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EmilyWooZeller_voice36 karma

Hey! That's a great question. At this point, I'm generally pretty good about keeping the work in the work space. Sometimes emotional reverberations will stick, though. Or the best is feeling really good because I got to scream for an hour and channel any rage!

And this actually leads into your other question. The basic answer I would say is that you're acting. Your job is to find truth and connect to the character and what's happening in the scene and to channel that. I bet Gabra has some good things to say about that, too. I'll let her chime in. EWZ

EmilyWooZeller_voice22 karma

1 - I was shown some preliminary art, yes, but not what she ultimately looked like. That had almost nothing to do with how I approached her character. The only thing that really informed me from the image was that she was clearly dressed to always be ready to go or work on machinery. 2 - Excellent question. Often with stories featuring minority characters, it's about the fact that they're a minority. What I would like to see more is full, complicated characters that are also female or Asian or Black or LatinX or American Indian or or or, etc. That yes, the trials and tribulations are real that relate to our experiences as minorities (or just people with less power, ie.women...technically a majority, but...), but that those identities are not the entirety of us as human beings. That was a long answer. The short answer is we just need more representation, period. EWZ

EmilyWooZeller_voice21 karma

This is a fantastic question-- we both love and appreciate it. I can answer this a few different ways. I have - and will continue to - turn down any work that features violence against women in a fetishistic way. Ditto anything that offends me personally: any material that is racist, homophobic, or adheres to political beliefs in a way that compromises my own integrity. I have also turned down work offers because the ethnicity of the narrator was not my own, and I didn't want to take away work from another narrator or read something inauthentically when someone else could do it the right way. In addition, I've turned down stuff I found wildly offensive in all kinds of ways. GZ

EmilyWooZeller_voice19 karma

Oh this is such a good question! It's hard to do. We get to know the space pretty well, and are good at using closeness to enhance intimacy, and placing our bodies further back to give more space for a heated scene. That said, it's a tough one, because if you really are emotional, it's hard to tamp down on your emotions. The language we use is "oh no, did I peak?" or "did it clip?" which means we were a bit too loud for the equipment. Every once in a while I've had someone say "FARTHER AWAY FROM THE MIC GABRA!" over and over again until we get it right. But also I find that heat works best in a more intimate way with the mic anyway-- there's a kind of simmering anger that a booth really captures. GZ

EmilyWooZeller_voice15 karma

It was so satisfying to play a character that shows a full range of emotions. I think it says she's human. We all contain multitudes. What makes her special is the way it all comes out. She's like a pressure keg, haha. Thanks so much for your love. I love her, too! EWZ