What does an earthworm sound like? The company who hired me told me their client wanted funny, childish voices for the video teaching kids about the earth. I came up with several voices, and they chose one.
When hired, I discovered I had booked the main speaker job, the earthworm, with a script that was over 1100 words long. It’s challenging to stay in a funny voice for 10 minutes, but it’s also satisfying when you get the job done, and they have only a couple of pickups.
Accents are particularly difficult for me, as I’m not a mimic. Character voices come easier, mainly when the voice specifics are included, like “he spoke the words in bunches” or the villain sounded like Speedy Gonzales. I watched Speedy Gonzales cartoons on YouTube to get that voice down!
Stripped Down: A Naked Memoir is an autobiography featuring some specific characters' voices. It’s good to challenge yourself and sounding like a mobster is up next as Stripped Down continues. Wish me luck!
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