{"id":2073,"date":"2017-06-23T11:01:10","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T11:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/?p=2073"},"modified":"2023-11-08T12:13:45","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T12:13:45","slug":"how-to-master-an-accent-with-nic-redman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/the-essentials\/how-to-master-an-accent-with-nic-redman\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Master an Accent with Nic Redman"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>What you need to know about mastering your next accent challenge&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p>At our recent Liverpool Open House, accent and voice coach Nic Redman gave members some great one to one tips! We spoke to her after the sessions to get her tips on accent and voice work, so that you too can work towards mastering\u00a0another accent.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"quoteMacro style1 noAuthorImage\">\n<div class=\"quoteText\">\n<div class=\"quoteTextInner\">You have to find comfort in the sound, and I think if you are attacking it from an incredibly serious and technical point of view, you\u2019re going to stress yourself out. Always find the play in it, keep it physical \u2013 in the whole body \u2013 and keep it light-hearted.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer>\n<div class=\"quoteAuthorInformation\">\n<div class=\"quoteAuthorName\">Nic Redman<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4><strong>Where do you encourage people to start with a new accent?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The first thing you have to do is research the people of the area, of the accent you\u2019re looking for. That will give you a lot of clues \u2013 look at the people who are there, in terms of their general attitude to life, what they\u2019re known for being, personality-wise, and also the geography of the area. Is it a city? Is it rolling hills and countryside? Is it going to be a lovely lilting up and down Welsh accent, or a really sort of twangy Mancunian city accent? Just to give you a feel for it.<\/p>\n<p>The general place I start with people is dealing with the physicality of it. That can be the entire body as well as the physicality of the setting. So, remember that it\u2019s not just about changing the\u00a0specifics of the sounds you\u2019re making, it\u2019s about taking on the complete change in physicality that the accent needs. So, my accent might have a really tight-held jaw for example, whereas another accent might have a really loose jaw. Finding those physical anchoring points will short-cut some of the sound changes for you. So, if you know the accent is focused\u00a0further back in the mouth with a lot of tongue route tension, for example, they might not be able to\u00a0get the tongue as far forward as possible\u00a0\u2013 there might be an \u2018f\u2019 substitute for a \u2018th\u2019 for example \u2013 understand what\u2019s going on physically so you can short-cut some of the sound changes. As well as that, think about the rhythm and the energy of the accent. So, RP for example is lilting, has a feeling of gliding along with the sound very much travelling forward out of the mouth. The Newcastle accent, on the other hand, is much more\u00a0back and forth, and can feel\u00a0a little bit more percussive \u2013 if you can get that as well, it can help.<\/p>\n<p>I get a lot of people phoning me saying \u201cI have to sound like I\u2019m from Moscow for tomorrow for a self-tape!\u201d It\u2019s about:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Researching the area and its people<\/li>\n<li>Listening to all the samples you can<\/li>\n<li>Mimicking what you hear and feeling how different it feels to your own sound. See if you can place it \u2013 what\u2019s the tongue doing? What\u2019s the jaw doing?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><strong>How important is \u2018play\u2019 for accent work?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>It\u2019s hugely important \u2013 my way in for all clients is playing, mimicking, imitating and then you sneak in the little technical changes. Because not everyone needs or wants to know about the phonetic symbol for such-and-such. For example, I\u2019m Northern Irish. So, the first thing I say to people to do when they\u2019re doing Northern Irish is, \u201cI\u2019m going to talk at you, and I want you to take the complete mickey out of what you hear, just with \u2018nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah\u2019!\u201d I want to hear them mimic the tone of what they can hear in my accent, then they find where it sits in the mouth. Notice if their tongue is sitting higher, or their jaw feels more tense, etc.<\/p>\n<p>I think play is incredibly useful as a starting point to access a new accent and acquire a new sound, and also to find consistency in it. You have to find comfort in the sound, and I think if you are attacking it from an incredibly serious and technical point of view, you\u2019re going to stress yourself out. Always find the play in it, keep it physical \u2013 in the whole body \u2013 and keep it light-hearted.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Do you think there are certain key phrases or words that can help quickly anchor you into an accent?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Most people I know have little trigger phrases to get into an accent \u2013 so for Northern Irish it can be\u00a0changing the word \u201cnow\u201d. So, it\u2019s the classic &#8216;how now, brown cow&#8217; phrase that works really well. There are certain vowels that are markers for change in a lot of accents, so for example the north-south divide on a very basic level is categorised by the strut vowel, so the \u201cu\u201d sound in the word strut. That\u2019s very general, but if someone\u2019s going from north to south or south to north, that\u2019s one of the sounds that\u2019s going to stand out. So, it\u2019s finding the stereotyped sounds! If you\u2019re outside in the audition room, just whisper a phrase to yourself. It\u2019s not necessarily a short cut to getting the accent perfect but it\u2019s a good reminder if you\u2019re going from one accent to another in a very quick situation, like an audition.