Lecture Notes 04/09/07 Microphones and Voice Acting

This is an exploration of microphones. Please visit the below site and explore it thoroughly. It will help you understand use of the microphone in much greater depth.

Microphones

Explore this site http://www.mediacollege.com/audio/microphones/how-to-use.html

http://www.mediacollege.com/audio/microphones/how-microphones-work.html
Teaches you how microphones work

http://www.mediacollege.com/audio/microphones/directional-characteristics.html
Choose mikes based on directionality. Complete with diagrams

http://www.mediacollege.com/audio/microphones/placement.html
This provides some advice on positioning the mike

http://www.mediacollege.com/audio/microphones/stands.html
This link is all about mike stands

Voice-Acting

Remember, Voice-over is acting. You must become the character you’re trying to portray so much so that you are gone and all that’s left is the character. Even if you are nervous or shy, think about your character. Chances are that your character is neither shy nor nervous; he/she takes command of the world. Thus, you must do the same. Remember that you become the character and forget who you are.

http://www.voiceacting.com/Resources___Links/Articles_NAV/0001/0002/0003/0003.html Explore this site thoroughly. It’s chock full of useful advice about voice-acting that will help you in your 2^nd major assignment and your final project.

Here are just some of the useful articles that you should read to prepare yourself for voice-acting in your remaining assignments/projects.

1) Voice acting tips and warm-up exercises

2) The Brilliant Backstory

3) Overcoming that Demon called nervousness

4) Controlling Loud Screams and Yells