Maybe it could be the gawd awful British accent like Dick Van Dycke had in "Mary Poppins." *just joking*
Hawke is Fereldan? So...British accent?
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Posté 18 juillet 2010 - 02:09
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I'm a fan of Sean Bean, I really am. He was fab as Sharpe, and he's been excellent in everything else I've seen him in. Seen being the operative word, here. I was appalled when I found out that was him in Oblivion, he wasn't good at all! Frankly, I could have done a better job in Oblivion; and I don't have years of acting experience and I'm a woman <_<
I thought all the VO work in Oblivion was awful, especially after you completed the Knights of the Nine quest, about five guys standing around you quietly saying "Yay", contrasted against the scene in DA:O where your Warden runs into Denerim with soldiers shouting encouragement with rousing music in the background.
Agreed. There's no contest. And it's only when you hear the really bad stuff that you realise what a huge difference it actually makes to have it done well
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Posté 18 juillet 2010 - 02:18
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Three people come to mind, Clive Owen, Hugh Laurie, Brian Blessed.
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Posté 18 juillet 2010 - 02:28
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I'm surprised noone mentioned Christopher Walken yet, lol.
I would prefer a pro voice actor and not a celebrity, celebrities tend to do lackluster jobs and walk away with a bag fulll of development money. Sean Bean, if he puts in max effort, would be good.
I would prefer a pro voice actor and not a celebrity, celebrities tend to do lackluster jobs and walk away with a bag fulll of development money. Sean Bean, if he puts in max effort, would be good.
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Posté 18 juillet 2010 - 02:34
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Can't be Sean Bean unless they've already recorded. He's just about to start filming for A Game of Thrones, which I expect will take up most of the rest of the year for him
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Posté 18 juillet 2010 - 03:01
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Think the argument about accents is because of perspective. Over here in the UK, to talk about a 'British accent' is to sound hopelessly unspecific . It's kind of like saying someone has a European accent. You can do it, but why would you? And I suppose it may be the same on the other side of the Atlantic. There isn't an American accent - there's you, and then there's all those guys who speak with Baltimore and Brooklyn and Canadian and Charleston accents.
Though I think that when people (generally from North America) talk about a 'British accent', it can touch a nerve with those who speak non-RP English and are proud of it. Particularly with Scottish and Welsh nationalists. Telling them they have a British accent will not go down well.
British doesn't mean English alone (and if you're from the UK I shouldn't be the one telling you this)... When you refer to Britain you're not talking about England alone. There is no other way to put it. I guess ony the Irish would be offended because they're not Brits. Celtic accents work as a denomination (including Scottish accents as well) and they do share some features (a different intonation pattern).
"European" accent would only work if you could find some sort of common features for such an accent since we Europeans speak a multitude of languages with many accents you can't pinpoint a European accent in English whereas if you make a difference between American English or British English you can have a rough idea of the way it's going to sound or the words that are going to be used in some circumstances.
Yes, it's not very specific but it gives an idea. And that's what matters. If you think about a British accent you will probably think that "r" is dropped (except in a few instanes like Scottish accents) whereas Americans pronounce it. The same could be said about how words like "duke" or "tune" are pronounced (yod dropping) that is a very significant difference between American and British English. You can be more specific that's for sure but to generalize considering mainly American and British accents is a sound way to get started.
I for am glad that Hawke will be voiced by a British voice actor. British English fits the setting much better since only non humans had American accents in DAO.
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Posté 18 juillet 2010 - 03:04
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Dan Green.
Matt Berry.
Brian Blessed.
Final Destination.
Matt Berry.
Brian Blessed.
Final Destination.
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Posté 18 juillet 2010 - 03:20
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This. From what we know Hawke i an adult when the game starts. Who says he's not from another country or continent?Suprez30 wrote...
Bioware never said he was fereldian . Maybe he's an immigrant.
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Posté 18 juillet 2010 - 03:28
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Kalcalan wrote...
Colenda wrote...
Think the argument about accents is because of perspective. Over here in the UK, to talk about a 'British accent' is to sound hopelessly unspecific . It's kind of like saying someone has a European accent. You can do it, but why would you? And I suppose it may be the same on the other side of the Atlantic. There isn't an American accent - there's you, and then there's all those guys who speak with Baltimore and Brooklyn and Canadian and Charleston accents.
Though I think that when people (generally from North America) talk about a 'British accent', it can touch a nerve with those who speak non-RP English and are proud of it. Particularly with Scottish and Welsh nationalists. Telling them they have a British accent will not go down well.
British doesn't mean English alone (and if you're from the UK I shouldn't be the one telling you this)... When you refer to Britain you're not talking about England alone. There is no other way to put it. I guess ony the Irish would be offended because they're not Brits. Celtic accents work as a denomination (including Scottish accents as well) and they do share some features (a different intonation pattern).
