Spooky voices

Every lesson

1. 

   Lesson 1 · 0:53

   Warm up your voice

   Your turn: Buzz your lips, yawn big, and say a tongue twister.

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   What the film says

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      Your drawings can't talk. But you can talk for them! That's called voice acting.

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      Actors warm up first, like stretching before a race. Stand up tall!

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      Buzz your lips like a motor. Brrrrrrrrrr!

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      Now yawn as big as you can. Hoooaaaam.

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      Be a siren! Start low, slide up high, then slide back down.

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      Last, a tongue twister. Say it three times, fast! Red truck, yellow truck. Red truck, yellow truck. Red truck, yellow truck!

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      Your turn. Buzz your lips. Yawn really big. Say the tongue twister three times. Then press Next.

2. 

   Lesson 2 · 0:59

   Find the voice

   Your turn: Try a high voice and a low one, and write the one that fits.

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   What the film says

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      Grab a character you drew. Look at them. Ask: how do they sound?

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      A voice can be high. Hello! Or low. Hellooo.

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      It can be fast. Hello-hello-hello! Or slow. Hellooo... theeere.

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      Meet Sam. Sam is small and quick. So Sam gets a high, fast voice. I'm Sam! I'm ready, let's go!

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      Now the Shadow. It's big and tall, so it gets a low, slow voice. I... am... the Shadow.

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      Pick the voice that fits. Write it next to your drawing.

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      Your turn. Hold up your drawing. Try a high voice, then a low voice. Write the one that fits. Then press Next.

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   Lesson 3 · 0:47

   Feelings you can hear

   Your turn: Say one line happy, scared, and grumpy.

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   What the film says

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      Here's a voice trick. The same words can sound totally different!

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      Happy. Who's there? Scared. Wh-who's there?! Grumpy. Hmph. Who's there.

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      Same two words. Three feelings! Let your face feel it too. A big smile. Wide eyes. A frown.

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      Sam hears a noise in the dark. Which feeling fits? Scared! Who's there?!

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      Your turn. Pick one line. Say it happy, then scared, then grumpy. Pick your favorite. Then press Next.

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   Lesson 4 · 0:47

   Two voices talking

   Your turn: Give each character a voice and act out a short talk.

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   What the film says

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      Now two characters talk. Make them sound so different that anyone can tell who's talking!

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      Who's there?! Hellooo... Sam.

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      Click! Sam turns on the flashlight. It's only a coat!

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      Switch voices each time someone new talks. Point to who's talking.

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      In Animation Studio's Sound room, pick who talks in each scene. Then write what they say.

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      At your premiere, say the lines along with your movie!

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      Your turn. Give each character a voice. Write it next to the drawing. Act out a short talk. You made your characters talk!