Filming and Breaking voices

[Trina]

No: HPFGUIDX 12701

> > Craig wrote:

> >The problem with breaking voices is one of film continuity.  Film
> > shoots are often done out of order.  If the last shots in the film
> > feature a high-voiced Harry or Ron and the first shots show them
> > with deeper voices, it's going to seem really odd.  Worse still if
> > they are all mixed up.

Dai wrote: 

> I don't see this as a problem. A teenage boys voice will jump about 
> octaves at random while his voice is breaking. Out of sequence 
> shooting should therefore not affect technical accuracy.


Yes, but if only-just-turned-12 Harry's voice has pitch breaks to a 
lower pitch when he begs Dobby not to smash the pudding, and nearly-
13 Harry still has a higher pitched "little boy" voice when he gives 
Ron and Hermione his phone number, this would be somewhat distracting.
At least to me, I am an SLP!

Trina (who spent much of "Something to Talk About" wishing she could 
be Julia Roberts' screen daughter's speech therapist.  Her w/r and 
lisp on /s/ drove me insane!)