CVAP Batch 9 TvoiceREX week 2 Blog and Vlog

Welcome to my second blog for the Certified Voice Artist Program (CVAP)! 

Despite this being the 2nd time I'm entering the Zoom meeting, I'm still just as exited as the first week! The morning greetings and presentations always catch my attention. The presenters and activities given this week were more of what I expected to do when first starting, but still CVAP managed to make them fun and engaging. Even the assignments given these week were very entertaining to do despite being challenging.

Here are the highlights of what I've learned throughout the week! 

 

DEVELOPING YOUR VOICE 

The lessons this time around delved more into the theories and practices on how to "create" a voice for yourself. The presenters broke down how modifying certain elements of how one speaks can drastically change their voice and even create an entirely new persona from scratch. They even provided us with a stern reminder, "Never be monotonous". Voice variety is the key factor in voice work and we need to master it. 

The Voice Master himself explained the 3 main elements of Voice Variety 

 Pitch 

This states how high or low a voice can go. It's used to heighten emotion and even change the meanings of phrases or statements. They taught us the use of the "Sweep Method" as a way of gauging the maximum and minimum pitch of your voice. 

Volume

This is said to be how loud you can make your voice be. The loudness can express anger or frustration, while softer volumes can show sadness, guilt or loneliness. 

Tempo 

This represents the rate of your speech, its how fast or slow you speak your lines. The speed in how you deliver certain phrases can emphasize different meanings, but we should never go too fast or slow since this will impair the listener'ys capacity to understand us. 

 

PROPER VOICE CARE

 I was both surprised and thankful about learning the proper methods needed to care for you voice. Surprised in that I learned how careful and taxing voice work can be on your vocal chords. I knew it would have a physical effect on people but not to this end, when my voice mates revealed that some of them were hospitalized from lack of voice care, my blood actually can cold. I discovered I needed to take this with the utmost care and preparation. 

The actual tips were simple, but very necessary. I learned that you always needed to drink water and avoid certain snacks or food that can dry your throat. Things like coffee were apparently killer to the chords if taken in large quantities. 

I enjoyed learning about the proper posture, and breathing techniques one can do to maximize the use of your voice without compromising your health. I even learned about gargling salt in lukewarm water. When I began practicing that this week, I felt the difference, I even managed to do certain voices I couldn't do before. 


LEARNING YOUR NICHE 

This part focused more on how to tackle the voice artist industry itself. The presenters explained to us that there are two types of voice artists "Voice-Over" and "Character Voices". The voice overs are placed on ads, educational videos, and company AVPs, they are meant to present a product or service in a professional manner. Character voices are what most people think voice artists commonly do, dub over animations, movies and take roles in radio dramas. 

As a voice artist, you need to learn where you strengths lie. While you can multitask and do both, many people have a dedicated niche where they truly shine. Focus and develop this strength to make yourself unique and irreplaceable. Do this and you will always find somewhere to use your voice. 

 

ASSIGNMENTS 

These were some of the most fun I've had in the program so far, using what I've learned helped me modify and alter my voice in ways I never thought of before. I was always too shy to make goofy noises before, I preferred speaking professionally, but now I was able to let loose and really stretch my voice. 

Here are some of the samples of what I made, hope you enjoy them. 

1.) Here I voiced one of the main villains in the My Hero Academia anime, it was more of an impression of the English voice actor, but I still tried to put my own spin on the character. 

2.) This one was based on a character my grandfather used to make when telling stores. It was always entertained when did it so I did this as my own little tribute. 

3.) The monologues were difficult but very fun to accomplish. This is likely the best one I made, I tried adding some flair and acting to the piece. I plan to use this as a baseline moving forward, I need to be able to make this better in the future. 

Anyways, that's all I have for the week. I hope you enjoyed watching them as much I had making them!

 

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