Do you remember watching interviews of famous whistleblowers, anonymised for television using darkened rooms and deep voice effects? These almost comical arrangements are used to disguise identity, but can unfortunately hide the interviewees emotion and personality from the audience, and in the worst cases undermine the seriousness of the topic at hand. Below we’ve outlined the importance of voice anonymization within media and how Altered Studio can help conceal a person’s identity, while allowing them to share their account from their own perspective.
In many cases, a person’s voice can be easily recognized by others, leading to a risk of backlash or retaliation for speaking out. It is therefore important to have the ability to safely disguise a person or informant’s identity in an interview. The interviewee could be a whistleblower of a corrupt organization, a witness to a crime, or a victim of domestic violence, all of whom naturally need to be protected through the interview process whilst also being given the chance to tell their story. It is also very likely these subjects will not agree to participate in the interview if their protection can’t be guaranteed, so their story may never be heard if the right safeguards are not in place.
Disguising an interviewee’s voice can help to reduce the likelihood of listener bias. A person’s voice may reveal information about their gender, age, race, or other personal characteristics. By using technology to disguise their voice,...
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