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saffronlie

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Apr 26, 2004 22:47

Just a heads-up that I've just recorded Chapter 7 of Chamber of Secrets for the hpreadaloud, so if you ever wanted to hear Harry Potter read in an Australian accent that's not really very Australian, now's your chance (I did voices ( Read more... )

carry on dancing, harry potter

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rebness April 26 2004, 11:20:41 UTC

There's going to be an attached website soon because it is going to take over the WORLD.

Yes. Yes, it is.

Or, not really.

Pessimist.

saffronlie April 27 2004, 05:05:40 UTC

I'm a realist! :D

stick_around April 27 2004, 02:32:13 UTC

These 11-16 shipping days are the LONGEST 11-16 days of my life. I swear.

saffronlie April 27 2004, 05:06:17 UTC

I KNOW! But Lauren has hers, surely it'll be our turn soon?!

amirah_kaessi April 27 2004, 05:06:52 UTC

Your voice <3's!

I've said it before but your voice is disappointingly english when your reading :p. I find myself desperately searching for a hint of an aussie accent, which seems to creep in ever so slightly when your doing the direct speech. The other accents you do are great fun as well though, Wood!

saffronlie April 27 2004, 05:24:16 UTC

I know... well! I want to avoid the word "elocution", but basically that's the training I've had. Australians tend not to open their mouth wide and to drawl, especially their vowels, so that's what makes the Australian accent distinctive, but in aiming for pure sounds and 'proper' pronounciation I guess I sound English, because that's the standard. Would you believe me if I said I was disappointed with my voice as it stands and am working to improve my resonation and articulation?

saffronlie April 27 2004, 05:25:28 UTC

Also, I wanted to make Wood Welsh but I've forgotten how to do Welsh since last year. :(

avariecaita April 27 2004, 20:54:07 UTC

HA!! After several hours and some "whinging" I got all four parts of Chapter Seven. I have them on endless playback. Then I decided to be all bookish and record myself reading. Quite a lot harder than I thought.

*bows*

saffronlie April 28 2004, 00:04:12 UTC

Oh, you would love the read-aloud project! I think all the chapters for all of the books have been assigned but you could join the 'reserve' list for when people can't make their promised chapter?

I've expanded my reading 'repertoire' in the last few months, let me offer you a selection of mp3s next time we speak! Did *you* record anything and can I have it?

avariecaita April 28 2004, 09:19:39 UTC

I couldn't read HP aloud ... well, I *could* but I have no accent save a run-of-the-mill American one, and an upper-class snobby Brit one, and a Southern American one, a faux Brooklyn one, and like, a total valley girl - OMG!! Hmmm, maybe I could do it for gits and shiggles.

I recorded the first chapter of Phantom by Susan Kay, then recorded over it with the "Story of the Twins, Part I". Let me tell you, deep/sexy for Maharet is hard to do when she jabbers on for PAGES. I think I have broken something. Ah vell. It is in the recycle bin as well. I'm too much the perfectionist, I fear. Nothing is ever good enough.

saffronlie April 28 2004, 16:07:45 UTC

You don't need to do spesh accents! It's enough in reading aloud just to differentiate between narration and direct speech, you know? And yeah, Maharet would be *hard*, since nobody really knows what accent she might have. Least of all Jorge Saralegui.

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avariecaita April 28 2004, 09:16:00 UTC

That's because no one can understand you when you speak *mwahahahahahaha*

saffronlie April 28 2004, 16:14:24 UTC

I don't disdain my natural accent. Because for one thing, how I speak *is* my natural accent, and for another, there are a few categories to the Australian accent, and although I don't speak with a broad Australian accent I still sound Australian in parts, as you said, particularly with vowels. I just don't have the broad Australian accent, which is what the world expects from us. :s