The recording studio has no central air conditioning, and the corridor is very cold. The sound engineer, the voice director and the waiting voice actor are surrounded by a movable electric heater, talking and laughing in the recording studio. It's almost the appointed interview time. Ji Guanlin's WeChat pops up on her mobile phone, and she has arrived. As soon as the reporter looked up, he saw a thin girl come in, wearing a ponytail and carrying a yellow rivet street bag. She has no idea that she is the mother of a two-and-a-half-year-old child.
In addition to to the sky kingdom, Shen Luo played by Bea Hayden in the popular Starry Na Pianhai and Bai Yuting played by Angelababy in the recently concluded TV series Loneliness are all voiced by Ji Guanlin.
Bea Hayden plays Shen Luo in the hit Na Pianhai under the Starry Sky.
Some people say that the hot TV series uses the same dubbing actor, which is the lack of talents in the dubbing industry; It is also said that the reason why voice actors become a hot potato is precisely because of the poor lines of traffic stars. When asked about the phenomenon that works are clustered together, Ji Guanlin is also somewhat helpless. "After all, it is difficult to judge the broadcast time of the work when you join the company." .
But this year, she will try to control the palace drama as little as possible, and ask the broadcast time of the work in advance to avoid being too concentrated. As for whether the voice actor can improve the actor's acting skills, what is the salary and intensity of each job, she also responded one by one.
A What's the intensity of work every day? Recording 8 episodes a day means doing 40 episodes a week.
Since Ji Guanlin entered the business, the voice actors of the older generation have left the tradition of starting work at noon-arriving at the shed at noon 12 and working until 12 at night. "The seniors feel that they don't go to work in the morning and have to catch up with the morning and evening peaks on the way back and forth. Later, because I always had to catch up with the construction period, I had to shoot at least 3 episodes a day, so it gradually became this time period. "
Early recording was also popular with "cauldron recording". "In fact, since I entered the business, many changes have taken place in the dubbing industry in recent years. Four or five years ago, more than 20 people were waiting outside the shed. Whose turn is it in this scene, who entered the set and who will change the next scene? Sometimes four or five people are crowded in the shed, and whoever speaks will say who. "
Now because the first-line voice actors are getting busy, everyone can't leave too much time for a crew, so the workflow of the voice-over industry has also changed and become more efficient. "Now the first-line voice actors are recorded separately. Go into the shed alone, record all the lines, and then you can go. When the next person arrives, go into the shed and record the lines. It used to take three days to record eight episodes in a big pot, but now you can record eight episodes in one day. What needs to be mixed is generally mixed, that is, the role of two episodes to say a word. "
However, the specific daily work efficiency still depends on the role. "If you are the protagonist and have many lines, you can record 5 to 10 episodes a day. If there are fewer supporting roles, it is normal that less than 20 episodes can be recorded that day. Generally speaking, a 40-episode TV series can complete all dubbing work in about a week. "
However, there are also special circumstances. Ji Guanlin remembers that the most painful time in his career was to record only three episodes a day. "A professional voice actor recorded from noon 12 to 9 pm, which was terrible, because there were too many words, which led to the delay.
B dubbing is the best test of memory? Special skills can be memorized in an instant without memorizing lines. Ji Guanlin is often asked to reproduce a few classic lines from her TV series, but she always says that you need to Baidu that line first, because she can't remember it at all.
"Some crews will give scripts or pictures to voice actors in advance, so that everyone can get ready first. Some crews are worried about the outflow of pictures and will not give them in advance. It is more common to give us a script first, but this is not what the actors see. They read a literary book and wrote many scenes. For example, at whose home now, the atmosphere is very dignified. He went to the table, picked up the cup, took a sip of water, and turned to whom. The script of the dubbing actor only has this sentence after' speaking'. Because actors want to turn words into a role, different actors will have different understandings and interpretations of the same script. The voice actor only needs to match according to the feeling of the actor's performance and restore the state at that time. "
Ji Guanlin said that after getting the script, they just need to be familiar with it, and they don't need to recite the lines, so all the voice actors have one specialty, that is, they have a very good instant memory. "We can basically remember the outline of the lines after watching it once or twice. In the process of dubbing, between the performances of the actors, we glance at the script, memorize two or three sentences instantly, and then record them. "
C can see the complete hit drama in advance? I can only see the "rough drama", and I don't even know the name of the drama.
