There’s a common assumption in the talent industry that can easily trip an actor up. It’s the idea that you must dramatically alter your approach to act for voiceover, and that there are some deeply guarded secrets to this medium that no one will divulge to you upon pain of death.
Well, it may be liberating to learn there’s little if any real difference in acting for the camera compared to acting for voiceover. Case in point, here are six similarities between the two that you might not have considered:
1. Both are recorded media, which require multiple takes.
2. Both utilize a technical device to capture your performance. Mastering mic technique is quite possibly the greatest difference you’ll likely encounter when transferring your skills from one medium to another. Yet, even then, ensuring your performance registers can be considered the equivalent to remaining in frame on camera, or not upstaging yourself on stage. If you’re too far off-mic or are out of frame on-camera, your best efforts and your best performance will be wasted.
3. Acting for the camera and voiceover both require point-of-view, skill, and an interest factor that compels an audience. In other words, you’re
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