ABSTRACT
This chapter gives simple tools for the actor to always know how to give the proper vocal energy for a scene on camera. It dispels the myth that everything on camera must be quieter. It emphasizes the importance for the actor to train with a vocal or singing coach. It explores how best to act with a boom and lavalier microphones. It discusses the pros and cons to overlapping dialogue in a scene and how it can limit the editor’s options for cutting the scene in post-production. It examines when it is more appropriate to overlap dialogue based on the shot and the director’s need for a “clean” take. It provides an example of excellent vocal work from the movie Philadelphia starring Denzel Washington and Tom Hanks. There is an original sample monologue with an exercise at the end of the chapter.