Many people envy the voice actors because they think they can watch the hit TV series in front of the audience, but this is not the case.
In order to improve the efficiency and catch up with the construction period, the voice actors of most main roles can only see the pictures related to their own roles, and many works are not even produced during the later dubbing. In the hit to the sky kingdom, Ji Guanlin voiced Bai Qian, played by Yang Mi, and she recorded it for six days.
△ The role played by Yang Mi in to the sky kingdom is also voiced by Ji Guanlin.
Because you only need to record the part with your own lines, even after recording all the lines of Bai Qian, Ji Guanlin has never seen the whole play. "For example, I don't know what happened to Jiu Feng and Donghua Dijun. All I know is that Bai Qian is involved in the plot. And the pictures we see are all' rough versions'. There are no beautiful Taoyuan and Tiangong in the play. They are actors who perform in front of sheds and big green cloth, and even staff members hang Weiya's paintings. "
Because there are too many works and roles, sometimes Ji Guanlin can't even remember which play he is playing. "Sometimes my friends ask me if you have ever acted in a play, and I say I haven't. She said that the voice must be yours, and I didn't remember that I did play it until the other person told me the experience of that role. Because we didn't read the title when we got the script, many of them didn't write the title at all, that is, the first and second episodes. Even if there is a title, it is not necessarily the name used in the final broadcast. "
D Good dubbing can "reshape" actors? If the acting is really bad, no one can help with the dubbing.
In the past, voice actors mostly appeared in translated films. In recent years, voice actors in film and television dramas have also attracted much attention. Many people think that the producers want to make up for the lines of some traffic stars by dubbing. Ji Guanlin said that in the past, some producers blamed the poor acting skills on dubbing, and this kind of pot dubbing actors were used to it.
But if you want to make up for your acting skills by dubbing, it's a bit exaggerated. "Dubbing is actually like decorating a wall. The quality of foundation wall is very important. If there are pits and cracks in the foundation wall, even the best paint will not help. Actors' acting skills are this basic wall. Even if I am a top wall paint, the effect will definitely be different if I brush it on a flat wall and on an uneven wall. "
Ji Guanlin doesn't deny that excellent voice actors can really help some actors with poor lines, but they can't "shape" their roles.
However, not all jobs that require actors to dub are due to the poor lines of the actors themselves. "In fact, most of the actor's lines are very good.
Why do you need a voice actor? There are many factors. For example, many times actors are more accustomed to the acting environment, such as modeling, rival actors and extras. His current performance is excellent and his lines are good, but the dubbing environment in the later period is completely different, with no makeup and no big scenes. It is difficult for an actor to instantly restore his feelings at that time in a dark recording studio, facing the monitor and holding a few pieces of paper with lines in his hand. Poor results will directly lead to the slow down of post-production process. At this time, the schedule problems, production process problems and cost problems of actors will appear, so the producers are more willing to find professional voice actors to do this. "
Take a day off every three days in the recording manual to keep your strength.
Ji Guanlin voiced an anti-Japanese drama in his early years and shouted "Go" at the top of his lungs from beginning to end. At the end of the day, he lost his voice and had to rest the next day. Since then, Ji Guanlin has made a small request to himself. When confronted with arduous dubbing work, he worked for two or three days and took a day off. "This is not to say that I am a big shot or a little sissy. As you get older, you can feel the load of body and voice, because body and strength directly affect the use of language. Voice actors have to speak and perform with breath, and the state of laughing, crazy and crying is very tired. Once the body and strength are overdrawn, the subsequent performance will be unqualified. "
Carry eye protection desk lamp with you at work.
Because he has to read the script at any time, Ji Guanlin has a unique habit, that is, he brings his own eye protection desk lamp every time he goes to the shed. "Many recording studios may be to save money, and the lights are very dark. Every time the stands are hard, it will affect the reaction speed if you can't see clearly. Later, many colleagues followed me and began to bring their own eye protection lights. " Say that finish, Ji Guanlin pointed to the desk lamp in the studio and said, "Look! Later, the recording studio we often came to will prepare this kind of eye protection desk lamp for everyone. "
Everyone loves tea regardless of age.
