Voice modulation is an art. There is so much we can do with our voice. Those who are blessed with a good voice can do wonders when it comes to voice over and dubbing.
Voice overs are common in the entertainment sector. In filmmaking, tv shows, radio programs, theater, voice-over is a common practice. It is never part of the narrative. It is later added to the film, documentary, or TV shows. For doing voice overs, you need a good voice, proper pronunciation, good control over your voice, and also need to understand how to emote through the voice.
For example, the pitch of a voice-over in a documentary and a show made for kids cannot be the same. In a documentary film, you need to express in a more serious tone, and in a kids’ show, you need to have a jovial tone. So, understanding the difference is crucial here. It is not like only the people with a heavy, deep voice can do voice-overs. If you are good at it and can add something new to the art, you can do it. But a deeper voice is mostly preferred in the case of quintessential voice overs.
How To Get A Deeper Voice
Getting a deeper voice is a matter of practice. Just like singing, a deeper voice demands practice with full dedication. If you want to be a voice over artist then get ready to do some regular exercises and practices for getting a deep voice.
You need to take care of your voice. For that, the easiest step you can take is drinking a lot of water and keeping your vocal cords hydrated.
Keep your neck muscles relaxed. We are talking about sternocleidomastoids. If it is relaxed,
There is a huge difference and understanding the technique of every area of voice business ,I cannot stress it enough how important it is, every script should be broken down in a particula way, on a general note ,television is one mood ,let’s take the example Raymond’s commercial , you must have heard the one bold voice says it enough ” Raymond’s the complete man ,since 1924 , this is just a 7 words but look at the mood , therefore, you must sketch a mood with your voice and test it with few takes before going to the recording studio.
Understand the Character or theme
on a different note, animation ,it’s very much in demand now a days there’s a lot of shows on television which are very character based ,you have to understand in cartoons and video games how to break down, not only finding the character which is the vocal quality of the character based on specifications and mood which is also by coaching and understanding so you can come up with a cute voice .
Follow the Script
one has to understand that the emotion changes but it’s based on the adjectives or the specification that’s written on the script what you’ve got to understand is on a television commercial even though you’re seeing the script ,it’s obviously got the beats in it ,you have to play the beats ,we’re seeing the mom walk in with the groceries and then we’re seeing the voiceover that says ” every day millions of moms……” and you have to match that to what’s going on on the scratch in animation ,whats running as visuals.
Not Just A Reading
when you do a lot of animated TV shows guess what most of the time
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