What I was trying to get at was that British English is in practice used to indicate RP, even though in theory it could denote any accent used in Britain. My post was not about geography, it was about perspective. There are many Scots who do not regard themselves as British and regard the term as an unwanted imposition from their southern neighbours (and since you already know so much about the UK, I shouldn't be the one telling you this...)
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Posté 18 juillet 2010 - 04:11
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If Sean Bean wasn't busy, he'd be an excellent choice. He did nice work in Oblivion as Martin Septim and I loved the LotR movies.
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Posté 18 juillet 2010 - 04:18
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Oh dear. That would be absolutely hilariousLucaman wrote...
Brian Blessed.
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Posté 18 juillet 2010 - 04:21
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Colenda wrote...
Kalcalan wrote...
Colenda wrote...
Think the argument about accents is because of perspective. Over here in the UK, to talk about a 'British accent' is to sound hopelessly unspecific . It's kind of like saying someone has a European accent. You can do it, but why would you? And I suppose it may be the same on the other side of the Atlantic. There isn't an American accent - there's you, and then there's all those guys who speak with Baltimore and Brooklyn and Canadian and Charleston accents.
Though I think that when people (generally from North America) talk about a 'British accent', it can touch a nerve with those who speak non-RP English and are proud of it. Particularly with Scottish and Welsh nationalists. Telling them they have a British accent will not go down well.
British doesn't mean English alone (and if you're from the UK I shouldn't be the one telling you this)... When you refer to Britain you're not talking about England alone. There is no other way to put it. I guess ony the Irish would be offended because they're not Brits. Celtic accents work as a denomination (including Scottish accents as well) and they do share some features (a different intonation pattern).
What I was trying to get at was that British English is in practice used to indicate RP, even though in theory it could denote any accent used in Britain. My post was not about geography, it was about perspective. There are many Scots who do not regard themselves as British and regard the term as an unwanted imposition from their southern neighbours (and since you already know so much about the UK, I shouldn't be the one telling you this...)
I actually lived in Scotland and I know that anyone who would speak RP English that way up North would most certainly make people laugh...
RP is only one variety of British English and not an equivalent. In other words, to be more exact we should be using the term Southern British English in order to refer to RP more specifically (but then again that would be a simplification but still more accurate than speaking about British English when referring to RP).
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Posté 18 juillet 2010 - 04:23
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I just imagined Hawke with a Cornish accent because of that.Kalcalan wrote...
RP is only one variety of British English and not an equivalent. In other words, to be more exact we should be using the term Southern British English in order to refer to RP more specifically (but then again that would be a simplification but still more accurate than speaking about British English when referring to RP).
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Posté 18 juillet 2010 - 04:38
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Kalcalan wrote...
Colenda wrote...
Kalcalan wrote...
Colenda wrote...
Think the argument about accents is because of perspective. Over here in the UK, to talk about a 'British accent' is to sound hopelessly unspecific . It's kind of like saying someone has a European accent. You can do it, but why would you? And I suppose it may be the same on the other side of the Atlantic. There isn't an American accent - there's you, and then there's all those guys who speak with Baltimore and Brooklyn and Canadian and Charleston accents.
Though I think that when people (generally from North America) talk about a 'British accent', it can touch a nerve with those who speak non-RP English and are proud of it. Particularly with Scottish and Welsh nationalists. Telling them they have a British accent will not go down well.
British doesn't mean English alone (and if you're from the UK I shouldn't be the one telling you this)... When you refer to Britain you're not talking about England alone. There is no other way to put it. I guess ony the Irish would be offended because they're not Brits. Celtic accents work as a denomination (including Scottish accents as well) and they do share some features (a different intonation pattern).
What I was trying to get at was that British English is in practice used to indicate RP, even though in theory it could denote any accent used in Britain. My post was not about geography, it was about perspective. There are many Scots who do not regard themselves as British and regard the term as an unwanted imposition from their southern neighbours (and since you already know so much about the UK, I shouldn't be the one telling you this...)
I actually lived in Scotland and I know that anyone who would speak RP English that way up North would most certainly make people laugh...
RP is only one variety of British English and not an equivalent. In other words, to be more exact we should be using the term Southern British English in order to refer to RP more specifically (but then again that would be a simplification but still more accurate than speaking about British English when referring to RP).
Yes yes, you're quite right theoretically. But I really don't care about theory, and theory was not the subject of my original post. (And I've just spotted an error in my last post - I meant to type 'British accent' not 'British English'. Oops.) My original post was just a response to the people getting het up about whether 'English accent' or 'British accent' should be used; it was not taking sides, it was looking at why there were sides.
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mr. bean's accent would be great, too!
