Area of Study 1: Language variation in Australian society
612 ABC Radio Brisbane
26 June, 2012 11:44AM AEST
Voice coach Victoria Mielewska has taught many actors how to assume an accent that is foreign to them. Most people agree that Kate Winslet, in the movie Holy Smoke, was the first person to really nail the Australian accent on screen. Victoria Mielewska, one of the few voice coaches working in Australia, taught Kate how to adopt her flawless accent. Victoria says the Australian accent is actually the most difficult accent to master. She knows she's done a good job when nobody notices her contribution to a film: "the greatest success in my work is people not noticing - that is the greatest gift I can give back to the director."
Listen to the podcast: http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/06/26/3533216.htm?site=brisbane
26 June, 2012 11:44AM AEST
Voice coach Victoria Mielewska has taught many actors how to assume an accent that is foreign to them. Most people agree that Kate Winslet, in the movie Holy Smoke, was the first person to really nail the Australian accent on screen. Victoria Mielewska, one of the few voice coaches working in Australia, taught Kate how to adopt her flawless accent. Victoria says the Australian accent is actually the most difficult accent to master. She knows she's done a good job when nobody notices her contribution to a film: "the greatest success in my work is people not noticing - that is the greatest gift I can give back to the director."
Listen to the podcast: http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/06/26/3533216.htm?site=brisbane
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