{"id":14129,"date":"2013-02-15T00:01:23","date_gmt":"2013-02-15T08:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/?p=14129"},"modified":"2013-02-14T23:44:51","modified_gmt":"2013-02-15T07:44:51","slug":"how-to-be-a-better-voice-actor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/how-to-be-a-better-voice-actor\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW TO BE A BETTER VOICE ACTOR"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"improvisation<\/a><\/p>\n

In case you haven’t heard, next week I’m conducting a very cool workshop for voice actors<\/a>: <\/span><\/p>\n

IMPROVABILITY:
\nEnhancing Your Voice Over Talents Via Improv<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

It’s equally valuable for copywriters, comedy writers and radio personalities. (It won’t help much with voice tracking.)<\/span><\/p>\n

Why improv? Especially “my” version of improv?<\/span><\/p>\n

For me, improvisation is discovering reality<\/em> where moments ago there was nothing. <\/span><\/p>\n

That sounds New Age-y until you realize that’s what we experience constantly in our lives. We’re minding our own business, something happens, we react, and now we’re “fully committed” to a new “scene.” <\/span><\/p>\n

We don’t have to pretend; we don’t even have to try. It just happens. All we need to do is be conscious, pay attention, and respond to life. <\/span><\/p>\n

If you decide to join us<\/a>, don’t worry about “being funny.” All you’ll need to do is “be real.” And you are<\/strong> real, aren’t you? <\/span><\/p>\n

\"Los<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"voice<\/a><\/p>\n

Admittedly, improvisation is scary. Notice how terrified those guys are? <\/span><\/p>\n

(Photos taken from an abbreviated workshop version I conducted at our last Radio Production Summit.)<\/em>
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