Dialect coach Erik Singer takes a look at idiolects, better known as the specific way one individual speaks. To best break down this concept, Erik analyzes some actors playing real people. Just how close was Jamie Foxx’s Ray Charles? What about Cate Blanchett’s portrayal of Bob Dylan? Is Daniel Day-Lewis’ Lincoln accurate?
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Hey I like linguini
Anyone reckon this guy looks like Dennis Reynolds?
James Franco as Tommy Wiseau in Disaster Artist,
Ewen McGregor could have done a much better Alec Guinness for "Hello there."
Why did kate blanchate play bob dylan?
I remember this guy was in Babylon 5 he is the one who shot Garibaldi in the back.
I require more of these videos.
That Kevin Spacey clip creeps me tf out now
See i loved Cuba Gooding Jr as OJ because I thought oh no I love Cuba and don’t like OJ and if I watch this I will not like Cuba too.. but that’s how we used to see OJ as well. We used to love him and now everyone hates him.. I think Cuba is one of the few people that can play as OJ and make us believe he could be him even if he doesn’t try to act just like him.
Give me more of that neediness goodness
More, please
o h m y g o d s o g o o d
22:55 OOF!!
When is the neeext?
Give me more of these
boy looks like Glenn Howerton also honestly hearing that johnny cash song with a regular W sounded so wrong once it was pointed it out honestly
i have no idea why i love these so much. absolutely wonderful and exceedingly interesting. id love to be analyzed.
When do we get another
Dennis Reynolds?
Tatiana Maslany's different clones on Orphan Black
What is your shtoyle?!
it's weird. i watched the entire video. quite interesting, though.
If I may, I'd like to offer my own observation on the Julia Child example. The disparity that I sense between Meryl's version and the real Julia is that Meryl is affecting a more snooty British aristocrat sound, bringing in the tongue curled vowels and the bubbly flow to the speech. Whereas the real Julia is a much more airy, dramatic head voice, spoken with most of the articulation in the back of the mouth rather than the front. Julia also seems to speak somewhat through her nose, which gives it that airy sound; almost like speaking through a trombone with the muffler attached.
I love these videos.
Pause it at 6:42. That's supposed to be Steve Jobs. I'm like, "fuck that, that's Tucker Carlson man!"
Glenn Howerton is that You?
W H A C K I T O F F
I'm suprised he didn't talk about Tom Hardy once in all of these episodes.
And for Malcolm X, he is from the Midwest, and you can hear that. Denzel still sounds like he is from NYC. Cate Blanchett's voice still gives away her gender.
For the segment on Julia Child, Meryl Streep's voice is much more bubbly than Julia Child. Meryl Streep almost sounds irish.
Should have done straight outta Compton
Daniel Brühl as Niki Lauda in Rush?
I think with the OJ impression, it makes you feel a lot more sympathetic towards the character, with the real OJ when he says he wants the trail to be over it sounds like he can't be bothered and just wants it to end, whereas with the impression it sounds like he's just drained and doesn't want to continue so the audience feels much more for him
This is a great help. I'm having to voice like 10 different characters and this really helps
More episodes please!!!
Some suggestions:
Charlize Theron – Aileen Wuornos
James Franco – Tommy Wiseau
Margot Robbie – Tonya Harding
Tom Hardy – The Krays / Bronson
i wish he’d do another video like this. i’d like to see him analyze jim carrey’s performance in man on the moon
What is the name of the song that j-lo and selena sang?
When can we get more of this?!?
Anyone else want to meet Erik and talk to him and have him guess what your accent is?
Just me being weird? Ok I'll leave now…..
Christian Bale in the Fighter. Crazy accurate!
Oh no … is that a wedding ring?!??!?!?!?!?!?