Recording When Sick
Lesson 44 from: Voice-Over for Real People: Complete Freelancing GuideKeith Harris
Recording When Sick
Lesson 44 from: Voice-Over for Real People: Complete Freelancing GuideKeith Harris
Lessons
Welcome to the world of Voice Over
1Introduction
02:13What Is Voice Over?
2Myth Busting
03:17 3Where is all the money?
02:54 4Quiz: What Is Voice Over
The Voice Over Performance
5A Conversation With One Person
03:34Vocal Warm Up
03:43 7Breaking Down the Delivery Components
04:21 8Nailing the Feel
04:55 9Hitting or Noticing Words
03:28 10Becoming an Actor
03:26 11The Magic of Lists
04:34 12Five Key Characters
04:03 13Tongue Twisters
04:19 14Mic Technique and Studio Etiquette
01:44 15Quiz: Voice Over Performance
Case Studies
16Education in Mauritius
03:12 17The Ventsar ColorTouch
06:04 18Dodge Maps
04:16 19Quiz: case Studies
The Home Studio
20Check List
02:46 21Microphones
06:34 22Preamps
02:51 23Finishing the Check List
04:33 24Creating Your Recording Space
04:57 25Sound Proof Booths
03:34 26Quiz: Home Studio
Closing
27Practice and Review
02:58 28Quiz: Closing
Recording and Editing
29Live Recording Session
10:01 30Adding Music
06:41 31Placing Audio into a Video
06:10 32Extra Services
04:23 33Quiz: Recording & Editing
Making a Demo
34Your Demo is your Business Card
05:48 35Designing your Demo
02:30 36Recording Your Demo
03:25 37Quiz: Making a Demo
Self Employment
38Customer Service
04:37 39Expectations and Delivery
03:57 40Storage and Organization
03:31 41Gig Photo and the Fiverr Forum
03:56 42Quiz: Self Employment
Vocal Health
43Water and Sleep
04:15 44Recording When Sick
04:17 45Quiz: Vocal Health
Staying Motivated
46Setting Goals
02:52 47Daily Schedule and Fiverr Forum
04:06 48Nerves
02:52 49Bonus Vocal Exercises
03:57 50Take a Break
01:51 51Quiz: Staying Motivated
Final Quiz
52Final Quiz
Lesson Info
Recording When Sick
it happens to everyone right eventually you come down with a cold or a sinus infection and it makes the voice feel a bit funny. Can you? Or even should you still record the answer is yes and no. Let's look at this topic in more detail. No one likes being sick and when we have an office job, we might not even think twice about working with a cold in the world of voiceover. However, there are a few questions we should ask ourselves before turning on the mic. How ill are you meaning do you sound like a different person? Does your throat hurt? How bad we don't want to abuse the voice? Is your voice solo or so compromised that you could never match it when healthy. This is important since clients asked for edits even months later. So it's good to note. Are you so sick that if a client asks for a pick up line, say two months later that you could not come close to matching it. If yes, you might need to take a couple of days off. But to answer the question for me yes. I often record sick if I ...
think I can do a successful punch in at a later date and record a good enough product that my clients and especially my regular clients are still pleased with my work then yes, I still record when we are sick. What are some dues and don't of vocal health? Never, ever, ever cough as much as possible. Anyway. I know sometimes we cannot avoid it, but to the vocal cords, coughing creates the same response as clapping your hands and this slapping effect can be very damaging to the voice. So what should we try to do instead, ideally when you need to cough, see if you can cough deeper. Huh? By drinking air up from the chest rather than slapping the vocal chords together. This will still clear the junk and help preserve the voice the other big No, no more important than coughing never grind on the voice. Have you ever noticed after you cough or grind on the voice that your speaking voices suddenly lower? This lowering happens because the voice became irritated and inflamed and over time keeping the voice in this condition can cause long term problems. Another good way to clear the voice from gunk is to hum. A gentle hum is not only good for the voice, but if you are patient, it gently clears the junk to the sides and since humming is also a good warm up, you get to great responses from one vocal exercise. You do not even need to sing or make a defined pitch, just hum like this. Hmm. Of course T steam or even medications can help when sick, but once again, often water and rest will be your best friends when getting over a sickness. When should we see an E. N. T. Or doctor here are a few signs to pay attention to your sickness won't go away. There is a rapid change in your voice or pitch is hard to control ongoing hoarseness or the voices tired each day and or not recovering after a night of sleep or something is just wrong. You might not even be able to name it, but you can feel it or hear it. If something does not feel right in your voice, go to an E. N. T. And have it looked at your doctor will be able to help you with something major like bronchitis through smaller issues like acid reflux, which can irritate the voice or allergies. None of these are a reason you can't do voice over or even need to stop using your voice. But as a vocal professional, you'll have a much more enjoyable career in voiceover if you pay attention to these items and take special care of your voice. In the next lesson, we're going to talk about staying motivated when we're self employed
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