You're listening to Voice Acting Mastery episode number 90.

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 this episode, I'd like to address a common misconception that I find many people have about the nature of acting.

Sometimes I feel like acting is one of the most misunderstood of the performing arts,

mostly because it seems so invisible when someone is doing it well.

A truly believable acting performance can seem so transparent and effortless that it feels as though nothing is really going on, and the actor is just naturally self-expressing.

The illusion of transparency applies doubly to voice acting, where even the actor giving the performance is unseen by the audience.

This invisibility can lead many listeners to infer that either the actor giving the performance

is just naturally talented, or that voice acting is something that anyone can do without much

effort. To some, it seems like the actor is doing something unattainably magical,

and this means that acting must require some sort of mysterious inborn ability.

To others, it sounds like the actor is just talking.

And since talking to other people is something we all tend to do in our everyday lives,

how artistically demanding could voice acting truly be?

So which is correct?

Does it take natural talent to become a voice actor?

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