As an actor and an artist, you need to give yourself plenty of room to play. You need to allow yourself room to create and discover, often under time constraints and the pressure to deliver your very best on the fly.
Far too many talents make a habit of ramping up into their performances, anticipating a longer runway (and more time) than we are typically provided. Especially in auditions, we’re only given a take or two and if you use both to “ramp up,” that’s all the people who matter are going to see.
As voice talent, if we’re given the luxury to audition in front of those most likely to hire us, the pressure to deliver can introvert us rather than the other way around. By giving yourself a broader playing field right off the bat you’ll more than likely deliver a far more impactful, desirable performance instead of revving up into the delivery and, ultimately, offering a merely passable take. All of this is why at SOUND ADVICE, I refer to a specific technique I call “stretching the canvas,” which is basically just giving yourself permission and room to go big from the start.
We create a certain muscle memory the first time we do anything, so
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