You're listening to Voice Acting Mastery, episode number 37.

Welcome to the Voice Acting Mastery podcast with Crispin Freeman.

Voiceactingmastery.com is your place to learn both the skills and the mindset you need to become a professional voice actor, even if you're just getting started.

In each episode of this podcast, you'll discover valuable tips, tricks, and

insider information to help you portray characters in animation, video games, and beyond.

And now here's your host, voice actor Crispin Freeman.

Hi there, my name is Crispin Freeman, and I'll be your guide through the world of voice acting.

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In the last episode, I shared some helpful tips on playing villains in voice acting. I outlined three misconceptions

about villains and then gave three guidelines for how to play them effectively. For this episode,

I thought I would use the same format to show how to approach playing heroes in voice acting.

I've played a number of heroes in animation and video games, including the noble and sincere Superman in the Justice League Heroes video game,

the cocky and self-assured Iron Man in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2,

and even the brooding and distant Red Arrow in the animated series Young Justice.

So what does it take to play heroes well?

Let's find out.

And now, the feature segment. First, let me address three common misconceptions about playing heroes.

Misconception number one.

One must adopt a heroic sounding voice in order to play a hero.

I watch many of my voice-acting students fall into this trap.

When given a heroic character to play,

many times they try to adopt a deeper or operatic tone

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