Melissa White

And, you know, it depends on the actor, right? A lot of voice actors use their natural voice a lot. Some of them are more vocal chameleons, and they do a lot of different voices, and they do have that bag that they pull from. For me, I look at the character, I look at the description, and I think, okay...

Or not the character, even if the commercials like we want like warm, motherly nurture, you know, or like peppy and energetic and like Gen Z and whatever. So you just look at that and then you pull from that.

Or not the character, even if the commercials like we want like warm, motherly nurture, you know, or like peppy and energetic and like Gen Z and whatever. So you just look at that and then you pull from that.

Or not the character, even if the commercials like we want like warm, motherly nurture, you know, or like peppy and energetic and like Gen Z and whatever. So you just look at that and then you pull from that.

But I will say my characters are almost always just slight variations of my natural voice, unless I'm voicing a little boy or something, because I don't sound like a little boy for the most part. No, you don't. So it just it just depends. But for me, I'm more of a voice actor that I just I use. The voice that my mama gave me, you know?

But I will say my characters are almost always just slight variations of my natural voice, unless I'm voicing a little boy or something, because I don't sound like a little boy for the most part. No, you don't. So it just it just depends. But for me, I'm more of a voice actor that I just I use. The voice that my mama gave me, you know?

But I will say my characters are almost always just slight variations of my natural voice, unless I'm voicing a little boy or something, because I don't sound like a little boy for the most part. No, you don't. So it just it just depends. But for me, I'm more of a voice actor that I just I use. The voice that my mama gave me, you know?

Yeah. And I think like I part of it is what's been ingrained with me. One of my first classes that I ever took was your natural voice is your biggest moneymaker. So I've always kept that in mind. And it's been true for me because when I try to do a weird voice for me, it doesn't sound authentic.

Yeah. And I think like I part of it is what's been ingrained with me. One of my first classes that I ever took was your natural voice is your biggest moneymaker. So I've always kept that in mind. And it's been true for me because when I try to do a weird voice for me, it doesn't sound authentic.

Yeah. And I think like I part of it is what's been ingrained with me. One of my first classes that I ever took was your natural voice is your biggest moneymaker. So I've always kept that in mind. And it's been true for me because when I try to do a weird voice for me, it doesn't sound authentic.

And so I don't book it because there's somebody who's going to do that better than me because they just sound like that. So if it's like an animated character or something, then yeah, then we like turn on the crazy voices. But for the most part, I'm not going to like be down here trying to be like deep voiced mommy voice, you know, because that's just not what I sound like. And somebody does.

And so I don't book it because there's somebody who's going to do that better than me because they just sound like that. So if it's like an animated character or something, then yeah, then we like turn on the crazy voices. But for the most part, I'm not going to like be down here trying to be like deep voiced mommy voice, you know, because that's just not what I sound like. And somebody does.

And so I don't book it because there's somebody who's going to do that better than me because they just sound like that. So if it's like an animated character or something, then yeah, then we like turn on the crazy voices. But for the most part, I'm not going to like be down here trying to be like deep voiced mommy voice, you know, because that's just not what I sound like. And somebody does.

So I just it's it's about finding your niche. That's like a big part of this industry is figuring out where you specifically fit.

So I just it's it's about finding your niche. That's like a big part of this industry is figuring out where you specifically fit.

So I just it's it's about finding your niche. That's like a big part of this industry is figuring out where you specifically fit.

A lot of actors, myself included, will have lead in lines that we like use to get ourselves into character. I'm going to bring up Erica Lindbeck because we were just talking about Persona 5. But I know she voices Futaba and I know she'd be like, my mom, she because Futaba has mommy issues. And so she'd always like start talking about her mom to get back into the voice.

A lot of actors, myself included, will have lead in lines that we like use to get ourselves into character. I'm going to bring up Erica Lindbeck because we were just talking about Persona 5. But I know she voices Futaba and I know she'd be like, my mom, she because Futaba has mommy issues. And so she'd always like start talking about her mom to get back into the voice.

A lot of actors, myself included, will have lead in lines that we like use to get ourselves into character. I'm going to bring up Erica Lindbeck because we were just talking about Persona 5. But I know she voices Futaba and I know she'd be like, my mom, she because Futaba has mommy issues. And so she'd always like start talking about her mom to get back into the voice.

So that's what I do for my characters, too. I'm like, what's a line that really describes this character well so I can get back into the mindset and the voice? Because, yeah, it's the same way. And also, your voice does sound different every day. Like, from day to day, it doesn't sound exactly the same. So it's like, there's going to be slight variations. Like, if I have...