An Actor's Warm-Up | Voice | National Theatre

This short vocal warm-up led by Jeannette Nelson offers actors techniques to prepare their voice ahead of rehearsals and performances, featuring exercises on breathing, resonance, projection and articulation.
Jeannette Nelson is the Head of Voice at the National Theatre and author of The Voice Exercise Book: shop.nationaltheatre.org.uk/t...

[@zeldasartchannel5934]

I am 9 and I always wanted to be an actor. It is my dream becoming one and I am not giving up. It looks amazing being in a film. I would love to be in one! I like this video and from now on I will try and do this every day. I am sure these warm ups will help me. Thank you for making this video! 🙂

[@otsogiants]

If you want to and you work hard at it you absolutely will be. Just put it out there in the universe and be relentless about how hard you work to prepare for it and you will be in movies!! (I am in my first movie starting next week... It really can happen!)

[@zeldasartchannel5934]

Good luck!!

[@samfigueroa7130]

Never give up on your dreams!! Always play, always have fun ☀️

[@Player_707]

Never give up, you got this

[@zeldasartchannel5934]

Thanks 🙂

[@DJYoue]

I think I’ll be using this today as my online drama class!

[@kevinflanagan4711]

Pirouette

[@LuzLach]

Literally my teacher 15 minutes ago

[@marijess6190]

I have been a singer and voice coach for over 53 years now but was happy to have found this video as acting and singing are two different skills. I have just learned new ways how to vocalize for theater actors. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise with us. Truly appreciated.

[@janeliu5316]

The "javelin" exercise made such an audible difference in the girl's vocal projection! One for the notebooks for sure.

[@TheDramaCoach]

This is excellent - wonderful to see student actors conducting the exercises. So useful for drama students to see other young people (not just adults). Great demonstrations. Thank you.

[@aditisolomon1457]

I am a theatre educator and this really helps me plan out sessions with my kids

[@carlaagius7029]

Brilliant! So nice to see a new video! Been using the one from 11 years ago all this time because they are so useful.

[@emmapyneactor]

Wonderful stuff! Thank you x

[@anubisgodess2353]

This was a very fun and enjoyable Warm-up Session! I will add this to my routine of practicing voice acting. I myself have never gotten into a drama class that let me be on stage or a theater club but Id Luv to if my future college has one! I would LOVE to see more videos like this if possible.

[@BigGirthyRod]

I love this so much, I use it often before I sing and it helps so much.

[@milicavojnovic1769]

Thank you for this video... It helped me a lot regarding the vocal knowledge that every actor should have. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and skills with all of us (artists). Greetings from Serbia...💓🎭

[@amyoungil]

Thanks for posting this warmup!

[@mrdmcarter]

This is immensely helpful. Thanks for sharing! I had a lot of fun with these exercises.

[@ChrisPardal]

Thank you!

[@morgan2037]

The dude looks like James Baldwin. If ever there's a biopic made...I want him in it.

[@chrislancaster2997]

What a fabulous, joyful workshop. How can I connect with Jeannette Nelson? I'm a drama teacher and teacher trainer, and this work is so useful.

[@anurag4059]

Thanks

[@OrganizationXIII]

5:19 The girl is happy to be here The guy is like what am I doing here 😂

[@Voyager_AU]

I really like the guys voice.

[@ShantanuMonga]

Loved it ..

[@GeorgieMaria]

Thanks for sharing! So helpful

[@emilior9753]

*LAVELEY* I CANT FUCKING STOP LAUGHING

[@dimplebajaj1908]

Helpful!! thanks

[@jayvirsinh1991]

Love from India ❤❤

[@christmascherries3157]

Im really nervous cause in only a few weeks ill be doing a play in a huge theatre in front of sooo many people!! Iv learnt most of my lines but my teacher says that i have to portray my character more (if that makes sense) and speak louder and slower...iv been trying hard but i cant seem to get it right...does anyone have any tips or something? btw thx ill be practicing these warm ups for a while! :)

[@amyoungil]

Did you see this video from the National Theatre? I can't understand why it doesn't have more views -- it's so fun and interesting to see how the voice coach works with actors to get them to connect with the audience far away: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHjImJVtqrWFiNU -- Also, Doris Day said that James Cagney gave her the best advice about how to act -- "Look the other guy in the eye, and give it to him straight." Good luck!

[@abbysands9510]

@@amyoungil They're not a lot of views because the video is unlisted meaning it won't show up any youtube searches. You can only find the video if you know about the video link and only 7,700 knew about the link

[@adami6187]

@@abbysands9510 proof: now this video was listed and there are more than 200k views

[@kimeriksson7445]

Excellent warmup!

[@krystlejoseph5273]

Me too 😊😊

[@luzng]

Aprendí a direccionar la voz así :)

[@QuikStixQuelex]

this is so dope, thanks lady

[@Dramateaching]

Thank-You! Fantastic video. I would love more stuff for GCSE students.

[@malitman]

What does GCSE stand for

[@ssnhillyard]

@@malitman General Certificate of Secondary Education

[@alborznazari]

Very useful. Thank you!

[@janellelundy4078]

Great! So useful! How would you explain how to do each exercise to children? And what about the purpose/ what the exercise achieves and how it works? E.g. what is tapping the chest for?

[@AnnaMaria-oy1fp]

Tapping the chest is for resonance.

[@janellelundy4078]

@@AnnaMaria-oy1fp 😔

[@crossfireav_]

10:30 - Wasn’t it banned?

[@mylovexx5485]

lmAo

[@kenzieallen_]

wait what was banned?

[@crossfireav_]

TikTok

[@kenzieallen_]

@@crossfireav_ oh haha

[@valeriagonzalezvivas735]

thank you

[@Username-pl2ow]

The awkwardness is part of the warm up. If you get comfortable with that, normal speech will feel like a breeze.

