4 Use your pace and volume to dictate the energy of a scene. When reciting lines it's tempting to blaze through them as fast as you can. But this is a surefire way to lose the nuance of your role. Instead, let your pacing and volume mimic your character's internal state. Nervous or scared characters often talk quickly, rushing the words out. Angry characters will raise their voice, and may slow down their speech (to make a point) or speed it up (when overflowing with anger). Happy/excited characters tend to speak with an even volume, or raise volume as the speech goes on. They talk quickly. A variety of pacing and volume, depending on the scene, is a great way to show characters changing or reacting to certain events. 5 Play with the emphasis in your lines. Think about the subtext of every line, and emphasize accordingly. Emphasis the lined is stressed. Think of it as the most important word or phrase of the sentence. It may not ...
Comments