Normally people use two ways of animations creation. The orthodox way of doing it was to design the animation first and then you add dialogues in it, based on what has already been created. Firstly, I think it is rather daunting to create animation first and then add the voice to them. I would rather devise the plan and structure and then create the video based on them. In this way you can easily make an evaluation of the dialogue delivery and what emotions are required. Let’s not forget the hassle of adjusting frames to the dialogue, which you will cut if you do it in the modern way.
Also as discussed in one of the blogs, I aimed to incorporate kids in the recording process to achieve the maximum accuracy, and at the same time I was teaching the reception class at Nightangle Primary School, I reached out the kids and their parents for voice recording. Part of the process is getting them to sign the ethics and consent form. Something that required back and forth consultations with the university and the parents. Now that I am over this process, the recordings will begin now. Below are the release forms.
As it turns out, voice acting with children is a lot harder as they would record a line, then they would get tired and then you would have to play around them and by then you are out of energy. I experimented a lot with the children and just a note to whoever wants to do such a venture always either one child at a time or pairs of you so that their energies can bounce of each other much better. Never take them in groups!
Arsalan Awais 