![]() ![]() That reminds me of what that character sounds like, then we pick up the recording." "It will be marked on the script (example: voice No. So I just have to check what that voice sounds like," Dale said. "I've recorded all the voices on a little tape recorder prior to arriving to the studio. Dale also stops to consult his personal recorder when he comes to a new voice. There's a lot of starting and stopping because the sensitive microphone picks up everything from page turns, stomach grumbles and excess saliva to slight head turns. To keep his face about half an inch from the microphone, Dale is propped against cushions. "It comes as just as big a surprise to me as it does to the listener."ĭale said recording is like being in a straitjacket for eight hours a day. I don't lean toward the villainy of a person if I don't know that he's the villain," Dale said. So that's why I don't give them a villainous voice. Because he doesn't have time to read the whole book, he doesn't unmask dastardly characters with voice inflections. "Monday night I go home and read another 100 pages," Dale said. After getting the book on a Saturday, he spent the weekend reading the first 100 pages and inventing the voices. "Look where it led I couldn't believe it."įor Deathly Hallows, Dale followed a routine he has developed. "So I had no idea how to record a book and what to do in studio." Dale said. However, Dale was an audiobook novice when he took the Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone assignment in 1999. He is still active in New York theater and provides the narration for the fall ABC series Pushing Daisies, created by Barry Sonnenfeld and Bryan Fuller. The 71-year-old New Yorker was a pop singer "in the old days in England," earned an Oscar nomination for the lyrics of Georgy Girl and won a Tony for Barnum. I would love to have something left to me by my great-great grandfather that includes his voice." The whole series of seven books recited by their grandfather or great-great grandfather. "And it's lovely to have been part of something that can go down as something of a legacy for one's grandchildren. "I realize now that I've been part of such a wonderful era - the Harry Potter era - which I suppose is just as important in the history of literature as something like Tom Sawyer was or books by J.M. He respects the readers and Rowling's series too much to blab spoilers. That's when people started wheedling him for information.ĭale says he didn't breathe a word about the book, and not just because the publisher made him sign a secrecy agreement. The magic of Harry Potter takes many mediums – and to learn more about the audio formats, visit the Audible website.Dale got his manuscript of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ( Arthur A. Yasmin’s favourite is Severus Snape as “he shows that there can be so much more to a character than meets the eye.”Īnd there you have it. She doesn't lie and always speaks the truth.” She has an original, quirky appearance, which I particularly like. Julia also opted for Luna Lovegood, “because she has no prejudice against others and no matter how bad things get, she always perseveres. I think everyone should be a little bit more like Luna!” ![]() She is a loyal friend and there for everyone even in difficult situations. ![]() “Luna doesn’t care what others think of her she does what she likes and stays true to herself. With the castle dressed up to feel like a wizarding world location, the influencers couldn’t help take a trip down memory lane, sharing which Harry Potter character resonates with them the most.įor Angie, this character is Luna Lovegood. Surrounded by recording equipment, and with headphones firmly on, each influencer took it in turns to stand in a private booth, and took instruction from Rufus on timings, tone and enunciation. Rufus hosted an audiobook workshop, spending time with each influencer individually to narrate a section from the books with them. Maren and Tobias Wolf, Angie (Magieverliebt), Yasmin (Yasminmiina), and Julia (Friederikefox) were put through their paces with a series of Harry Potter-themed challenges, from quizzes to finding the Golden Snitch – and at the end, surprised with the appearance of Rufus Beck.īesides his work on stage, on film and on television, Rufus is perhaps best known for his narration of the German translations of the Harry Potter audiobooks. ![]() In the beautiful Saxony-Anhault, the wizarding world came to life earlier this month in Germany’s Wernigerode Castle, in a special interactive event called Magical Escape. ![]()
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