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Fran McClellan · Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 10:14 am Post subject:

I really don't have anything to add to the excellent advice already given, but wanted to add my welcome note - Welcome aboard Steve Smile

P.S. I also find the headphones distracting, but try to use them once in awhile anyway (sometimes they give me a little more volume if I need it - which I usually don't since I'm normally too loud : Hobo Happy

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Philip Banks · Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 11:55 am Post subject:

Hake in the boxers, all that's needed.

Frank F · Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 12:08 pm Post subject:

Steve,

The reason I suggest the "loudness" exercise is that it also teaches breath control. Later, you can re-learn the "whisper" technique, but first you need to control your presentation.

Free advice is worth what you pay for it. Even my suggestions are to be taken with a grain of salt. So do as you please, and keep working on the your VO style.

Frank F
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ballenberg · Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 1:06 pm Post subject:

Philip, I misread your instruction. I thought you said Hare. It's been a most interesting afternoon.

todd ellis · Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 1:08 pm Post subject:

glad i'm not the only one - i thought it said CAKE - not all together unpleasant - but a bit messy. sort of like my life in general.
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Diane Maggipinto · Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 1:54 pm Post subject:

and i was now shaking in my boxers until i read the last 2 posts.
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Bailey · Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 4:53 pm Post subject:

Let's see... "Put a Hake in your boxers."

Is that Top Tip #47 or #48?
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Jan Anderson · Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 5:44 pm Post subject:

What can we use if there is no hake avaiable? Cod? Wink

Welcome, Steve. Lots of great info here - do you have a VO coach as of yet?

Bish · Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 6:10 pm Post subject:

Halibut. Both Hake and Halibut are inherently humorous. Cod can be, but in a false way. A Cod piece in your boxers may send the wrong message, and lends itself to exaggeration... which is what we're trying to avoid here.
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kkuhlken · Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 7:13 pm Post subject:

So, that's a "no" on the rake. Whew.
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melissa eX · Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 8:12 pm Post subject:

That's cake. CAKE!!! As the new guy, Steve, if you're even reading this - you get to bring CAKE!

Make it chocolate and ignore hakes and halibuts and bankseys and bishes.

CAKE!

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Bish · Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 8:28 pm Post subject:

Hey Mel... if you read your last posting with the voice of Smeagol... it's really funny Smile

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