[@lyndamoss9536]

This was a brilliant voice warm up activity. Fun and relaxing too.. I am so grateful to have access to your work at National Theatre.

[@rel_9734]

im doing this for school:))))

[@georgiawallace7323]

Upper body stretch Side body stretch Breath exercise (6-8-10 counts) Humming - chest; banging; open mouth banging Humming - cover face; open mouth, move hands away Humming - bounce; speak from belly Yawn - stifled (stretch if needed!) Sliding Ha sound - send voice with hand; both hands Sliding Ha sound - javelin; again without javelin Words - with and without javelin Scrunch face muscles Massage jaw joints Shake fists with sound Move lips - scrunch with glasses, move over lips Babababababa Papapapapapa Rolled Rs Dadadadadad Tatatatatatata Nananananan Gagagagagag Kakakakakaka Tick tock tick tock (fast, faster, fast as possible!)

[@KB-hj9kp]

i think i might need to be a online theatre teacher if all i do is pull up videos and Shakespeare movies.

[@DimitriosDenton]

I don't understand what we're trying to achieve with the resonance exercise and why it is important.

[@tadshafer]

This is an exercise for theatre actors. If you can’t resonate your voice within a space, then you can’t fill it. Being able to harness and calibrate resonance is a key tool for any vocal performer.

[@DimitriosDenton]

So it's all about learning how to resonate my voice within a space?

[@tashspeak3877]

@@DimitriosDenton no not just that - your body is full of resonators - it's learning to free those up and let the sound roll around in them because it has different effects when it comes from different places and being able to project it so you're able to use your body as a resonator to produce a rich large sound without damaging yourself by straining your vocal chords and shouting your lines. a lot of people instinctively compress their vocal chords and create tension in their bodies which actually makes it harder to get sound out - the power needs to come from your diaphragm and you need to be open enough for it to pass through your vocal chords without forcing it using the muscles surrounding it which can actually injure you. Hopefully some of that makes sense. I'd suggest trying out some exercises esp lying down with your eyes closed and directing a 'maaaaaaaa' or an 'eeeeeee' to different areas of your body - play around with it and see how the sound changes. Actors and singers both need to be able to relax their bodies and learn how to resonate. Good luck and have fun :)

[@knightforbes9545]

@@DimitriosDenton Theater performance, you need to have a great voice so people in the back would be able to hear you speak even without a mic.

[@mr.durgeshmishra]

Very good👍

[@TheRealKagutsuchi]

the man sounds like the beast titan from attack on titans

[@Asura6969]

don't do the touch your face part though.

[@alphonsokhalema9629]

What is wrong with it?

[@katescott4049]

@@alphonsokhalema9629 i think it has something to do with covid restrictions, you know many doctors said that we shouldn't touch our faces

[@ethanm4122]

GOTTA POINT THERE

[@AnnaMaria-oy1fp]

Well wash your hands before you do your exercises. Just don't put your fingers in your mouth, nose or eyes.

[@henrywilliams6631]

8:57 @ x0.25 lol

[@sage9882]

lol

[@robinsonmadness]

🤯😂🤣

[@dt4934]

Very-very thankyou madam..

[@surajkumarsingh4857]

Wow

[@vickyrajput1702]

🙏👌👌

[@dippenergy]

hello fellow ppl from online school

[@ashtria1644]

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[@Logzy1]

Minecraft villagers be like

[@emily_d7571]

I can’t roll my r’s 🤣🤣

[@acedlovesclips]

LOL same

[@karethyt3228]

i am from drama class if you come in coved-19 👇🏻

[@Rahul-zj6he]

11:08 oblivion NPC dialogue

[@badboysforlife9705]

very nic medam vocal exsyed👌

[@christoffgervais7442]

i gotta do this for drama extremlt cringe

[@thatyoungboyjt5353]

Anyone here listening to this for a lesson

[@RoseLikesToPose]

Pretend I said something funny 😁

[@mylovexx5485]

bwhahahaha

[@rayyanimnotakapdi3414]

lmao

[@jacklangboy7617]

LOLLLL

[@paidott3531]

i can't hum ;-;

[@viviennesawford8561]

It is frustrating that the boy cannot properly pronounce his 'th' sounds - constantly saying 'free' instead of 'three'. Surely this is articulation which this exercise is meant to embrace?!

[@amyoungil]

It's a British thing. I don't think it's considered "wrong."

[@tashspeak3877]

@@amyoungil yeah it's still wrong - incorrect pronunciation. it's fine for casual day to day speech at home but if you're in a role for shakespeare or playing a middle class/posh/historical person that's a no-no. He'd need to drop that and learn RP. :)

[@bhusaltilakram7857]

good🇳🇵🇳🇵

[@ethanm4122]

Was anyone else actually yawning when they said it?

[@tyxaminx]

Me I was about the comment it

[@firielleaj3961]

I do drama at home the college is at Huddersfield but I do it at home

[@zirinblossom]

Why are there 83 dislikes? 😢 Btw, awesome.

[@ysaww4573]

69 dislikes, nice

[@Okau_0]

it doesn't really help much, but thanks for the bit it did help!

[@dawidvanjaarsveldt8340]

Cool man 👍

[@josannavaz836]

The adds in the middle of the exercise don’t help at all

[@nuggy9597]

1:55 my mans going through a midlife crisis at 15

[@GppGery123]

Bruh who actually does these

[@TheLunaticRazor]

All the actors for warm up

[@jacklangboy7617]

Me

[@Peacock8509]

Embarassment 100

[@pinguman8805]

the boy cant say three properly but that's normal

[@antonionarinesingh6380]

weakkkk

[@merimadz]

Thank you!

[@frenchbyrita]

Thank you!