The recordings of all the kids have been completed. However, I feel like there is still something missing from the output. At times I feel that the expressions are not what I required. I wouldn’t call their expressions stale but the feeling was not what I was aiming for. Hence, I decided to pitch in my voice as well.
Though I decided to jump boat, but the problem is I am a grownup man who really need to dive deep into himself to find that feel. The result in the beginning was disastrous. Primary reason for the initial failure is the fact that I was unable to explore or get into the footsteps of a kid. So, I sat down. I started remembering the time as when I used to watch animated movies with my parents. I must 7 or 8 years old, but the vivid memories are still there. Eventually, after a deliberate process of thinking I eventually get to the point where I can be a little kid again, at least in my thinking.
In voice acting there’s a phenomenon called “Ones twos and threes”. The quality of voice acting makes this parameter where you can rate the voices according to the performance scale. My voices complemented twos and threes in this case.
I went with Spider-Man into the Spider verse approach here where the early years spider man is animated on twos (12fps) while the seasoned one is animated on ones (24fps). I always wanted an opportunity to experiment with and looks I found it. Some characters had a lot of energy when recording their voice while some had medium and one in particular was on the downer. Regardless I think this technique can work. [1]
Below is my take on characters being animated on ones and twos as you can clearly see the difference in energy levels in their voices and I think this technique compliments the performance.
References
http://www.youtube.com. (n.d.). How ‘Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse’ Was Animated | Movies Insider. [online] Available at: https://youtu.be/jEXUG_vN540.
Arsalan Awais 