You MUST OWN your voice-over script. Here\u2019s how to do it:
Here\u2019s how it commonly plays out when beginner voice actors approach the idea of script analysis:They read the script in their head. Once, maybe twice if they really wanna read between the lines. I then ask them to tell me what it\u2019s about. Here\u2019s where things go wrong. Their choice of pronouns. Let\u2019s use an actual script to illustrate how it goes wrong and how it can go right\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Subaru-I love faster. As in I\u2019m faster than you and there\u2019s nothing you can do\u00a0about it. I love that around every hard corner is another adrenaline\u00a0rush. That\u2019s why I love the new 2014 Subaru WRX. So, if you want to\u00a0feel what it\u2019s like to cross the finish line first\u2026step inside the cage.\u00a0The 2014 Subaru WRX. It\u2019s a whole new animal.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ok, so here\u2019s an example of what they say to me when i ask them to tell me about the script.\u201cThey\u2019re saying that the Subaru is fast and it\u2019s a rush and you should get one.\u201dLet\u2019s start with the main point here. Pronoun usage. The opportunity any actor has, actually MUST engage in, is ownership of the script. \u00a0The main way to do that? \u00a0Remember that YOU are saying these words. Period. So let\u2019s correct the response now.\u00a0\u201cI love speed, and that\u2019s why i love the Subaru. And if you love speed too it\u2019s the car for you.\u201d Which perspective has PRIMED you better for the performance? \u00a0
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So, never detach from the script by even acknowledging that it was written by someone else. Understand it as if it\u2019s your own idea, and utilize the proper pronoun to further indoctrinate yourself. Acting is brainwashing! \u00a0So, wash your brains well before every performance.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
You MUST OWN your voice-over script. Here\u2019s how to do it:Here\u2019s how it commonly plays out when beginner voice actors approach the idea of script analysis:They read the script in their head. Once, maybe twice if they really wanna read between the lines. I then ask them to tell me what it\u2019s about. Here\u2019s where […]<\/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":[28,7,9,11],"class_list":["post-556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-voice-over-gurus-blog","tag-script-analysis","tag-voiceover","tag-voiceover-script","tag-voiceover-technique"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/voiceovergurus.com\/guru_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/voiceovergurus.com\/guru_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/voiceovergurus.com\/guru_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voiceovergurus.com\/guru_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voiceovergurus.com\/guru_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=556"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/voiceovergurus.com\/guru_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":557,"href":"https:\/\/voiceovergurus.com\/guru_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556\/revisions\/557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/voiceovergurus.com\/guru_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voiceovergurus.com\/guru_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voiceovergurus.com\/guru_blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}