Thursday, August 10, 2017

How To Master Your Voice Over Skills

By Maria Green


Voicing over a video or animation brings it to life. This is why producers look for the best skills in the market. Mastery of voice over will reduce the time taken by a producer to generate the clip and make you a premium quality talent. Because of the competitive nature of voicing, only the best talents stand a chance. Here is a simplified guide on how to master your skill and beat your competition.

Preview the script. Like any other skill, practice makes perfect. You might be tempted to do your rehearsals by heart. This will not allow you to capture the pronunciations, punctuation and intonations correctly. With the actual script, you can mark the areas that need emphasis so that the message can be delivered as desired. Once you build familiarity with your script, it will be easier to stress and emphasize marked areas.

There is life in the words on your script. There are two elements of voicing over scripts that must be actualized. The first part is pronunciation, diction, the tongue twisters and breathing exercises and the second is adding life to the script. To communicate the message, you need the correct expressions and to bring sentences to life. You must capture such emotions as anger, anxiety, disgust, contentment, happiness, passion, love, etc.

The intentions of each script need to be communicated because they determine the interpretation it is given. Preview any script and attempt to understand these intentions. They include seduction, begging, encouragement, challenge, etc. The reason a script writer invokes anger or passion, etc needs to be communicated through proper interpretation.

Warm up should never be ignored. It is important to warm your vocals just like it happens in performing arts and games. Warming up tunes your body and mind in readiness for the task ahead. The best warm up includes stretching exercises, breathing and working on your facial expressions, among other tricks. The guidance of a professional vocal coach will help you master their use and thus deliver the best quality.

The best critique is self. Record yourself and listen to what comes out. There are excellent software on phones and mobile gadgets. Eventually, a home studio will be a perfect option for professionals. You may send the recording to a mentor or professional sound engineer to give his comments.

Sight reading will help. Short commercial scripts give you the opportunity to practice every word. However, when you have a long script, it is your ingenuity that will enable you get the job. It is impossible to practice for an audio book, for instance, because of its length. As such, your mastery of skills will make you a competitive talent.

There are excellent natural voice talents available in the market that only require direction. A professional coach will enable you hit your potential. You also need intense practice to improve on your delivery. Warm up and review the script to enable you breathe life into the words.




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