Voice and the Actor Assignment 1 - Entry 3: Analysing the Voice of a Family Member and a Famous Person

Voice of the Family Member

For this task, I'll be using my step mum, Jenny, as my subject.

What kind of tone is the voice: She has quite an extensive range of tone in her voice.
How fast or slow do they speak: Slow, clear, and concise. Get's faster the angrier, or agitated she gets.
Do they pause a lot: No, she's often told "Take a breath"
Do they find it hard to project: Professionally, No. Personally, Yes. She's a lot more shy and quieter.
Do they articulate their words: Yes
What is their pitch like: She's definitely not monotonous, she has a varied pitch depending on person/animal circumstance.
Do they emphasise certain words: No
Do they speak in one tone: No
Do they have specific difficulties when pronouncing certain words: No, she has a large vocabulary in several languages.
Do I like their voice: Yes, it's powerful, it's empathic, and very articulate.
Do I dislike their voice: No, I find myself more likely to talk to her, she's always passionate with what she talks about, and her tone of voice matches the mood of the conversation.
Is her voice loud/voluminous: Yes, more times than often, she's been told "Stop shouting" even when she's not.
Is the voice quiet: At times.
Is the voice deep: No.
Is it high/low: It's kind of in-between, but with more feminine traits opposed to masculine.
Is it strong: Yes.
Is it weak: No.
Is it shaky: No.
Is it husky: No.
Is it crisp: Yes.
Is it clipped: No.
Is it drowning: It can be, she can be overpowering.
Is it nasal: No.
Is it squeaky: No.
Is it crackly: No.
Is it raspy: No.
Is it distorted: Only by accents.

Voice of the Famous Person

For this task, I'll be using Nicole Kidman as my subject.

What kind of tone is her voice: Same as my step mum, She has quite an extensive range of tone in her voice.
How fast or slow do they speak: Same again, Slow, clear, and concise.
Do they pause a lot: Yes.
Do they find it hard to project: Sometimes.
Do they articulate their words: Yes.
What is their pitch like: She's quite clear.
Do they emphasise certain words: Yes.
Do they speak in one tone: No
Do they have specific difficulties when pronouncing certain words: No.
Do I like their voice: Yes, I find it calm, passionate, and articulate.
Do I dislike their voice: No, it has a soft and gentle tone which I find very relaxing and assuring. Even if she read the phone book, it would sound the same.
Is her voice loud/voluminous: Sometimes.
Is the voice quiet: At times.
Is the voice deep: No.
Is it high/low: Like my step-mum, it's kind of in-between, but with more feminine traits opposed to masculine.
Is it strong: Yes.
Is it weak: No.
Is it shaky: No.
Is it husky: No.
Is it crisp: Yes.
Is it clipped: No.
Is it drowning: Yes.
Is it nasal: No.
Is it squeaky: No.
Is it crackly: No.
Is it raspy: No.
Is it distorted: No.