Animation Studio · With Krea
How to voice act
This course teaches your kid the basics of voice acting: how to find a voice for each character and show a feeling with it. Krea hosts five short films, and your kid practices out loud with their own drawings, then picks voices and feelings in Animation Studio's Sound room. Plan about five minutes of films and 30 minutes of practice.
- Ages
- 6 to 13
- Time
- 5 films, about 5 minutes, then about 30 minutes of practice
- Host
- Krea
- You need
- Paper, pencil, a drawing of a character
- Status
- Coming soon. Kids vote in the app for the courses they want first.
The intro film
Krea's 45-second intro film is coming soon. Here's what Krea says in it.
Transcript
Hi, I'm Krea. Let's give your characters a voice.
Your voice can do so much.
It can go high like a tiny mouse. Or low like a sleepy bear.
It can go fast. It can go slooow.
First we warm up. Buzz your lips. Yawn really big.
Then you look at a character you drew and ask: how do they sound?
A brave knight? A grumpy cloud? A shy dragon?
Next you add a feeling. Say hello happy. Now say hello scared.
Same word. Totally different!
Pick a drawing. Let's hear it talk.
The 5 lessons
Lesson 1. Warm up
Wake up your voice with buzzes, yawns, and silly sounds.
- Buzz your lips like a motor
- Yawn as big as you can
- Say a tongue twister three times
Where: Paper
Lesson 2. Find the voice
High or low, fast or slow: pick a voice that fits your character.
- Hold up your character drawing
- Try a high voice and a low voice
- Pick the one that fits and write it next to the drawing
Where: Paper
Lesson 3. Feelings you can hear
The same words sound different when the feeling changes.
- Say one line happy
- Say it scared
- Say it grumpy, then pick your favorite
Where: Paper
Lesson 4. Two voices talking
Make two characters sound so different that anyone can tell who's talking.
- Pick two characters
- Give each one a different voice
- Act out a short talk between them
Where: Paper
Lesson 5. Voices in your movie
Bring your voices into the Sound room and pick how each line feels.
- Pick who talks in each scene
- Pick the feeling you practiced
- Read the lines along at your premiere
Where: Animation Studio · Sound
What your kid makes
Your kid ends with a voice for each character they drew, written next to the drawing, and practice showing feelings out loud. Those choices go into Animation Studio's Sound room, where your kid picks who talks, how they feel, and the lines for the movie.
Free guides to practise with
Questions parents ask
My kid is shy. Is this course a good fit?
Your kid practices alone or with family, using silly sounds and their own drawings. There's no audience unless your kid wants one.
What age is this for?
Kids 6–13. Younger kids enjoy the warm-ups and funny voices; older kids work on two characters talking and on showing feelings.
How much screen time is it?
The five films take about five minutes. The practice happens out loud, away from the screen.