{"id":1561,"date":"2018-05-02T08:54:51","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T08:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thejigsaw.in\/blog\/?p=1561"},"modified":"2021-09-30T13:04:56","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T07:34:56","slug":"voice-acting-tips-dos-and-donts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejigsaw.in\/blog\/voice-acting-tips-dos-and-donts","title":{"rendered":"Voice Acting Tips: Do’s and Don’ts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Whenever we think of the word \u201c<\/span><\/span>acting<\/span><\/span>\u201d, we only think about the glamorous side of Hollywood and Bollywood, the makeup-laden actresses and gel-haired actors who spin their magic on the big screens. We also tend to think about theatre-actors who mesmerize with their dramatic skills and never fail to impress their audiences. The world of acting is a vast one, and truth be told, I\u2019m sure a lot of use would love to be a part of it, right?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The funny part is, we don\u2019t consider the tremendously talented artists who work behind the curtains in the world of acting. How do you think Mickey Mouse, Popeye, Lightning McQueen, Donald Duck, etc. get their own voices in their movies? It is the <\/span><\/span>voice-actors <\/span><\/span>and artists who bring these characters to life and use their voice talents to make these characters seem real. Becoming a voice-actor is not an easy venture as well, since a lot of hard work and training is required to ace voice-acting. If you too, are planning to become a voice-actor, this will be an important blog for you. Here. I\u2019ll be discussing <\/span><\/span>voice acting tips: do\u2019s and don\u2019ts<\/span><\/span>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Who is a Voice Actor?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Voice acting is the art of doing voice-overs<\/strong><\/a>. It is about providing a voice for use in a professional piece of audio work. The variety and breadth of work of voice acting is astonishing. If you take a look at voice over on Wikipedia you will see just how wide and all encompassing this variety of work really is.Voiceover actors then, are performers whose role is to read and interpret someone else\u2019s words. The life of a professional voiceover actor is varied and interesting. Work can involve short as well as long term projects. A voiceover for a twenty second commercial will be a short piece of work, but a video game may take months to produce.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Voice acting also varies in its nature by Country. In the UK, the BBC has a long standing history of using voice actors for radio dramas, documentaries and films. This has led to voice acting being recognised in the UK as a specialized dramatic profession. The craft is supported by the British Actors union EQUITY. Many working voiceover artists are members. Similarly in the USA, SAG\/AFTRA support American voice actors.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

voice acting applies to many genres. Voice over professionals have a number of different monikers depending on their area of expertise. They can be broken down into five basic voice-over types.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Announcers can be heard introducing segments of live television or radio broadcasts such as; award shows, talk shows, continuity, promo and sporting events.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Narrators often specialized in audio books, documentaries, explainer videos<\/a><\/strong>, educational videos, business videos, medical videos and act as audio tour guides.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Voice Actors are heard performing in animated movies, TV cartoons, radio dramas, ADR, video games, puppet shows and in foreign language dubbing.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Voiceover Artists are versatile performers, able to weave interchangeably between any of the above as well as direct telephone prompts (IVR), they can be heard welcoming visitors to a website, or guiding road trips as the voice of a GPS.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Voice Talent refers to the all of the above. The term was coined as an easy way to reference all types of voice-over performers and is often used by agencies or companies that hire voice overs.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

So the range of work in voice acting is extremely varied:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n