Sunday, August 13, 2017

Tips On Mastering Your Voice Over Skills

By Maria Green


It is by voicing over an animation or video that it comes to life. The delivery of a voice over determines whether the goal will be achieved or not. A polished talent will deliver the best quality and enable your video or audio to capture the attention of listeners or viewers. The field is highly competitive and only the best talent can win. Here are tips on polishing your vocal talent.

Start with the script. Practice sharpens your skills and should be done loudly other than from the heart. The idea is to enable you learn the perfect punctuation, intonations, pronunciations, etc. This also enables you to identify the sections that need emphasis. This is not a grammar class but a place to produce a commercial. When you are familiar with the script, it will be easier to emphasis or stress on the areas required.

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.

Each script has an intention that must be brought out. It is the intentions that guide your interpretation of the script. There is a reason why the writer wants to bring out anger, passion, etc. The intentions could be to challenge, beg, encourage, seduce, etc. Capture the intentions in your 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.

You are the best critique of your potential. Record your performance and criticize how well you deliver a script. Recording can be done with an ordinary mobile gadgets and software that is available for free online. In case you have the resources, set up a home studio with professional equipment to enhance your work. Use a mentor to evaluate your performance and offer tips on improving your skill.

Sight reading will give you an edge. It is not in all projects that the script is a few words or paragraphs that you can memorize. Some projects like an audio book involve a lengthy script. It will be impossible to memorize the entire book. You therefore need to learn how to deliver it instantly through sight reading.

There are people with natural vocal talents. However, it is the management of this talent that will make it valuable. Work with a professional vocal coach and endeavor to practice extensively. Before handling any script, warm-up your vocals and practice so that the emphasis and intonations are perfectly brought out.




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