The Art of Voice Acting, 5th Edition

 

In this Chapter

 

It’s Not About Your Voice, It’s About What You Can Do With Your Voice

Commit to Your Choices… And Adjust

Be in the Moment

Be Your Own Director—Mastering Self-direction

Make it the First Time Every Time

Tell the Story Effectively

Find the Rhythm in the Copy

Getting Away from the Read

Understand the Big Picture with 6 Ws and an H

Ask “What if…”

Character Departure

Listen and Answer

Make up a Lead-in Line (Pre-life)

Make up a Lead-out Line (After life)

Billboarding Key Words and Phrases

Personal Pronouns—the Connecting Words

Work the Consonants

Building Transition Bridges

Using Conjunctions

Dealing with Lists

Contrast and Comparison

Ad-lib to Create Realism

The Tell

Maintain Your Character’s Vocal Range

Faster and Flatter

Physical ...