Class Session 1
Ellington for Role
Full details of homework is on Closing Credits
Wow. you have an amazing voice for this. Very friendly and nice to listen to! And I like how you've adapted for your dyslexia (I might take the idea even though I don't have it lol).
I'm not sure how it sounds for others since my audio output is kinda wonky from streaming, but I think it's a bit quiet? At least compared to other peoples' recordings (assuming they're accurate, so it could still be my audio output issues). I have notes from class to record at ~-12 and then normalize to -5, though, so if it's in that range it's probably good!
Ig the only thing /might/ be laughing during words when it may not be applicable, if that makes sense? For example, on "some restrictions may apply" and "yours for the asking". Overall, amazing job!!
It is quiet indeed, Normally when I normalize it have it put to -8 If I were to normalize it would basically lower all of the audio since it takes the highest peak which would be my snaps which normally reach -2. So all the audio would have been way quieter if I normalized.Thank you for the insight and advice!
Great friendly tone for this performance! You did very well pushing through any mistakes you had and for doing this in one take, it was great. As for the mirmalizing, I would suggest normalizing your audio to -3db or -4db as thats usually more of the standard that everyone does. Your audio to me seems a bit more quiet and the waveforms look a bit small (of course I'm just basing that off of what I see here on ccc compared to the others). But depending on your equipment and space, people usually have to adjust to what is best to their situations! The main thing we don't have here is the projection. Rememebr to think about your scene and environment. You;re in a gymnasium with no microphone and you need your voice to be heard throughout the whole room. You want your voice to boom in power so that it reaches everywhere and that the people in there can hear every word you say. Make sure you're using your diaphragm and taking in bigger, deeper breaths so that you have more air to play with and control. This will give you a bunch more power and volume and also help with articulation and clarity.
I could tell the more you were flubbing up, the more it was starting to affect you a little bit and that can damper your performance and mood. I've had sessions with a director where I literally messed up a line about 15 times in a row and if the director is a good one, they honestly don't mind and want you to nail it, so take a moment to clear your mind, even if its like 10 seconds and then go at it again. Great directors and clients want you to succeed and are patient so never feel you have to rush to get the job done. Keep up the great work!!