Hi all,
I am trying to work on having a cockney accent for one of my characters. Can anyone recommend something or someway I can learn this? A character in a movie or something similar?
Thanks
There's actually a whole list dedicated to what you're looking for, I see now:
www.listal.com/list/cor-blimey-cockney-m...'
From the list I'd very much reccomend Snatch, it's made of concetrated win 
Awesome movie, that.
There's actually a whole list dedicated to what you're looking for, I see now:
www.listal.com/list/cor-blimey-cockney-m...'
From the list I'd very much reccomend Snatch, it's made of concetrated win
did you go back and edit? -- your link is broken.
holy %&(%#*)&$^@ I really hate this new format
The first and most vital step in cultivating a good cockney accent is never, ever watching Mary Poppins.
If you want a slightly better cockney than that one from Mary Poppins try watching Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Quite afew of the actors in that film were born or lived in and around the East End of London.
I just watched Badger episodes of firefly ;). Worked fine for me. I have a character who is a master of disguise, and I find myself watchin films of every accent I need to pull off. Works for me, but, I'm good at imitation.
Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. I believe the fat guy has a cockney accent.
Yeah I was editing. Well... you'll have to google the link I can't remember where I found it :/
Anyway, watch Snatch and Lock, Stock and two smoking barrels.
That should do just fine ;)
Thanks for the recs everyone. Snatch and Hot Fuzz are modern classics. I will have to watch them again.
I started trying the cockney because of the Hitcher from the Mighty Boosh. Now I am ready to have my pc wear a jacket with pearls embedded in it and the lot.
G'on ovah t'th'ough videa stoh an' rent'ya "My Fair Lady". S'aroit study in th'prohpah tokin luv.
He's got it! By George, I think he's got it!
"I could have gamed all night,
I could have gamed all night,
And still have begged for more!
Those monster NPCs
We brought them to their knees
Like never done before!
I think I know what made it so exciting,
It wasn't that we won a fight,
It's that we scored that crit
Just when we needed it,
I could have gamed gamed gamed all night!"
He's got it! By George, I think he's got it!
"I could have gamed all night,
I could have gamed all night,
And still have begged for more!
Those monster NPCs
We brought them to their knees
Like never done before!
I think I know what made it so exciting,
It wasn't that we won a fight,
It's that we scored that crit
Just when we needed it,
I could have gamed gamed gamed all night!"
Win!
I was in my high schools production of My Fair Lady.
Was tricked into it, too. But it turned out well.
He's got it! By George, I think he's got it!
"I could have gamed all night,
I could have gamed all night,
And still have begged for more!
Those monster NPCs
We brought them to their knees
Like never done before!
I think I know what made it so exciting,
It wasn't that we won a fight,
It's that we scored that crit
Just when we needed it,
I could have gamed gamed gamed all night!"
Applause !!
*blushing* Thank you! We did a reading of "My Fair Lady" and I got to play Eliza because I was the only one who could do a Cockney accent as well as a "posh" accent.
[edit] Nevermind, I'm gonna be nice.
And we totally appreciate it. Too many people don't even try anymore.
Jason Statham and Vinnie Jones are both atcors known for their awesome cockney accents
Jason Statham and Vinnie Jones are both atcors known for their awesome cockney accents
/signed.
When i was doing my undergrad, I took a "Speech for the Actor" class in my theater department. I thought it would teach me anunciation and voice projection. Instead, when I walked in the first day of class, the teacher told us that we would learn Upper British, Cockney, Irish, and Russian accents.
Well, that wasn't what I was expecting.
I did it, and it was a rather fun class. However, for the purposes of this thread, there is something called IPA notation or something like that, which is a phonetic way to write things. So, once you learn how IPA works, you can, potentially, find accent guides with IPA explainer-thingies, and learn an accent from a book.
Potentionally. I used my school's theater department.
You should learn some Cockney rhyming slang, too.
www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk/
Though perhaps things like "Chevy Chase" for face might not translate too well to a D&D world.
You should learn some Cockney rhyming slang, too.
I was actually writing up cockney rhyming slang for just my fighter powers.
Like the dwarven greave or something..but its pretty hard to do with multiple word powers. If I come up with 10 good DnD ones I will post them here.
I quick and easy trick for pulling of accents is: don't try.
Now what I mean by that is not "don't do an accent", rather it is "don't try to learn an accent". There is a reason that professional actors often spend months learning an accent, and that's cos it is extremely difficult to do even remotely well.
Instead, find a character (or person) with the accent you want and do an impression of that character. Want a Scot? Try Groundskeeper Willy or Scrooge McDuck. A German? How about Colonel Klink or Jürgen Prochnow? Liverpudlian? Dave Lister and The Beatles to the rescue.
Because you are familiar with not just the accent but also the specific cadences and speech-patterns of the individual it is much easier to pull off. Sure some of them will sound goofy, but without the intensive training necessary to master an accent this will happen regardless. At least using the impression method you'll be much quicker and more comfortable in your speech rather then stumbling over the specifics of the accent.
Cheers, and good luck.