{"id":37882,"date":"2025-01-20T10:18:54","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T10:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/acting\/understanding-age-ranges-in-voice-over-vo-specifics\/"},"modified":"2025-01-20T10:18:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T10:18:54","slug":"understanding-age-ranges-in-voice-over-vo-specifics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=37882","title":{"rendered":"Understanding \u2018Age Ranges\u2019 in Voice Over (VO) Specifics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"text\">\n<p>So, as a voice actor \u2013 you will be playing characters of a range of ages \u2013 from children to grandparents and often, in the spec, you will see an age range: teens, 20s, 30s, 40s. This includes animation characters but can also be in commercial specs. You will see 30s, or 40s, or an age range of 50s-60s. How do you play a sound that is 40s as opposed to a sound that is 50s? What is the difference?<\/p>\n<p><strong>The difference in age range for voice actors is not necessarily a sound \u2013 but a MINDSET.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You are every age you have ever been and even some you have not yet lived. Adjust your energy when you see a spec with a number for age range.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actorsconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/paul-liberti.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-portfolio wp-image-19199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.actorsconnection.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/paul-liberti-495x299.jpg\" alt=\"paul liberti acting coach\" width=\"495\" height=\"299\"\/><\/a>Ask yourself \u2013<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>What did you think about when you were 15? What was important to you?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>What did you think about when you were 20-something?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>30-something?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>What does a 40-year-old think about?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>What does a 50-year-old think about compared to a 60-something?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A ten-year-old might consider making and maintaining a best friend and fitting in. A 20-something might be concerned with getting an apartment, college graduation, or a car. A thirty-year-old might think about having a family and serious health insurance for the whole family. A 40-year-old might think about buying a home. A 60-year-old might be focused on readying for retirement, ETC.<\/p>\n<p>Wherever your mind goes when you think of an age or range \u2013 follow it, and it will lead you to a sound. Never force a phony age, but truly find yourself at that age, and you will feel an energy change, a tempo change, and your music will change. What was your favorite song at 11? At 21? At 30? These questions will lead you to a mindset that will quickly put you in ANY age range as a voice actor. Change your energy and thoughts for an age adjustment, and the attitude and sound will be there.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When playing different ages in the spec \u2013 change the mindset and the personalization of the age, and the voice will be there.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Paul Liberti<br \/>201.240.3016<br \/>https:\/\/paulliberti.com\/<br \/>PLibertiNY@aol.com<br \/>Paul.F.Liberti@gmail.com<br \/>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/VoiceOverTuneUp<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"tve_leads_end_content\" style=\"display: block; visibility: hidden; border: 1px solid transparent;\"\/><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, as a voice actor \u2013 you will be playing characters of a range of ages \u2013 from children to grandparents and often, in the spec, you will see an age range: teens, 20s, 30s, 40s. This includes animation characters but can also be in commercial specs. 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