With practice an actor can mimic a particular accent or pattern of speech. Tonight's episode of 'Martial Law' featured Guy Siner, better known as Lt. Gruber from 'Allo Allo'. Nothing particularly remarkable about that, if it weren't for the American accent Siner was attempting to use.
Siner's character was a doctor at a university. Though he was wearing glasses, it was still possible for me to identify him, much to my parent's amazement.
Siner's character was a doctor at a university. Though he was wearing glasses, it was still possible for me to identify him, much to my parent's amazement.
Even the best actor cannot completely mask their idiosyncrasy's, as was the case tonight. The inflection and tones associated with a particular voice cannot be masked without the use of external devices.
There is one actor who has a broad range of 'voices'; Johnny Depp. From Willy Wonker in 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' to Captain Jack Sparrow in 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest', he continually displays a talent for adjusting his voice to fit the character. I am often hard-pressed to identify him by voice alone and I require visual clues to help.
As ever, this wouldn't be a post about films without a decent quote;
From 'Sleepy Hollow'
[ the burning windmill crashes down on the headless horseman]
Young Masbath: Is he dead?
Ichabod Crane: That's the problem. He was dead to begin with.
till next time,
Alex.
There is one actor who has a broad range of 'voices'; Johnny Depp. From Willy Wonker in 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' to Captain Jack Sparrow in 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest', he continually displays a talent for adjusting his voice to fit the character. I am often hard-pressed to identify him by voice alone and I require visual clues to help.
As ever, this wouldn't be a post about films without a decent quote;
From 'Sleepy Hollow'
[ the burning windmill crashes down on the headless horseman]
Young Masbath: Is he dead?
Ichabod Crane: That's the problem. He was dead to begin with.
till next time,
Alex.
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