0438 – Gestures In Voice Acting

2022.03.14 – 0438 – Gestures In Voice Acting

Voice-over is acting, it’s not just about ‘reading out loud’.

Getting your whole body involved will help you develop your character: a ‘little old lady’ voice will be easier and more authentic if you ‘become small’, maybe hunched over, pulling your clothes near you to keep out the cold. But it’s not just humans. The ‘voice’ of a steam train will be more on track in its express-ion, if you ‘act like a train’: big, powerful and forceful. The sound of the sun, may be bright and open and welcoming, so think of the appropriate gestures to help you create that voice. How might you characterise a voice ‘the wind’, what might be the movement and hence the sound of a bottle of dishwashing liquid[1], a credit card[2], a tiger[3], …?

If there’s space in the studio, and you’re still on mic, animation will help your narration and characterisation.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow_cFieXoFM

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7N-tIqy6yQ

[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ9j841_YSw&t=11s

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