I'm gonna be in this play and all and I've watch the Da Vinci code like fifty times to get Sophes Accent (a french accent while speaking english) and I need some more help. Could you give examples like:
Is the: izzy
Or: Ahh
or that when you see the letter 'a' is usually makes a sound like in the word, [insert word here]
LKE THAT. Please and thank you
2007-03-13 13:35:48 · 6 answers · asked by Jordan 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
this is making me happy because I can do the r really well
2007-03-13 14:47:53 · update #1
Watch The Pink Panther Movie with Steve Martin and tone it down a bit.
Remember: Re memm behr
2007-03-13 14:17:15 · answer #1 · answered by bomullock 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am a Dialect Coach in the Chicago professional theatre community. I strongly recommend the David A. Stern series called "Acting With an Accent": each volume has a recording for you to practice with and a training guide to go along with it.
I use this series with adult and student actors, and have consistently found it to be thorough, reliable, and very user-friendly. Practice every day, out loud.
Here is the link to the amazon.com listing for the French CD and manual:
www.amazon.com/Acting-Accent-French-David-Stern/dp/0926862081/ref=sr_1_13/002-4695695-5693644?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1173973327&sr=8-13
Many public libraries carry this series, as well.
Good luck!
2007-03-15 11:46:10 · answer #2 · answered by Robin Frog 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is a great website for actors that features speakers from many different countries reading a paragraph in English (along with a phonetic transcription). Click on BROWSE, ATLAS/REGIONS, and then click on the map. There are lots of other search features to narrow down your choices.
http://accent.gmu.edu/
2007-03-13 22:33:00 · answer #3 · answered by gelfling 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Listen to the French Radio online - even if you don't pay attention to it, you brain will register the language's "music" and it will help you to fake an accent that doesn't sound too fabricated.
2007-03-13 22:09:37 · answer #4 · answered by imprology 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Practice your "r"s - if you can get the french r, no matter what you do with the rest, you'll sound french. Practice with movies.
And replace all your "th" by "z", that works pretty well too :)
2007-03-13 20:45:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try to learn some basic French phrases it really helps.
2007-03-13 20:48:07 · answer #6 · answered by Katie Lanum 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