Character Voice Creation

 

Character voice is typically associated with animation and video game work, but the manipulation of voice and speech is just as applicable to our work in VO, Audiobooks, and on-camera. In this course, we’ll look at many of the manipulatable facets of speech and apply them to some character copy examples. We’ll talk about the difference between character and character voice, define the primary expectations of character voice, explore physicalization and facial manipulation as rough tools for character voice creation, and then work through changing several facets of speech through exercises. We’ll end by applying what we’ve learned to a few character sketches from animation. Through it all we’ll have a lot of fun! 

 

Keith Flippen, a film/tv/VO actor for 30+ years, is the owner of The Actors’ Place, Inc. (www.BeAnActor.com) in Fredericksburg, VA. He has taught camera and on-mic acting for 20 years through his studio as well as Speech, Voice, and Dialects for Old Dominion University from 2004 - 2021. In the last year, his audition coaching clients have booked projects for Netflix, Hulu, FX, a recurring guest star for the CW series Walker, and a recurring role in Fox’s The Big Leap.

 

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