Ranged tutorials?

[Labamba]

Hey there!

i'm here posting this because i've been googling any kind of help to make a successful high pitched voice that wont sound so forced, and more natural. I have yet to find a useful link.

so after a few failed links, i realized WHY NOT ASK VAA for help.

what im asking is for a strong voice actor to post a new thread on how to make high pitched voices, and how to make low pitched voices.

such as a bubbly little girl to a big beefy man.


it would dramatically improve my abilities knowing how to place my tounge in my mouth, how hard to squeeze my diaphragm and etc.

so pleasse POST ME A THREAD ON HOW TO CREATE THOSE RANGES

[Voiceroy]

i'm here posting this because i've been googling any kind of help to make a successful high pitched voice that wont sound so forced, and more natural. I have yet to find a useful link.

so after a few failed links, i realized WHY NOT ASK VAA for help.

what im asking is for a strong voice actor to post a new thread on how to make high pitched voices, and how to make low pitched voices.

such as a bubbly little girl to a big beefy man.

it would dramatically improve my abilities knowing how to place my tounge in my mouth, how hard to squeeze my diaphragm and etc.

Labamba, it sounds like you're wanting very specialized tutorials for character voices, and what I've seen to that effect online (Youtube mostly) is generally performed by non-professionals and not particularly helpful.

But even professionals don't offer those kind of specialized tutorials online to my knowledge. So you may not find what you're looking for unless you are able to learn by listening and imitating what you hear.

My advice is to keep a mini recording device on you (there's a phone app for that, BTW) and when you hear character voices that interest you (especially when you're watching TV or watching videos online) record yourself imitating them.

When I'm trying to nail an impression just for fun or I get booked to do a celebrity soundalike or voice match, I analyze the characteristics of the voice -- what makes it distinct and unique.

I explained my process for imitations in this thread:

http://voiceactingalliance.com/board...31&postcount=4

Master that process, and you won't need a tutorial to explain how an actor is performing a character -- you'll *hear* it.

I also highly recommend Pat Fraley's "CARTOON VOICE!" audio instructionals. Whether you just enjoy doing character voices as a hobby, if you're an aspiring VA or you are a pro looking to improve your craft and expand your repertoire -- Pat's CDs are worth the investment. And Pat's presentation is also entertaining, which makes them fun to listen to:

http://patfraley.com/shop/Shop.html

Pat even explains a process on his "Cartoon Voice: The Essential Elements" for doing imitations -- he starts with his own voice and walks you through how to imitate Jack Nicholson. And I have adopted his techniques into my own process for learning and performing imitations.

And I have to add that there are simply some character voices that are not possible for some people to perform believably. If you are female, you may not be able to do a "natural-sounding" voice for a "big beefy man." If you are male, you may not be able to do a "bubbly little girl." Sure, they may work for comedic bits or an interesting character voice, but they won't sound natural and there's no way to avoid them sounding forced either. However, Pat says that even a bad imitation can be a good character voice.

If you want to hear examples of "big beefy man" voices, get some ideas by listening to Michael Clarke Duncan, Kevin Michael Richardson, TC Carson (voice of Kratos in the God of War series), John Wayne, John Goodman and Sam Elliot.

And if you want to hear types of bubbly little girl voices, listen to Tara Strong, Kara Edwards, Rachel Lillis, Ikue Otani (voice of Pikachu) and pretty much any cutesy anime title.

If you want to go beyond doing character voices as a hobby, you should consider getting some training. Voice actor Kyle Hebert will do a 1-hour coaching session with you via Skype for $75 which is a great value considering that I have paid upwards of $500+ for some of the VO workshops I have taken:

http://www.kylehebert.com/?page_id=247#panel-4

I've also known Kyle for about a decade now -- he's a great guy and a great talent. He also loves the fandom and he's an admitted fanboy too. His coaching session will be both fun and informative for you because he comes from many years of experience performing character voices.

I'd also be willing to offer via phone an hour's worth of coaching and Q&A about performing character voices for the same hourly rate I'm paid as an acting/singing coach for a studio in the Atlanta area. PM me for details if you're interested.

[Voiceroy]

Actually found a site with video tutorials that might be helpful for you, although these are for vocalists. However, some techniques will also be useful for voice actors:

http://singing-made-simple.com/blog/

[Labamba]

oh wow thank u for all the help

[paraparamore23]

[SIZE=4][B][COLOR=Cyan]i'm here posting this because i've been googling any kind of help to make a successful high pitched voice that wont sound so forced, and more natural. I have yet to find a useful link.

what im asking is for a strong voice actor to post a new thread on how to make high pitched voices, and how to make low pitched voices.

such as a bubbly little girl to a big beefy man.


it would dramatically improve my abilities knowing how to place my tounge in my mouth, how hard to squeeze my diaphragm and etc.

so pleasse POST ME A THREAD ON HOW TO CREATE THOSE RANGES

I'm not really a strong voice actor, but I'm pretty handy at manipulating my voice as a singer. I don't really see myself as an authority to post a completely new thread on how to do that either.

The only advice I can help you with is what I learned from singing: it's all about breathing and picking where to resonate the voice.

Generally speaking, if you speak with a "chest voice" (where the voice resonantes in the chest), then it's generally much easier to have access to the lower range. When speaking with a "head voice" (where the voice will resonate in the sinus), it's generally much easier to access the higher range.

Sorry, but that's all I've got. I hope it helped.

[Labamba]

believe it or not. that reallly did help thank you so much.