This is a Yuki:S Entertainment Classroom! Please DNI if you are not a Yuki:S Trainee. To audition to our trainee program, please come here: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1196598501/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hi Yuki:S Trainees! Welcome to the Voice Acting Classroom! The current open lesson is --> How to sound genuinely scared! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tip 1. Look at the situation your character is in. Maybe, their pet dog went missing. So, what we have to do is pretend we are in that situation. BUT WAIT! I don't have a pet dog, what do I do? It doesn't have to be exactly the same! Anything that is important to you - you can imagine it was your favorite possession that went missing, or your younger sibling, or your overdue homework. Basically, COMPARE THE SITUATION TO SOMETHING YOU CAN RELATE TO. This really helps you imagine how the character is feeling, which makes it seem like you genuinely feel the emotion. Try it! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tip 2. Simulation Okay, maybe the character is scared of the dark. You are too! But it's bright outside, and I don't know how to act scared when I'm not! In this situation, you can go into a dark room. Close the door. (If this isn't enough to put a shiver down your spine, then play some scary music/sound effects, maybe rattling or creaking doors). When you feel the fear building up in your gut, then imagine the situation. Say it aloud. "I am trapped here. I try to open the door, but it's locked. Strange noises are coming from the window, and they are getting louder and louder and closer and closer. I am screaming for help, but no one comes". (practice rattling the doorknob. Imagine the feeling of having shouted at the top of your lungs, only to be ignored.) Feel the fear, imagine the fear, express the fear. (Simulations really help) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tip 3: Pre-act So, you need to record the line, "Please, can you tell me what's going on? Why-- Why is there a giant footprint on my doorstep? What have you been doing?" But when you do it, you sound lifeless. You can't imagine the footprint. One thing you can do is pre-act. Imagine the whole scene. First, you take a prop. You're going to the market, shopping, just like your character. It's a normal day. Get that thought in your head. Open the door (maybe do this at your bedroom, open your bedroom door instead of the front door) look down, and your mouth falls open. There's a giant footprint on your doorstep. Let that sink in. Suddenly, a random kid from your school bursts in, grabs you, and you both tumble back into your house (note: this is imaginary, unless you can recruit a friend to act this out with you) you ask, "What is going on??" and suddenly your front yard explodes (I hope y'all have vivid imaginations) Now, you grab your phone, turn on the voice recorder, and, keeping in the mood, ask, "Please, can you tell me what's going on? Why-- Why is there a giant footprint on my doorstep? What have you been doing?" By acting out the whole scene before you record, you get into the feel of the situation, which makes it sound less flat. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Home work: (Optional) Record yourself acting the following line, "Mom, what is that?" (monster comes out of under your bed) Send it here and I will give personalized feedback on how to improve! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
all by @RUBI__LeeHYERU. Owned by @YUKIS_ent If you aren't a YUKIS Trainee, you can still read and use the tips, but for personalized feedback please audition to our trainee program first.
