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Going on a bear hunt  

I picked going on a bear as my children’s story because it was one of my favourites growing up. Although it doesn’t have character voices it does have different sounds affects like when they go through the grass and it goes “Swishy Swashy!” and have things I can show a different tone between like “It’s a beautiful day!” and “We’re not scared.” I'm telling this story in an energised and exciting way as if I was reading it in front of children that’s how I’d need to say it in order to keep the children interested. With children you need to help their imagination by doing voices for characters and putting on a hyped voice to make it sound really good and interesting. I need to try not to speak with a fast pace because when I talk with an excited tone I pick up pace. If it was really young kids, I would maybe use a baby voice because that really attracts them to what you’re saying.

ADR – Fallout 4 and Halo

Doing these games was a great contrast to the children’s book and monologue as I used an accent and it was fiery, especially in Halo. My character in Halo had quite a weak voice compared to my one in fallout. She definitely had an accent which I think was Mexican which I couldn’t quite grasp. She paused a lot and had a calm but direct tone about her, even though she was in a battle she didn’t sound worried or anything which showed her status as well which was probably commander. With this voice I wanted to match hers as much as possible so I kept my voice on quite a low tone and at the end when she’s asking for help I projected a little as you would when there is a battle happening around you.  When watching Fallout 4 I realised my character had an accents and when replying a few times. I enjoyed talking as she did with a bit of an American accent. My character saying “I have a question, the only question that matters. Would you risk your life for your fellow man? Even if that man was a Synth.” I felt as if this was a serious matter in the way she was saying it which was slow, soft with a good few pauses. I think the technique of using a soft tone and slow pace creates a deep meaning which is why it worked well with this.

 Sasha monologue

I felt as if this monologue was a great contrast as it’s more gentle and I feel like I can relate to it.  I wanted to read this in a softer and slower tone to enable the true meaning to come across. I think that it’s a create technique when it comes to talking about love and deep subjects like that. When it talks about what love means to us women, I’m going to speak about it in an express tone and a bit hyped because us women enjoy talking about the things we love. The monologue is deep but happy at the same time because she takes prides in everything she does for her partner and it’s beautiful to listen to. I need to sound in love so like emotional and happy because it’s clear this character is. Everything she is saying is very important to her so using a soft and loving tone will help show that.

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I’ve listened to a load of adverts and radio plays and until now I never realised how a simple slower pace or slower tone can make such a difference in what you’re saying and how it is delivered. I think it’s important to think about that because it defiantly helps with the message of the speech for the audience. When someone is saying something serious I think a slow and soft tone with a few pauses to. If you were to talk about something deep and personal I think maybe the same pace and tone but depending on what you’re talking about you can sound hurt or happy. If it’s something personal and your angry maybe do a bit of grinding the teeth and project but still make it sound personal.  With children’s story’s it’s important to keep it fun, exciting and interesting so that the kids are. When watching adverts, even ones on telly your always drawn in by how the actor sounds. Like with festivals they always make it sound so good and exciting that you actually look it up and consider going.  Most adverts now also have songs that draw you in or different effects on the voices like making it high pitch or deep, robotic and many others.