Accents

[Steve]

--- In HPFGU-Movie at yahoogroups.com, TACtalk at a... wrote:
> Jen asks:-
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> ...edited..
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> Draco; strange. RP in PS/SS, deteriorates to poor London in parts 
> of CoS. Most noticeable in the Quidditch confrontation, ...; he 
> says ' 'at's roight', which is very lower-class London. 
> ...edited...
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> Have I left out anyone you would want to know about? Let me know 
> if so.
> 
> Regards,
> Nicholas

bboy_mn:

Tom Felton's accent when he is not in his 'speaking' voice is very
hard and clipped, and somewhat difficult to understand. There is a
long interview with him during the CoS premier in London, and there
are a couple of short interviews with him at Newsround.

Since Tom is a very experience actor compared to the other main
characters, I think he has a 'stage voice'. This is his formal classic
 very proper stage voice, and it comes out when ever he is on stage. 

Perfect example, his speech to fake!Crabbe and fake!Goyle in the
Slytherin common room. Even his mannerisms are very classic stage
acting. But during the Quidditch scene, they were outside, and I think
away from the framework of the stage, to some extent he reverted from
Draco's accent (or Tom's stage voice) to his normal speaking voice. 

Personally, I thought when Tom/Draco said 'mudblood', it sounded more
like 'mub-blub', and you are right about the 'that's right' = 'at's
roight'. 

If you can find a interview with Tom, I would really be interested in
hearing your take on his normal speaking voice which I find very
difficult to understand.

Just a thought.

bboy_mn