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Do you think there are certain accents are just harder?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>On a very basic level, I think it comes down to the fact that the ones we hear the most are the easiest. I think the ones that are hardest are actually the accents that are similar \u2013 going to a sound shares similar qualities to your own. It is easy to get tipped back into your own accent very easily.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>What do you think of the trend towards more regional accents in media \u2013 do you think the types of accents you \u2018need\u2019 have changed as a result?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>It\u2019s interesting for the voice over industry, especially in commercials and corporate work, because in general they\u2019ll always find a native. But it\u2019s useful if you\u2019re able to do accents and have access to characters if you\u2019re doing voice overs in gaming or animation, things like that. With actors, I know there is a trend for more regionality, but unfortunately there is still not enough. So, nine times out of ten the request is: \u201cMy drama teacher wants me to sound less like I\u2019m from\u2026\u201d Or: \u201cI never get to use my Scouse accent.\u201d And then it\u2019s about giving someone access to a different sound. On the whole I don&#8217;t believe in accent softening or accent reduction, because psychologically it\u2019s not where I am as a very Northern Irish\u00a0sounding person! For me it\u2019s about saying, \u201cYeah, you\u2019ve got a beautiful Scouse accent! Let\u2019s make sure you\u2019ve got total clarity of thought and communication, and confidence, in that native sound. But let\u2019s also give you access to RP, and a general Mancunian sound\u2026maybe something Southern \u2013 something for Holby City!\u201d<\/p>\n<h4><strong>We get a lot of questions about maintaining a good RP accent \u2013 any tips for getting this right?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The RP thing is generally frustrating at the moment because every casting director\u2019s opinion of what \u201cRP\u201d is, is different. So, some people think RP is that very heightened feeling, very Oscar Wilde. And some people think RP is just a natural, very standard British sound, very neutral. So, I think the first thing is it\u2019s ok to ask the question: what kind of RP do you want? Do you want the heightened RP? More neutral RP? The other thing is go back to the setting. A good way into the setting of RP, in any form, is talking like you have a hot potato in your\u00a0mouth at all times \u2013 lots of space in there. So, first ask the question about what sort of RP is needed to be as clear as you can, then immerse yourself in some appropriate models for you. That may be Prince William, or it might be Emma Watson.<\/p>\n<p>Actors often\u00a0want \u00a0or need short cuts, particularly for last minute castings, but unfortunately with accents there aren\u2019t always short cuts available. You might have a natural flair \u2013 brilliant, go with it, make yourself as cast-able as you can. If accents don\u2019t come easily to you then make sure you are working on a few of the most asked for accents in the background so that you have them ready. Or decide its not your bag and work on owning your own sound! You can have a career as an actor without doing any accents at all. Just remember that you need to be comfortable with the sound you\u2019re making first and foremost, whether its your accent or someone else&#8217;s. Your job is to be a good actor! Don\u2019t let a dodgy accent get in the way of that.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>About Nic Redman\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>With an MA Voice Studies from Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, and a varied performance career spanning 10 years, accent and vocal coach Nic\u2019s work covers the fundamentals of voice training from breath through to text as well as accent coaching and character voicing for gaming and animation. She has taught at LIPA, RADA, Arts Ed, East 15 and ICAT. Her accent coaching credits encompass work for CBBC, Hatrick Productions, Radio 4 Comedy, Theatre 503 and The Actors\u2019 Guild. Nic also runs a thriving 1-2-1 voice practice helping individuals with tailored voice advice and accent training.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As a voice actor Nic works internationally voicing commercial, corporate and character scripts with a client list including Tesco, NSPCC and TK Maxx. She also co-runs @VOSocialNorth, the first voiceover industry specific social in the North.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Check out her\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nicredmanvoice.com\/\">website<\/a>\u00a0and her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theVOsocial\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0for more information on upcoming\u00a0workshops, or book yourself in for a one-to-one coaching session.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What you need to know about mastering your next accent challenge&#8230; At our recent Liverpool Open House, accent and voice coach Nic Redman gave members some great one to one tips! 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