Voice Portfolio Entry 2: Voice Assessment Of Family Member And Celebrity

Observations Of My Dad's Voice:

 

Tone of Voice: My Dad has a Strong Tone of Voice.

How Fast or Slow does My Dad speak: He speaks at a Medium Tempo.

Does My Dad pause a lot in his speech: He briefly pauses when thinking of words.

Does My Dad find it difficult to project his voice: No.

Does My Dad properly articulate his words: Yes.

What Pitch is My Dad's voice placed at: Low Pitch.

Does My Dad emphasize certain words: Yes.

Does My Dad speak in one tone of voice: No.

Does My Dad have difficulty pronouncing words: No

Do I like My Dad's voice: Yes.  My Dad's voice is Strong, Clear and understandable.

Is My Dad's voice loud/voluminous: In certain situations, Yes.

Is My Dad's voice quiet: In certain situations, Yes.

Is My Dad's voice deep: Yes.

Is It a High or Low voice: Low.

Is it a Strong Voice: Yes.

Is it a Crisp voice: Yes.

Is it a raspy voice: Could be.

Evaluation For Voice Of Chosen Family Member:

• Using all of the pointers listed in my observations, I would think that My Dad, overall, has a very distinct voice.
• Since he is an Area Manager and Head of Security for a shopping mall in Newbury, my dad having a strong, clear and understandable voice does benefit towards his job role for when he may need to instruct his lower employed workers.
• In the past, my dad has presented meetings for a security company called V.S.G, and in these meetings, he has been complemented on his use of words that he has presented, whcih was very punctual and articulate words, which had later resulted in him to climb the promoting ladder in a quick succession.
• As a father, my dad has a very strong tone of voice for when we discuss family matters and it tends to sound very ordering when I'm in conflict with him.  Due to this, I know that my dad is as strong vocally as he is physically.
• Since my dad was enlisted in the British Navy when I was younger, he is, pretty much, at the peak of his athletic ability.  He can consume a large amount of air before he needs to breathe again, as evidenced by when we go swimming and we have a 'Holding breathe under-water' competition.

I hope that as time goes on in my life, I would grow up to have a very similar voice as my dad, since I find it to be a fantastic voice to have, even if he may not realise it, for the time when I may become a father as well as when I may have to present monologues in auditions for productions later on in my career as an actor, and having this voice for that would be amazing.

Observations Of James Earl Jones' Voice:

 

Tone of Voice: Strong.

How Fast or Slow does James Earl Jones speak: His voice ranges from a Slow - Medium Tempo.

Does James Earl Jones pause a lot in his speech: From witnessing Interviews, Briefly Yes.

Does James Earl Jones find it difficult to project his voice: No.

Does James Earl Jones properly articulate his words: Yes.

What Pitch is James Earl Jones' voice placed at: Very Low Pitch.

Does James Earl Jones emphasize certain words: Yes.

Does James Earl Jones speak in one tone of voice: No.

Does James Earl Jones have difficulty pronouncing certain words: No.

Do I like James Earl Jones' voice: Yes.  James Earl Jones' voice is very Strong, Clear and, in my opinion, is a God given gift!

Is James Earl Jones' voice loud/voluminous: Yes.

Is James Earl Jones' voice quiet: In certain situations, Yes.

Is James Earl Jones' voice deep: Yes.

Is it a High or Low voice: Very Low.

Is it a Strong Voice: Yes.

Evaluation For Voice Of Chosen Celebrity:

Much like my dad, I would think that James Earl Jones, overall, has a very distinct, as well a punctual and articulate, voice.

• When watching movies staring the actor, I always find his commentary to be delivered with excellency due to it's punctual and articulate manner.
• As the 'Star Wars' francise is one of my favorites, and this actor stars in it as one of my also favorite villains, I can't help but worship his voice when it is being delivered through his character, Darth Vader.  I had found an audition clip of James Earl Jones when he wanted to be cast as Darth Vader all those years ago for Episode 4: A New Hope, and his voice was delivered with a very powerful tone of voice, which is probably what got him the role as well as him being one of the most famous actors in Hollywood at that time.
• When watching interview clips of the actor, he answers each question with a clear and punctual way of speaking.  This was probably the best interviews I've witnessed from an actor due to this fact.

When compared to my chosen family members voice, I would love even more to have a voice like James Earl Jones', but I think that kind of voice wouldn't suit me at all for when I would be speaking and I can imagine me having more of a voice like my dad instead.  James Earl Jones' voice may be a once in the lifetime thing for me to hear from a singular person, but for anyone that will have a voice like his in the future will and absolutely must become an actor in his life since he will get all of the best roles in productions due to the voice being delivered.