New Commercial Demo - Warning Fast Talker!

[Si Hill]

Well here it is... The 2009 commercial demo hot off the plate. Enjoy!

Featured clients are Burger King, McDonald's, Budweiser, 7-Eleven and Toyota.


Thoughts and opinions are always welcome :)

[Mike Sommer]

Si

Great sound, you definitely have the corner on the youthful sound!

The only problem is the fade out at the, end it cold.

How many characters or voice variations do you have of this youthful sound?

[Si Hill]

Hey Mike,

I'm not really sure how to answer your question but I'll tell you this. At 4 years into the business I feel like I haven't been around the block with the young sound. I'm only just beginning to explore the differences and variations I can do with tone & inflection. Though 4 years ago when I began my journey, everything commercial was all about just reading A) High Energy B) Enthusiastic. It didn't matter what the script had on it, I'd just do the same thing everytime using the same inflections to a similar degree. So having said that I've listened to demos of succesful guys with the same sound and have realized there are new avenues in which to take that young sound. This past year I've began expanding on that, trying out new waters. So, how many variations do I have? I am completely unsure, but if there's a script infront of me, I'm going to be approaching my reads with a variation that is hopefully unique and which the client can't say no to.

Ahh the fade out. That's 2 people who've told me that. As the saying goes, if it happens once, it can never happen again, happens twice, it's sure to happen a 3rd lol I'll have to take a look at that tomorrow.

Thanks for your comment, it opened up my mind :)

[Mike Sommer]

The more variations you can have on that voice style the better. This will keep you fresh and versatile. And if I were you I would start working on character voices -that's where the money is.

Keep a note book and every tine you come up with new voice give it a name, a brief description on placement, and a phrase that can get you to that voice quickly.

Happy I could help stimulate your mind.

[Si Hill]

Yeah that does often happen where I'll do a voice out of nowhere and forget it within like 2 seconds. You're right, I should write them down. Great idea, thank you.

[Phyllis K. Day]

Originally Posted by Si Hill

Well here it is... The 2009 commercial demo hot off the plate. Enjoy!

Featured clients are Burger King, McDonald's, Budweiser, 7-Eleven and Toyota.


Thoughts and opinions are always welcome :)

Hi Sid;

Nice clear voice. Like the energy and clarity. On all but the PSA, you sometimes bounce your voice off the back of your throat; this isn't natural and if you can stop doing it, your sound will improve and it will also allow you to relax your voice. It may even give you a little more range downward.

Phyllis K.

[Mike Sommer]

Phyllis,

Can you explain this phenomenon of bouncing his voice off the back of his throat?
Do you mean he's speaking with more rear resonance focus, rather than mid-mouth resonance focus?

~M

[JoeActor]

Originally Posted by Mike Sommer

Phyllis,

Can you explain this phenomenon of bouncing his voice off the back of his throat?
Do you mean he's speaking with more rear resonance focus, rather than mid-mouth resonance focus?

~M

Hey Mike and Phyllis...

Yeah, I hear it too. It's a "focus" thing - seems kind of adenoidal to me.

I had a great voice/singing coach who could move the focus while singing. Very instructive to hear it go from the back to front, and from belly to head. Wild to hear. Still working on that one myself!

Cheers,
Joe

[Phyllis K. Day]

Originally Posted by JoeActor

Yeah, I hear it too. It's a "focus" thing - seems kind of adenoidal to me. Joe

If someone did this "bounce" all the time, they'd sound like Barney. Barney holds his voice back there all the time. So do the old time announcers that we used to call "pukers." When it's done in a drive-by sort of way as in this case, it's more like the voice is bounced back there, compressed and then released again.

Try and sound like Barney, and you'll notice you can only do it if you catch your voice in the back of your throat and sort of press your neck together. It compresses the sound.