I recall how everyone raved at Renee Zellweger's British accent in
"Bridget Jones Diary" but I thought it was horrible. These days though
it's possible for American actors to have good foreign accents. I think
back in the day that there was more demand for foreign actors to do
American accents than for American actors to do foreign accents. But
now there are good voice coaches who can make an American sound like
they're from across the pond. In some cases this is due to accent
reduction courses for Americans wanting to work or teach in other
countries. In our computer age a lot of the accent reduction principles
have been reduced to a short list to help anyone lose their accent when
needed.
I became familiar with this trying to help my tantra guru find some
accent reduction courses and tutors in the SF Bay Area and they are
plentiful here.
On 10/20/2014 06:14 AM, fleetwood_macnche...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]
wrote:
I am fascinated with English and American accents, especially when
each, does the other's. I have found that when English actors do
American accents, they are far more successful, than the reverse. My
reasoning is that the English are in general better actors, that they
take the craft a bit more seriously.
I have also read that when an American tries to sound, "English", a
native of England hears several distinct accents, from different areas
of the country, and social strata, whereas 'American' has a more
homogenized accent, and may be easier to emulate. The 17th century
English accent in the sample, sounded Irish to me.
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And how to read Shakespeare correctly!
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