2007-02-01 14:33:04 · 6 answers · asked by JAMES C 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
someone who coaches you to get or lose an accent
so you can sound like you are from the south or French or ather regions of the world
2007-02-01 14:37:05 · answer #1 · answered by G L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When actors are cast in a play that will require them to perform in an accent other than their own, it's normal for a production to engage the services of a dialect coach. It's his or her task to help the actors to achieve a natural sound for the characters they play. This work goes on simultaneously with the director's work, and, in an ideal situation, each one feeds the other.
2007-02-02 03:39:56 · answer #2 · answered by shkspr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone who teaches you to speak as though you were from somplace other than where you are from. Colin Farrell has a very strong Irish accent but listen to him in Phone Booth -- you would never guess he was Irish.
Dustin Hoffman worked with a dialect coach for the film Tootsie so he could sound enough like a woman to pass.
2007-02-01 14:43:17 · answer #3 · answered by waia2000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone who will help you with specific accents. They are often used in film since they have the big bucks. Try calling the operator for the area code in the US. A former theatre coworker did that. It's 1, the area code, and then 555-1212. Call when they are not busy, like 2 in the morning their time. You just might find they can help you out at no cost. Good luck!
2007-02-01 14:40:10 · answer #4 · answered by Linda B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A person who teaches you how to mimic a regional variety of a language so that you learn the vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation used locally by people from that region.
2007-02-01 14:42:15 · answer #5 · answered by Alex 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
someone that coaches you for parts that require you to speak in another accent (if you took on a role for someone in Britain, he would help you practice speaking like a Brit)
2007-02-01 14:39:14 · answer #6 · answered by Foxtrot 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