Acting: Script Analysis

Script Analysis is crucial practice for all actors, and voice actors. This is a great first step when you're first getting into the world of voice acting and want to improve your skills immediately.

I'm a completely self-made voice actor and I started from literal ground zero. I am constantly dedicating myself to the education of acting and always looking for areas that I could improve in my performance.




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I am a new voice actor with a burning desire to take my skill *to the next level*. My question is: How do I act in a more realistically *resonant* and compelling way *when reading* in the situation where the script isn't memorized? By the way, I really appreciate your videos. They are refreshing and informative 😊

While I recognize room for improvement, my voice acting realism with memorized scripts is relatively good. For example, I've noticed that after I've analyzed the script, I begin to live the character and to feel his intentions as he interacts with other character(s) within the story. In fact the more I let go and imaginatively live the stories, I find that I'm even beginning to feel the characters' sensations bodily (breathing, tension or relaxation etc...) which further impel realistic vocal variations in my pace, pitch, power, and emotional tone etc...

However, while this is all good, there is a problem:

This realistic acting does not happen *to the same degree* when I'm actually reading the script. It happens when I'm beginning to memorize or have memorized the script. These two modes of acting (memorized versus reading) feel very different in my mind. In fact, when I've realistically acted a memorized script, and I then try to act it when reading, the script seems to interfere with my acting and the result is not as good.

My question is: How do I act in a realistically *resonant* way *when reading* or when the script isn't memorized? My challenge seems to be (and I could be wrong): I have difficulty being fully immersed in or connected to the my theater of mind as I read.

As I said I'm a voice actor with a burning desire to take my skill to *the next level*, and I would deeply appreciate any feedback you can give. Thanks