{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5fe36a71f3869269deaf79a5/6311be43b182920012be74f7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"0664 – How To Steal A Character Voice","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5fe36a71f3869269deaf79a5/1640517727663-c9732320b1dc90956152d18c807b99bc.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>2022.10.26 – 0664 – How To Steal A Character Voice</strong></p><p>Concentrate on <em>listening</em>, not just hearing but truly paying attention to voices:</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;their accent</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;their pitch, projection, pace and so on (all the elements we have looked at before and with which you will by now be familiar)</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;where they speak from – their chest, their nose and so on</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;how they convey emotion in their voice. How do they (or might they) speak when they are frustrated, sneaky or passive-aggressive, inspired or indecisive?</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;their mannerisms or vocal quirks (do they sniff every few words, or have a slight lisp, a stop-start delivery or whatever?).</p><p><br></p><p>And then mimic them. You’re not trying to do an imitation, but taking some of the elements or essence of that voice.&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Peter Stewart"}