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Want to learn about voice acting?
Join me on SkillShare for my course, Voice-Over for Animation: Creating Original Characters
We will use vocal techniques, found images, accents and stock characters to explore and create your own original characters that could be used in an animation voice-over demo. You will write an original script showcasing 5 new characters including a voice for a "Hero", a "Nerdy Best Friend", a "Monster", a "Wise Person", and a character that showcases the student's best accent.*
You will write 2-3 lines that each character would say and then record it with your smartphone. I encourage everyone to upload the voice file into the Class Discussion Project Gallery so that we can share our progress with each other and give positive and constructive feedback. To complete this course, you will edit your 5 mini scripts into a tight 2 minutes that you will be able to use when creating your first animation voice-over demo.
*If writing your own script seems intimidating, I've also included sample line for you to record and build your characters from. Let's have fun and get silly.
The Project
At the end of this course you will have a 2 minute script and at least five original characters from which to build your animation voice-over demo.
We want our strongest character voices to shine through. This course is about discovering and creating those characters.
Who is this class for?
This class is for beginner vocal performers, those thinking about getting into voice overs for animation, and any secret performers out there who want to take a silly acting class from the comfort of their living room.
Why should you take this class?
This course will give you a solid collection of original characters to pull from and modify, so that when you begin auditioning, you have an awareness of your own range and how to expand it.
What supplies will you need?
A smartphone with basic voice recording software. Apps like Voice Memos or Voice Record are fine. You can also use GarageBand or a similar program. If you have a mic set up that’s great, but you don’t need one. We aren’t looking for high quality recording equipment. We are trying to create quality characters and work on your acting skills.