Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Have You Ever Seen A Voice Actor At Work?

Have you ever seen a Voice Actor or Voice Actress at work? If you have you’ll notice that even though it’s only their voice being recorded, they will utilize their hands, face and what ever other body parts are necessary to create the mood, not only for themselves, but for the listeners. Even such subtle effects as nodding or shaking ones head can often be ‘felt’ in the final work.

The subtle variations in sound as the head moves away from the microphone and back, away and back are not consciously picked up, but are a subtle reverberation shift in the final product.

This is all part of creating the mood of the piece. Professional Voice Talent will use every instrument available to insure the piece is not only believable in terms of character, but understandable and accomplishes the goal of the client. It is their job and responsibility to do so.

If you are someone looking to break into the world of being a Professional Voice Over Talent, take the time to train yourself, train your breathing and voice to be the best of the best. With the abundance of competition, only the VOPs with the most professional and polished product to offer will get the good jobs in the end.