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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2017 4:48:34 GMT -8
So the title for this may not make as much sense as it should, so I'll explain here. When I see auditions for more quiet/shy/timid characters, there is a reacurring theme of them stumbling over themselves when they speak. For example:
'H-Hey there', 'W-w-w-what do you mean?'
That sort of thing. I have trouble with making myself sound natural when attempting these lines and would like to ask people here on any tricks/tips or good examples of voice over artists doing this well with it sounding natural.
Much appreictated you lovely people!
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Post by Rebekah Amber Clark on Apr 16, 2017 5:28:08 GMT -8
For a voice actor(actress) sounding timid and doing it well, Mrs. Brisby in the old animated film "The Secret of Nimh" (1982). She's the lead character, so she has a lot of lines, as well. Though I'm not sure how much actual stuttering she does, she comes across as very shy and timid. For a hilarious comedian on YouTube with a pronounced stutter due to medical reasons, Drew Lynch. For a tip/trick, one of the first things I realized I should do is stop counting the number of times a letter is repeated in the written line ("is it "w-w-w-what" or "w-w-what"  ) and just try to do the stumbling/stuttering *without* an exact count. It just loosens it up a bit more and makes it less stiff, at least for me. =) |
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Post by cbdroege on Apr 16, 2017 5:43:38 GMT -8
I agree with Razzle. The letters in scripts written with stuttering lines aren't all meant to sound out. The writer just wants some difficulty speaking for a second. Insert a breath or a catch into the letter, stretch it out a bit more than is natural, get through half the word and have to restart it, insert and 'um' or a 'well' or something, or let your voice crack in the word. There are a lot of ways to stumble in a line, and just repeating the letter is not actually one of them that people do naturally, it's just how it's written in a script. If it sounds like the character is stumbly or having trouble, the director will probably like it.
For another good film example check out the first-timeline scenes in Back to the Future, and watch the performance of Crispin Glover. He does a really good job of the stumbling due to being a shy or hesitant person.
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Post by benedict on Apr 16, 2017 11:46:03 GMT -8
A good TV example of this would be Bob Newhart, who had stumbling speech down to an art form.
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Post by duffyweber on Apr 25, 2017 16:37:51 GMT -8
MAN there's some great advice here! I might add that Razzle and cbdroege are right when they say "'W-w-w-what do you mean?" doesn't necessarily need to be pronounced "wha-wha-what"
Something like "wh-er, wha, eh-what do you mean?" (sounds a LOT better spoken than written) can sound more natural. Just regular sounds of hesitation, however they come naturally to you. BE hesitant in speaking them.
And when you finally spit out the final line, maybe rush into it a bit, like you've finally got your tongue going, and it's rolling downhill on you. XD
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Post by duffyweber on Apr 25, 2017 16:40:57 GMT -8
A good TV example of this would be Bob Newhart, who had stumbling speech down to an art form. YEEEEES! ^_^ |
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) and just try to do the stumbling/stuttering *without* an exact count. It just loosens it up a bit more and makes it less stiff, at least for me. =)
