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11-17-2011, 02:29 PM
Right, onto a subject that...isn't so stupid. This is one thing that I've personally always had a ton of trouble with. I can really relate with being angry in the highest extremes, I can be overwhelmingly happy, so-on and so-forth. But one thing that's always gotten me I think, is crying. As far as voice acting goes, not talking about stage or film. Just the vocal aspect. I'd...like to hear some tips. Anyone have any ideas on this? As far as how to do it, and whatnot.
11-17-2011, 08:19 PM
This subject is awesome.Originally Posted by Chrisiscool86
I don't really know what to tell you since I struggle with this as well... I admire anyone who can pull it off. Especially when the crying is supposed to be REALLY painful sounding. For me the best way to record crying is to actually be crying. Or extremely sad. But sometimes one isn't sad and you have to TRY to sound that way. O_O SO difficult! If anyone has tips I'd love to know them as well.
11-17-2011, 08:51 PM
I actually make myself cry. No joke. I had a crying role in a clip when I first started and I discovered that actually making myself cry made my voice sound more realistically upset for the character [if that makes any sense at all].
11-17-2011, 08:56 PM
It makes sense....it's just a hard place to get to for certain people. I cry...maybe once or twice a year given certain circumstances of course it will be a little more. So I really can't think of anywhere...to draw that whole crying thing. Idk, maybe people have some tips. It'd be great. Since apparently, I'm not the only one who struggles with it
11-17-2011, 09:10 PM
Crying, voice acting wise, was one of those things that I had the most trouble with in the past so I totally understand where you're coming from. Funny thing is now it's one of my favorite things to voice act. Whenever I get a line where I have to cry, somehow I get really emotional: not just in my voice but to the point where I can actually cry on command if I wanted to. I'm not really sure how I do it, but I can say that connecting with a character is KEY with being able to cry realistically. I'm not sure how I learned to do this but I can tell you what I WOULD do if I wanted to learn.
Ok. As a voice actor you already have practiced and most likely posess this amazing ability to hear sounds/pitches and mimic them. Do this with crying. Try to get your hands on a recording of someone crying and listen to it over and over again as if you were trying to learn a song by ear. When someone cries there are these noticeable "hiccups" between short breaths in their words/sentences. Try to mimc this-- but at the same time make your words understandable. (which is hard because when someone really cries you can't understand a darn word they're saying. I think practicing yodeling or "sliding notes" helps this, but maybe that's because I sing.
For example: when I "voice act cry" I force my chest to almost shudder. Wow. (wasn't that worded interestingly) and I force myself to take quick breaks. This adds to the effect that you are crying.
It really is something you just have to practice and mimic practice and mimic, but I hope that helped you or anyone else who needs some help with this! I know in the professional world it is VERY important that you can easily convey emotions on the spot like crying & realistic reaction noises.
EDIT: It's great that so many of you can make yourselves actually cry on command BUT please don't let this be what you're relying on to create that "crying" sound. Directors don't have the time to wait that 5-10 minutes it takes you to get "emotionally connected" or the time it takes you to (suck up your tears) stop that crying sound to your voice after your crying lines are over -- anime characters are suuuuper bipolar and will go from crying to not in a blink of the eye. I know that once I actually start crying it takes me a while to calm down, which isn't an ideal move in the booth so try to learn both ways. Crying on command is GREAT for stage acting or acting behind a camera, but not necessarily for voice acting. Mimicking in my opinion is most efficient.
Last edited by Amanda Lee; 11-19-2011 at 04:58 AM.
11-17-2011, 09:19 PM
What a champ....well said Amanda
11-17-2011, 11:25 PM
I also do the same thing. However, I will tell you that it's easier said than done. Like Amanda said: having references of people crying, whether it be audio or a video, is very useful. I would also recommend watching soap operas because the characters would almost always cry somewhere in every episode (that's what I used as references).
11-18-2011, 04:29 AM
To reach that kind of depth of emotions to sound sincere in your crying, you have to understand what what your body feels like when it cries, and in a way reproduce it. This can be personally different for each person, but in my case, I use tense and deep breathing which tenses parts of my body that tend to happen when I cry, and I supplement that with thoughts of moments of sadness. I can usually cry on cue if I can warm up into it now. Next time you feel sad, try to make mental notes (or even physical ones) of what your body does, for example how you breath and such.
11-18-2011, 05:21 AM
I fail at this because my real crying sounds like fake crying. T^T
11-18-2011, 05:42 AM
Well, for fandubbing I would recommend spending a few minutes to connect to the character and apply it to your life. Think about how you would feel or think of a similar time in your life. But as Amanda already said, when your in the booth, they want you to get lines out as fast as possible, so you wouldn't have time for that. Honestly I can cry on command, which is something I don't think can be explained. It's just something everyone has to figure out on their own. It's like wiggling your ears
Last edited by tjthompson; 11-18-2011 at 05:48 AM.
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