a very interesting video for narrative intensive performances and how to gear up for them. Additionally just trying a muscular exercise within vocal muscles by saying each letter for alphabet (in a language that floates your boat) should be of a great help. then try inducing shades of character in the way u pronounce your syllables, ask a co-actor to see if the emotion comes with sound. try speaking with substance in your mouth (water, marbles) to see which muscular groups are changing.
Another interesting exercise is to map a sound and its opposite sound to a high/low body movement that may symbolize it and match it with a similar expression. For example the sound aa the the base and ee as the opposite sound and match it with a movement of rise and fall of your shoulder and face. add to that the emotional extremes of happiness and sadness and as you move from the maximum of aa to minimum of ee you also travel in terms of emotions and movement. a great loosening exercise.
Another interesting exercise is to map a sound and its opposite sound to a high/low body movement that may symbolize it and match it with a similar expression. For example the sound aa the the base and ee as the opposite sound and match it with a movement of rise and fall of your shoulder and face. add to that the emotional extremes of happiness and sadness and as you move from the maximum of aa to minimum of ee you also travel in terms of emotions and movement. a great loosening exercise.
