All About Accents

In this episode Dani and Lucas wanted to highlight Guillermo del Toro’s wonderful 2022 retelling of Pinocchio and have a wee chat about the accent work in this beautiful film.

Mentioned on this episode:

- Pinocchio (2022)

Join Dani and Lucas in this episode as they discuss how facial muscles are used in very unique ways in different accents and why changing how you use your facial muscles is crucial in getting an accent right. Learn about the unique facial muscle settings of various major accents and find out how to take your facial muscles under conscious control for this important step on your accent learning journey. Much of this episode’s content is based on the second P, "(oral) posture", of the “4 Ps of Accent Work” framework by Knight-Thompson Speechwork .

To find out more about oral posture, read Dani’s blog post about it here.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

- Accentricity Podcast

Dani and Lucas talk about how accents are intertwined with people’s identities and why this is an important aspect for actors to take to heart when approaching a new accent. Much of this episode’s content is based on the first P, "people", of the “4 Ps of Accent Work” framework by Knight-Thompson Speechwork (see https://ktspeechwork.org/about-the-work/ )

Shows discussed in this episode:

- Stranger Things : https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4574334/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

- Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11852724/

- Big Night : https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115678/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1a

- Spencer: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12536294/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

In this episode, Dani and Lucas tackle some of Lucas’ most burning questions about linguistics and accent coaching. Among other things, they discuss the difference between an accent and a dialect, what fun sounds exist in spoken languages, and touch on some of the tricky things about learning a new accent.