The Drones Got the Views. I Got the Speaking Part.
Back in 2015, I wrote about drones giving commercial and residential real estate marketing a whole new perspective.
My friends at DreamDirt were showing buyers acres of Iowa property from the air, and I got to narrate some of those flying tours.
Great aerial views. I’m NOT doing the flying. Everybody wins.
In 2020, the same conversation took a turn because everything in 2020 took a turn because…2020!
Masks, distancing, and understandable concerns about letting strangers through the front door made property showings complicated.
Video and especially drone work offered agents the chance to introduce properties from a distance, and narration gave prospects a credible storyteller to guide them through what they were seeing.
Eleven years and all those discussions and recordings later, it occurred to me that I should really UPDATE my website’s Real Estate Voiceover & Video Narration page.
Consider your visit to the updated page an open house for your ears (and eyes). You don’t even have to take your shoes off.
The new demo includes clips from my work with DreamDirt, including footage from nationally recognized productions.
As you may recall (but then again, why would you?), in 2016, two videos I narrated earned first and second place in the National Auctioneers Association’s marketing competition for Best Auction Promotional Video.
Then, as now, a lot of good work goes into making those pictures and words work together, and I am always happy to have the speaking part.
I also updated the page with a beautifully videotaped and edited tour of a log cabin home on a 68-acre farm in Iowa. It gives you a chance to hear how my voice follows the video from the rooms inside to the land outside.
That’s what I enjoy about real estate narration: the story changes with every address.
A family home needs a welcoming introduction.
A commercial building needs clear information about the space and its features.
Acres of land need context—and sometimes a pause so viewers can appreciate just how far that view goes.
For agents, drone operators, and video producers, my job is to help those details come together in a natural, engaging way. You’ve put thought into the property and the pictures. I bring that same attention to the voice.
The updated page also answers practical questions about scripts, recording, and getting started. Your listing description and property specifications may already contain much of what a producer needs to shape the narration.
So, if you’ve followed this story from those early drone videos, welcome back. If you’re just discovering that I narrate residential and commercial property tours, welcome aboard.
Come hear what a property can sound like.
I’ll be the guy talking. You probably figured that out.
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