{"id":21,"date":"2012-09-04T20:34:34","date_gmt":"2012-09-04T20:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.voiceovergurus.com\/guru_blog\/?p=21"},"modified":"2013-07-25T14:01:41","modified_gmt":"2013-07-25T14:01:41","slug":"voiceover-animation-technique-commit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voiceovergurus.com\/guru_blog\/voiceover-animation-technique-commit\/","title":{"rendered":"Voiceover Animation Technique: Commit!"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are way too many examples of voice over animation mastery to mention here, but if I was forced to pick just one, I think I will go with something a little less obvious, a little more rebellious.\u00a0 I am referring to the person know less as an actor and more as a singer\/musician \u2013 <\/span><\/span><\/span>Will.I.Am.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0 Will\u2019s performance in the 2011 animated feature \u201cRio\u201d was outstanding, if not a bit unconventional for someone not known for their acting chops.\u00a0 Not only are we the beneficiaries of his wonderful singing and writing talents, but his character is a bright beacon of clarity in the voice over department.\u00a0 We don\u2019t hear Will.I.Am, we hear his overweight bird \u201cPedro\u201d, full of sass and vigor and heart.\u00a0 He commits.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The reason we hear Pedro the whole time and not Will is that he has a clear sense of the character.\u00a0 This bird is opinionated, confident, fun, and spirited.\u00a0 He isn\u2019t perfect or fearless, but he has many moments of believing in his own sheer will.\u00a0 No pun intended.\u00a0 Will takes these traits and spins them into his own masterpiece and brings this big-bellied bird to life.\u00a0 Not once does he depart from his mission of conveying these traits to you from moment to moment.\u00a0 Each line is an opportunity to convince us further of his \u201cPedro-ness\u201d.\u00a0 If for one moment he stepped out of character, even one syllable, all is lost.\u00a0 This applies to all acting, all voice over acting, all of it.\u00a0 COMMIT to \u201cwho\u201d you are in this performance, keep your eye on that ball and never look away for a second.\u00a0 If you believe you are this character, then we do too.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are way too many examples of voice over animation mastery to mention here, but if I was forced to pick just one, I think I will go with something a little less obvious, a little more rebellious.\u00a0 I am referring to the person know less as an actor and more as a singer\/musician \u2013 […]<\/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,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21","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