{"id":167,"date":"2012-06-04T20:04:45","date_gmt":"2012-06-04T20:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.voiceovergurus.com\/guru_blog\/?p=167"},"modified":"2013-07-25T14:10:35","modified_gmt":"2013-07-25T14:10:35","slug":"voiceover-script-analysis-win-the-job-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voiceovergurus.com\/guru_blog\/voiceover-script-analysis-win-the-job-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Voiceover Script Analysis- Win the job (part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"
Analyzing a voice over script can be the the most important part of winning the job.\u00a0 Do not underestimate the process of staring at the words until you are blue in the face and can fully grasp the writer\u2019s intentions.\u00a0 I often tell students that I believe script analysis accounts for 75% of how you win the spot.\u00a0 If you know what the writer wants, and you give it to him, then why wouldn\u2019t he want you to be the voice that expresses his thoughts?\u00a0 So, knowing what the writer wants\u2026..here it is \u2013 the first step on the pathway \u00a0to understanding the script:<\/div>\n
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You will hopefully get the \u201cspecs\u201d that usually accompany a script for audition.\u00a0 Specs are the \u201cspecifics\u201d of what the writer is looking for in the person\/performance.\u00a0\u00a0 An example of the specs might be this:\u00a0 \u201cMale 30-40: confident, wry, matter-of-fact.\u201d\u00a0 Some might be even more detailed than that, some less.\u00a0 A great practice is to look at a script and try and create these specs yourself.\u00a0 This might seem dangerous, as if you are going to choose an undertone or mood for the spot that the writer did not want.\u00a0 You would be right.\u00a0 However, which is better \u2013 sounding like you are a human being who might just not have the exact idea of how to express things the way the writer did? \u2013 or sounding like a robot just meaninglessly reading words on paper?\u00a0 Trying to understand the script on your own and connecting to it on any level is always better than just reading words on paper.\u00a0 You will just wind up sounding detached if you do that.\u00a0 So, look at the words, the phrases, the entire script.\u00a0 Ask yourself what those word choices feel like to you.\u00a0 Are they strong words?\u00a0 Are they funny?\u00a0 Are they words that convey warmth or sarcasm or perhaps a manic energy?\u00a0 Get specific.\u00a0 The more specific you are with your adjective choices, the more specific you will sound.\u00a0 The more specific you sound, the more it seems like the words are expressing your own thoughts.\u00a0 You are one step closer to \u201cowning\u201d the script.\u00a0 Grab some voiceover scripts<\/a> and get started!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Analyzing a voice over script can be the the most important part of winning the job.\u00a0 Do not underestimate the process of staring at the words until you are blue in the face and can fully grasp the writer\u2019s intentions.\u00a0 I often tell students that I believe script analysis accounts for 75% of how you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-voice-over-gurus-blog"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t