Voice has the prime importance in acting. An actor's voice can tell us more than his or her looks. Voices can create or elevate moods and are in-fact the voice is MOST POWERFUL element in storytelling.

1. NUML Lahore Campus
Acting Skills
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S P R I N G 2 0 2 1

2. Voice in Acting
Ac t i n g S k i l l s

3. Voice in Acting
• Voice is an important tool of acting
• Effective use of voice adds feel to a character
• Many actors interpret a character by finding a
suitable voice to match their character’s
description

4. Vocal Elements
• Pitch
It is the high or low voice of an actor
• Pace
The fast or slow speed in which an actor speaks
• Tone
The overall mood reflected in the voice e.g. happy or sad etc.

5. • Volume
The loudness or softness of an actor’s voice
• Accent
The manner and dialect in which an actor speaks
• Emphasis
The stress an actor places on individual words in dialogues to
make them stand out
Vocal Elements

6. Types of Voice
• Soprano
A high pitched voice which can touch high notes in singing too.
Females have this voice
• Alto
A voice lower in pitch than soprano but higher than the adult
male voice. Females and some males have this voice

7. Types of Voice
• Tenor
The average adult male voice is called tenor. It is lower in pitch
than alto but is not deep and is on higher end of male voices
• Baritone
The older male voice which is deeper than tenor but not very
deep. Older adult males mostly have this voice

8. Types of Voice
• Bass
It is pronounced as ‘base’ and is the lowest pitched voice in
males. It is very deep.
Bass voice is mostly used for dramatic effect in plays

9. Types of Voice
• Actors are selected according to the type of voice suitable to
portray a character
Examples:
Gollum in Lord of the Rings
Scar in Lion King
Severus Snape in Harry Potter

10. Voice Intonation
• Intonation is the rise and fall of voice while
speaking
• It is used to express emotions through
speech
• Intonation in voice is important to make the
listener understand your feelings and to
develop interest in your words

11. Types of Intonation
There are 3 basic types of intonation
• Falling intonation
• Rising intonation
• Fall-rise intonation

12. • As the name suggests, falling intonation is the fall of voice at
the end of the sentence
• Words in a sentence gradually fall in tone almost in a
stepwise manner
• Used to convey low energy emotions (boredom, indifference ,
sadness)
Falling Intonation

13. Rising Intonation
• This intonation indicates the rising of voice at the end of the
sentence
• Words in a sentence gradually rise in tone in a stepwise
manner
• Used to convey high energy emotions
(happiness, anger, surprise)

14. Fall-Rise Intonation
• In fall-rise intonation, the voice first falls and then rises in a
single sentence
• It is mostly used in situations in which speaker is unsure of
what to say. He/she starts the sentence as a statement and
then ends it as a question

15. Breathing & Throat
• Importance of Breathing in Voice Production
• Use of Throat

16. Breathing
• The involuntary action of inhaling and
exhaling oxygen is called breathing
• Breathing not only helps us to stay alive
but also plays an essential part in
production of voice

17. Importance of Breathing in
Voice Production
• Pressure and vibration is necessary for sound production
• Breathing produces the necessary air pressure which passes
through the voice box (larynx) in throat
• This air pressure vibrates the vocal chords in the voice box to
produce sound waves
• These sound waves form voice

18. • This voice is then converted into recognizable speech by the
tongue, palate and lips
• So, tongue, palate and lips are called articulators and the
whole process of converting voice into recognizable words is
called articulation.
• The movement of jaws also helps in articulation
Articulation

19. Modifications of Human Voice
• Human Voice can be easily modified according to
requirements
E.g. Whispering, Speaking, Shouting and Singing
• All of this is possible by easy regulation of breaths and
coordinated movement of mouth

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