0677 – Keeping In Character

2022.11.08 – 0677 – Keeping In Character

When you have developed a voice from scratch and you’re comfortable with it and do it well, keep it and add it to your cast of characters, and then build another character that builds from that one. Merge the ‘evil witch’ with the ‘young woman’ say, to have another voice. Aim for quality not quantity of these voices. Write a few notes describing their voice, their personality and how they hold themselves (because the voice changes depending on the shape of the body it comes from) … and over time you will build a portfolio of about half a dozen character voices that you can dip in to, adapt or merge. Keep recordings of them, together with notes of how you felt as you recreate them, who you model the character on, and think of a key catchphrase that sums up your character and their voice, their attitude, so in the future, you can use these notes as a reference to get back into character.

When you come up with a character voice, own it. And use it every day. Speak to family in that voice. Take on the characteristics. Hone the character… own it and make it your own. Then test yourself by coming up with a voice for each of these animations:

·        A monster

·        Dragon

·        Witch

·        Cartoon pig

·        Villain

·        Surfer

·        ‘Valley girl’

·        A chicken

·        A robot… a villainous pig, a surfing chicken, a ‘valley-girl’ monster

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