My bestest best best bestest friend in the whole wide world finished a trailer for her animation project! It looks GREAT and yay, I'm gonna voice in it too! So excited~

[ugh, how come I can't embed vimeo movies?]

And the semester is over! And stuff got released, so you know what that means... PAGE STRETCH!!

But before that, hoooo boy, I've been busy like bee working through all the lines I owe. I already finished a few projects this week alone and am working on my lines for a project right this moment, with plans to work on another project after dinner! To think, counting the stuff I'm doing tonight, I didn't even cover the tip of the iceberg! Be patient, super-awesome producers!

Blah!: I need to work on my demo this winter!
Blah!: I turned 21! My birthday was on December 12th and I didn't know that Newgrounds sent birthday letters! That's awfully cute and awesome, Tom Fulp 'n' crew! I got lots of happy birthday wishes to keep me motivated while I was fighting finals, so thanks guys!

Voice Acting: Released Projects

I return as Chi-Chi once again for Team Four Star's DBZ Abridged: Christmas Special! Tomamoto's also in the cast and he did GREAT!

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Voice Acting: Hnil Being Loony

Wanna see how a bit of this recording looks? Brace yourself for a visual recording of an audio recording I did during midterms while sick to see how much I actually move while voice acting.

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Yes I look nasty, but hey, I practice voice acting every single day, even while sick, so boo to people who only practice/exercise once in a blue moon! There're plenty of ways to practice, even when you're not necessarily recording for something!

Read stuff out loud to practice diction/enunciation; at least maybe 5-10 minutes straight a day, the more the better. Lots of people think I'm stupid-crazy in Skype calls when I read tons of stuff aloud to kill awkward silences. Sorry!

Breath control is important! Think of this as stamina. I actually have a heart problem and living a live of shallow breaths didn't help. I've been taking deeper breaths for the past few years, so that heart problem doesn't act up as often nowadays! I used to NEVER be able to finish a paragraph in a single breath when I first started (couldn't even do a long sentence!), but now I can and maybe even do 2 paragraphs if I sacrifice acting (which I don't want to do, but is perfectly fine if you just want to work on breath control)!

I used to be THIS horrible (as Zelda).

And more, like practicing placement in the shower! Singing is extremely good practice for vocal placement. Pick a song where you can switch up and down between your head and chest, like so, and with enough practice, it will greatly improve your range (and breath control). Too many people assume that pitch is the only way you can improve range. While pitch can improve range, it's in the same category as vocal texture; little extra things that you add on. Vocal placement improves range more exponentially in a foundation kind of sense. If you're a crazy nut like me, try singing in character voices too!

As whole, if you practice a lot, especially around people where they can see and hear you, you'll be perceived as loopy, but if you don't care too hard about how others think of you and keep working at improving yourself, you'll get better! Want more tips and exercises with better explanations? Check out Hathor's guide for beginners! A professional practice the basics!

=D Practicing also applies to drawing! How about some before and after things you've done?