VOICE ACTING

Changing Your Voice

WHAT can we change about our voices?

PITCH Highness or lowness

RATE Speed

ARTICULATION Pronunciation and diction

VOLUME Loudness or softness

WHAT ELSE?

WHAT can we change about our voices?

TONE Softness or roughness

DIALECT Accent

INFLECTION How phrases are said

HOW do we change our voices?

BREATH How our voices are supported. Have you ever heard the phrase,

“Breathe from your diaphragm”? What does that mean?

Majorly effected by posture. What vocal change does this produce?

Volume

HOW do we change our voices?

RESONANCE Where the voice echoes in your body Where can our voices resonate? These

are called resonators. Head Throat Nose Chest

What vocal change does this produce? Tone and Pitch

HOW do we change our voices?

FACIAL MOVEMENT What do we use to articulate? These

are called articulators. Lips Teeth Tongue- front and back Jaw Roof of the mouth

What vocal changes does this produce? Rate, Articulation, Dialect

HOW do we change our voices?

EMOTION How you feel changes how your voice can

sound. Happy Sad Angry Scared Embarrassed Defensive

What vocal change does this produce? All of them!

How do we choose a voice to use?

A voice should be based on the CHARACTER.

Consider these: Male or female? Old or young? Educated or not? Where is he/she from? Vocal damage?

How do you want the character to come across??? This is acting part of voice acting.

What is voice acting?

The art of providing voices for:

Cartoons/Animation

Video Games

Radio

Mary Collins Male Voiceover Demos Mary Collins Female Voiceover

Demos

Movies/TV

Automated Messages/Websites

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