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I recently prepped English actress Julia Ormond by phone in her American accent for Kit Kittredge: An American Girl Mystery. Julia first asked me to prepare a customized speech warm-up that she could do every day: I recorded this in my studio and emailed her the sound files. When she arrived in Toronto for filming, we went over all her lines by phone in the American accent. I then over-nighted her the cd recording of our session so she could review it as she films.
I recorded "scratch tracks," or temporary tracks for the animators, in Egyptian and Mexican accents for an episode of toddler TV favorite Dora the Explorer. JC, the recording engineer, complimented my preparation and the distinct and authentic sound for each accent. And I did the dialects by phone from the comfort of my office while they recorded my voice in Nickelodeon's New York studios.
I've coached several actors auditioning for the Center Theatre Group's upcoming production of The History Boys, about students applying for Oxford and Cambridge. The accents they've learned are Yorkshire or Received Pronunciation (RP), or a Standard English accent.