Although the efficiency of dubbing is very high now, Ji Guanlin misses the happiness of the past. "In the past, we had more than a dozen people together, like a big family relative, who especially liked to live. We got along with each other from morning till night. After ten days, we recorded a play and then went to the next one, or these people." It was also at that time that Ji Guanlin developed the habit of drinking tea. "In our line of work, no matter how old you are, you like drinking tea. Because tea can accelerate the metabolism of the body, it is especially suitable for people like us who sit in the recording studio all day. Then there is that tea can clear fire, and emotions follow the role, so there is no less anxiety. "
★ God dubbing &; After Sun Li entered the palace, she invited me to dinner.
A few years ago, Ji Guanlin won the title of "Divine Voice" in the industry, which also originated from her voice for Sun Li in "Harem". Speaking of favorite actresses, Ji Guanlin first thought of Sun Li. "She is a grateful person, even if she only helped her a little." Ji Guanlin had never seen Sun Li before dubbing the harem. "Dubbing actors need to capture the voice characteristics of the actors before work, but generally do not need to meet the actors."
After the play was broadcast, Sun Li's Zhen Xuan was a great success, but she did not forget Ji Guanlin's contribution, and specially invited her out for dinner. "Sun Li is very dedicated and has always wanted to make her own voice, but she was pregnant at that time and her body was not allowed. During dinner, she has been discussing the methods and skills of dubbing with me. Now I have become good friends and often send messages to discuss the handling of some lines. " Many media gave Ji Guanlin the title of "Sun Li's royal dubbing", but Ji Guanlin said: "In fact, the original intention of an actor is to completely interpret his own role. Whether it is pre-performance or post-dubbing, good or bad should be his own from image to voice.
△ Ji Guanlin Weibo Sun and Sun Li took a group photo.
So at first, The Legend of Mi Yue didn't ask me to match it. After the film came out, Sun Li recorded a version herself and asked me to help her listen to it. What needs to be corrected is actually quite good. But the actors didn't record it themselves. "
Good teachers in the industry are hard to find, and good teachers have no time. Ji Guanlin studied broadcasting and later became a voice actor. She said that few dubbing actors in the circle have learned it in a regular dubbing school. "Dubbing needs the guidance of a good teacher, and the voice is natural, but how to use the breath to change your voice requires professional guidance. Nowadays, many young people like this business, but they have no access. Excellent voice actors have little time to teach students. If they have time to take students, they must be unemployed and it is easy to mislead children. " Therefore, Ji Guanlin also plans to take less jobs from this year and transfer more energy to his online school to guide young people who like voice performances.
Q: What jobs in the dubbing industry pay more? Is there a big pay gap between first-line voice actors and ordinary voice actors?
A: Generally speaking, the dubbing salary of games and comics is the highest, followed by movies, some of which will be similar to the price of games and comics, followed by film and television dramas. In terms of income, we are still very grounded. Unlike actors, people are much worse. First-line voice actors are at most two or three times worse than ordinary voice actors.
Q: Many people say that dubbing can add points to an actor's acting skills. what do you think?
A: The basic performance of an actor is the basic lines. The so-called plus or MINUS points is a scene on her basic performance line. Sometimes I may surpass, sometimes I will be below her, and sometimes I will be equal to her, but they all fluctuate around this main line.
Q: Speaking of work details, such as eating or crying, do you really need to eat or cry?
A: Generally not, except for special performances. Usually we eat by ourselves. I will bite my tongue. If I really want to eat, I will choose something that doesn't make a sound, such as bread or steamed bread. Crying is more regulated by breath, the breath of crying is lower, and happiness is also expressed by breath, which is higher.
Q: Have you met Miss Digital?
I met him more than ten years ago. Nowadays, actors are more dedicated and serious. This situation often happens when extras or non-professional actors make temporary guest appearances, and there are few real professional actors.
Q: Will the voice actor have an actor's dream in his heart?
A: No one in this business will be famous, otherwise they will become hosts.