Comments on: Learning foreign accents for voice overs http://www.voiceactorsnotebook.com/foreign-accents-for-voice-overs Sat, 24 Dec 2011 07:23:54 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: David R http://www.voiceactorsnotebook.com/foreign-accents-for-voice-overs/comment-page-1#comment-240 David R Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:58:09 +0000 http://www.voiceactorsnotebook.com/?p=1519#comment-240 Melissa, Thanks for the comment! :D I loved these videos, too. I am fluent in Japanese and am currently studying Chinese, so I cringe when I hear a fake Asian accent — they are often way off-mark. When you actually study a foreign language you get an even deeper understanding of the differences in pronunciation. That makes it even easier to master speaking English using that accent. I don't think that one needs to become fluent in a non-English foreign language in order to grasp the nuisances to accurately mimic the accent. But if someone really wants to master that accent, then one must practice it with just as much due-diligence. -David Melissa,

Thanks for the comment! :D I loved these videos, too.

I am fluent in Japanese and am currently studying Chinese, so I cringe when I hear a fake Asian accent — they are often way off-mark.

When you actually study a foreign language you get an even deeper understanding of the differences in pronunciation. That makes it even easier to master speaking English using that accent. I don’t think that one needs to become fluent in a non-English foreign language in order to grasp the nuisances to accurately mimic the accent. But if someone really wants to master that accent, then one must practice it with just as much due-diligence.

-David

]]> By: Melissa Sargent http://www.voiceactorsnotebook.com/foreign-accents-for-voice-overs/comment-page-1#comment-238 Melissa Sargent Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:52:19 +0000 http://www.voiceactorsnotebook.com/?p=1519#comment-238 Loved the video's, I have used English, Irish, Spanish, minor German, Russian, Hungarian accents for some characters I have portrayed But, definetly learned some new tips from your video. The being "Fascinated" and the want to learn to at the least be able to pronounce their name in their correctly with the proper accents, is something I have always done, in fact that has helped me out through out the years. It was neat to hear someone else voice it the way you did. Thank you, You will go far. Loved the video’s, I have used English, Irish, Spanish, minor German, Russian, Hungarian accents for some characters I have portrayed
But, definetly learned some new tips from your video. The being “Fascinated” and the want to learn to at the least be able to pronounce their name in their correctly with the proper accents, is something I have always done, in fact that has helped me out through out the years.
It was neat to hear someone else voice it the way you did.
Thank you,
You will go far.

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