Rubina Mallick Hedde Meima
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Breathing life into characters.

 
 
Trammelant in Tandenland Tandenpoes en de Plakmannetjes Concept en Regie Michiel Snijders Scenario Jan Eduards & Michiel Snijders Animatie Regie Udo Prinsen Karakterontwerp Jasper ten Kleij & Calé Mazza Animatie Daan Faudet Calé Mazza Digna van der Put Udo Prinsen Kasper Werther Clean up en checking Calé Mazza Coloring Kasper

GGD Tandenpoes

This magical cat explains children how to brush their teeth. I did a bunch of voices for this series, including the tooth brush cat and the hippo. Produced for GGZ (the Dutch National Health Service) by il Luster Productions, animation by Studio Carambolas. 


Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal

This is a clip for the Dutch parliament, created by Frodo Kuijpers and il Luster Productions. 'Poldering' is a very Dutch concept, meaning that every party in a project has to give in a little bit, so the project actually gets realized. 

Wat houdt het begrip 'polderen' in? Verschillende partijen met verschillende meningen, wensen en doelen, die met elkaar door één deur moeten. Hoe dat werkt? Bekijk de animatie.

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Urenco - Richie

Richie is a little enriched uranium isotope, the mascot of nuclear power company Urenco. In his online environment, children can learn about nuclear and other forms of power. 

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See the world.

When using my voice for a documentary, I try not to get in the way of the subject. The voice is a backdrop, a further explanation of what is being shown. 

 
 
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Omniversum: Arabia

I did the voice over for this 45 minute documentary, told from the point of view of a Moroccan film student. The movie played in IMAX Omniversum Den Haag. Incredible to hear my own voice in this complete surround setting.


SamSam: The Movie

'Vechten voor je toekomst'. A project about kids in Uganda, who are using boxing as a means of dreaming about the future. The school series was produced by Jongens van de Wit, and also released on DVD and online.

Samsam is een driedelige serie korte films (15 min. elk), die onderdeel zijn van een lespakket ontwikkeld door Jongens van de Wit. Voice-over door Sjors Houkes.

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Engaging Guided Tours

 

 
 
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Het Natuurhistorisch Museum Rotterdam

'Pure Veerkracht' was an enormous exhibition in The Museum of Natural History in Rotterdam about city biology, where children could discover their own way through an interactive narrative. I provided the voice for all installations, produced by DiColore.


Paleis Het Loo

This is the former Royal palace of the Netherlands, in Apeldoorn. The exhibition 'We, Willem' told the story of William of Orange, the precursor to the Royal family. Produced by Di Colore, I had the honour of portraying Willem himself.

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In het kinderatelier 'Paleisreis' is van alles te beleven; maak een medaille, kleed een koning aan of bouw een echte 19de-eeuwse spoorbrug. Dek de tafel voor een diner van koningin Wilhelmina en test jouw kennis over de koningen en Nederland in de 19e eeuw!

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Centraal Museum Utrecht

In the installation 'Oog in Oog', developed by Monobanda and written by Jorrit Thijn, visitors get the chance to live out a scenario that actually happened in my street in Utrecht. An angry, but innocent, citizen was confronted by police, and was shot to death. By picking from multiple dialogue options, you get the chance to turn back the events and look for a more peaceful resolution. I voiced several citizens in their anger and confusion.

This exhibition was part of the program 'Vrede van Utrecht', celebrating the Peace Treaty of Utrecht's 300th anniversary.