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Philip Banks
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 29, 2017 1:37 am    Post subject: We want you accentless! Reply with quote

Let's kill this RIGHT NOW!

https://vimeo.com/236046397

File under educational
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Al Moulliet
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 29, 2017 6:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Brilliant,

As a New Orleans native i have often been confused with being from New Yawk! Except for that time when I was living in Minneapolis a pretty little thing asked me, (with a straight face ) "What part of New England is New Orleans"

SMH
Thanks for the education.
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Lee Gordon
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 29, 2017 8:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Al Moulliet wrote:

As a New Orleans native i have often been confused with being from New Yawk!


After the Saints won the Super Bowl, I voiced a promotional video for a book about the celebration, called "Black & Gold Party Gras." For some reason I will never understand, the specs called for a New York/Brooklyn accent, rather than a New Orleans accent. So that's what I gave them. And as you can hear in the clip, it was a pretty half-assed NY accent at that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlOcXqzfJ_w
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Bruce
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 29, 2017 8:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Neutral accents are to the ear of the beholder. It's probably what one grew up with. Asking someone with a "standard " British accent like yours, Philip, and I only speak with my semi-cloistered view, to be "neutral" or "pull back" is an amazing bit of ignorance on the producer's part. Now, if you were a bloody Cockney or a Scottish lass like the one I posted the other day:

https://youtu.be/z6nOgq89HzA

then there's some room for adjustment.

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 29, 2017 12:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

For a great selection of Brits using American accents watch The Walking Dead or Fear the Walking Dead. I couldn't believe how many Brits there are in those shows.
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Philip Banks
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 29, 2017 12:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

CNN use a number of satellites to get around the world and I commented on the codes at the top of a promo script which indicated the particular satellites.

"Is there anywhere I can't be heard?"

"No. But that's just a Philip thing" replied Nadia.

I still giggle every time I look at my entry visa to Nepal. On the part recording name of person permitted entry it read simply "Philip"

What else does one need to know Smile
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Matto
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 29, 2017 1:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It really couldn't be easier:

No accent



Accent


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Philip Banks
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 29, 2017 3:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

See above to Discomplify!
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 29, 2017 7:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice throw pillow...
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