Voice Over Voice Over Techniques and Performance 2

Question 1

What vocal warm-up exercise involves making a 'lip trill' or 'lip bubble' sound?

Accepted Answer

Vibrating the lips together while vocalizing

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Clicking the tongue rapidly

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Humming with mouth closed

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Stretching the jaw side to side

Question 2

What does 'inflection' mean in voice over?

Accepted Answer

The rise and fall of pitch within a word or phrase

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The speed of delivery

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The volume of a read

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The accent used in a performance

Question 3

What is 'marking a script' in voice over preparation?

Accepted Answer

Annotating it with notes about pacing, emphasis, and pauses

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Highlighting only the words you will skip

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Recording a scratch track before the final

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Printing the script on colored paper

Question 4

What technique involves lowering your voice slightly at the end of a sentence to sound authoritative?

Accepted Answer

Downward inflection

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Upward inflection

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Vocal fry

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Glottal stop

Question 5

What is the purpose of a 'scratch track' in voice over production?

Accepted Answer

A rough guide recording used for editing before final VO is recorded

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A track recorded with intentional noise for atmosphere

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A backup copy stored on a separate drive

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A final approved take sent to the client

Question 6

What does 'subtext' mean in voice over performance?

Accepted Answer

The underlying emotion or meaning beneath the literal words

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The technical notes written under the script

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The secondary language track on a recording

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The quiet background music under the voice