Accents in Audio Versions of Books

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 85700

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, LWalshETAL at a... wrote:
> > Robyn wrote: 
> > In listening to Jim Dale read OoP American version), I noted that 
> > he gave Bellatrix Lestrange what sounds to me like a French 
> > accent. 
> 

> Laura:
>
> In the German version of GoF, Rufus Beck gives Rita Skeeter 
> (Rita Kimmkorn) a very broad American accent, with insertions 
> of "Ya know," and an occasional American English word. It has 
> been interesting to me to speculate as to why. ...edited..
> 
> Laura Walsh 


bboy_mn:

I wonder if it isn't just a case of running out of unique voices. With
so many and such diversified characters, it must be very difficult for
one reader to come up with distinctive voices for each character. 

Remember, it's a lot easier to imagine a voice in your head than it is
to vocalize it. I have a mental image of the voices of all character,
but couldn't speak in any of those voices to save my life.

It certainly would be much easier if a team of people read the books
our loud; like and old radio play, say two men and one woman. 

Just a thought.

bboy_mn