{"id":308,"date":"2013-11-04T16:41:24","date_gmt":"2013-11-04T16:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.voiceovergurus.com\/guru_blog\/?p=308"},"modified":"2013-11-04T16:41:24","modified_gmt":"2013-11-04T16:41:24","slug":"truth-is-the-blood-of-voiceover-acting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voiceovergurus.com\/guru_blog\/truth-is-the-blood-of-voiceover-acting\/","title":{"rendered":"Truth is the Blood of (voiceover) Acting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am currently on page 134 of The Actor\u2019s Art and Craft, and my mind is being blown apart \u2013 in a good way.\u00a0 The book follows one of the classes taught by William Esper, who is conveying the lessons of his own great master, Sanford Meisner.\u00a0 You can read a short synopsis on the Meisner Technique as well as on all the other great teachers and techniques in this quick and easy page on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.acting-classes-online-tips.com\/acting-techniques-from.html\">acting tips and techniques.<\/a>\u00a0 I can\u2019t stress enough how critical acting is to . . . voice acting!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One of the things that Esper said, which stuck like glue the moment I read it was, \u201cTruth is the blood of acting.\u201d\u00a0 Wow.\u00a0 What a simple but powerful statement.\u00a0 He clarifies and backs this up by reminding us that after seeing a movie or play, we never say something like \u201cWow, that was so fantastic.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t believe a word they were saying.\u00a0 It was so phony!\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0When a work of art moves us, it resonates with us on some level, and that level is a level of TRUTH.\u00a0 That is truly the only way it can draw on our emotions.\u00a0 So for the actor, this means operating on a level of truth.\u00a0 This can be a bit vague in the world of commercial copy.\u00a0 There is less story, less background, less character development, less . . . truth.\u00a0 There is deception, and twisting of truth to manipulate the audience into buying into their story.\u00a0 \u201ctwisting of truth.\u201d \u00a0There is the key.\u00a0 Twisting of TRUTH.\u00a0 Even the greatest writers with the greatest of imaginations can still only write from a place of truth.\u00a0 Yes, a character might be from the planet Xeron and have steel for skin, but \u201cit\u201d might also be motivated in its actions by fear or the need for power.\u00a0 There is a truth in everything, even the greatest liars operate from that place because it\u2019s what motivates our subconscious.\u00a0 Find that small truth in your voiceover script, and find your angle.\u00a0 When you read a script, don\u2019t think \u201cI\u2019m trying to convince them of blah blah blah.\u201d\u00a0 Find out what\u2019s CONVINCING YOU, and share that with your audience.\u00a0 That\u2019s operating from a place of truth.\u00a0 I can hear a few moans and groans out there, \u201cwhat if I\u2019m just NOT convinced?\u201d\u00a0 I\u2019ll deal with that on another 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