1e LLCE Mrs G - Iconic One-Liners for Wednesday 17 June

"Dubbing 101"

For a good dubbing, you should pay attention to:

- tone / intonation / intensity / feeling of your voice

- timing and lip sync (you have to start and finish at the same time as the actor)

- the script (work from the original script and make sure your new script is in the same timing, for instance: respect the number of syllables in a sentence)

- atmosphere / ambiance / sound effects (when necessary)

- teamwork (that's for next week)

Practise dubbing these iconic one-liners to be ready to work on a full movie scene next week.

1) Watch all the one-liners below (16 in total).

2) Karaoke practice: deliver the original one-liner at the same time as the actor and work on intonation and intensity. This should help you with the timing.

3) Change the original iconic one-liner to a sentence of your choice (respect the number of syllables). You can make it funny, moving, give it a strong message or pure nonsense. The sky's the limit!

4) Dub the one-liner with your new sentence.

5) Record and send your one-liners to me for Wednesday 17 June so I have time to listen to them.

Let's meet on Thursday 18 June at 2 pm for the real thing: you'll be dubbing a full movie scene together live!

1) Luke, I am your father. (James Earl Jones’s voice in Star Wars - Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, 1980)

2) Houston, we have a problem. (Tom Hanks in Apollo 13, 1995)

3) I see dead people. (Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense, 1999)

4) Here's Johnny. (Jack Nicholson in The Shining, 1980)

5) You shall not pass. (Ian Mc Kellen in The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, 2001)

6) It's alive! (Colin Clive in Frankenstein, 1931)

7)  They may take our lives but they will never take our freedom. (Mel Gibson in Braveheart, 1995)

8) The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club. (Brad Pitt in Fight Club, 1999)

9) I’ll be back. (Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator, 1984)

10) There’s no place like home. (Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz, 1939)

11) You talkin’ to me? (Robert de Niro in Taxi Driver, 1976)

12) Life is like a box of chocolate. You never know what you're gonna get. (Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump, 1994)

13) To infinity and beyond. (Tim Allen’s voice for Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story, 1995)

14) I’m the king of the world! (Leonardo di Caprio in Titanic, 1997)

15) Go ahead, make my day. (Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry: Sudden Impact, 1983)

16) Hasta la vista, baby. (Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator, 1984)