voice acting

Animated character performance

Voice acting is the performance of vocal work for characters or narration without appearing on screen.

Voice actors bring animated characters to life, dub foreign films, narrate audiobooks, and voice video game characters.

The craft requires conveying emotion, personality, and physicality through sound alone: She studied voice acting before landing her first cartoon role.

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scratch track · table read · cartoon · cartoon characters · anime · character · performance · script · dialogue · inflection · tone · vocal range · recording · studio · voiceover · talent · commercial · audiobook

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Opposites
visibility of performer

voice actingscreen acting

Performing in movies

film acting

recorded vs. live performance

voice actingstage performance

Live dramatic presentation

live performance · improv comedy · stand-up comedy · busking

medium/format

voice actingphysical theater

Performance emphasizing gesture, motion

mime · dance performance · pantomime · physical comedy

Family

acting, actress, acts, actors, voiced, reacting, reacted, voicing, actresses

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G