0674 – Be A ‘Moody’ Voice Actor

2022.11.05 – 0674 – Be A ‘Moody’ Voice Actor

So, develop various attitudes in your voice: the tone, volume, speed, and energy. And remember that a character is more than one ‘mood’ and will go through various situations that you need to show in your voice. They may usually be fun, but then on occasion, frustrated, confused, or concerned … confident or shy, determined, silly, serious or self-important … and a million other attitudes. So you have to be able to think how your character will vocalise these kinds of emotions: a usually-fun character who’s upset will sound different from a character who’s always upset!

As we saw earlier, if you see a ‘!’ at the end of the sentence, think to yourself: what has happened for that to be there? What am I reacting to and how will that affect my read of that line? Did a thought just occur to ‘you’? Are ‘you’ humorously reacting to something another character has said? Is it a sudden outburst, and if so, why?

You need to think as the character: think “why am I saying this, how am I feeling about it?”

The listener’s ears are lie detectors: if you’re not feeling the doubt, fear, or sadness then it won’t come out in your voice and you won’t connect with the audience.

Don’t just read the words. You need to be acting and reacting, in character.

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