You're listening to Voice Acting Mastery episode number 51.

Welcome to the Voice Acting Mastery podcast with Crispin Freeman.

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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 this episode, I'd like to talk to you about acting.

Specifically, I want to show you how acting is not about creating a performance,

as much as it is bringing a character to life

by calling upon your own personal experience as a human being,

interacting with other people.

It is my opinion that actors rely heavily on the social skills

that they have developed over their lifetime to bring believability to their performances.

Often my students misunderstand the acting process and think it's about demonstrating a character or putting on a voice.

They think there is a right way to perform a line of dialogue, and they strive to achieve acting

success by honing in on that correct performance. I suffered from this same misconception

when I started acting. But it turns out there is no right way to read a line. There is only

what is believable within the circumstances of a scene.

In order to create a believable performance,

you must call upon your own personal experience of interacting with people in social environments and apply that knowledge to your character.

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