"Line readings" refers to the specific way an actor delivers their lines in a performance, including their tone of voice, emphasis on certain words, or the pacing of their speech. It influences how the lines are interpreted and can affect the overall meaning and impact of a scene.
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When I passed the recipe on to my sisters the next day, the
subject line read: «I want to make this every day for the rest of my life»!
What voice acting there is during cutscenes etc. generally follows this pattern of generic
lines read in boring voices and there's generally just not much to engage with or get excited about.
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But then she opens her mouth, and her
stiff line readings of awkward dialogue make it impossible to become emotionally engaged by her character's journey.
Are her deliberate, arguably
wooden line readings a sign of an impressively controlled and confident performance?
One
code line reads that users can very soon start paying for a product or service.
The
first line I read, went something like: The best investment anyone can make is to pay off their mortgage early.
As well, the supporting cast is quite good, although there are a couple of
stiff line readings.
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It is almost enough to watch Ms. Hawkin's display of control and delicacy,
with line readings so dry they're practically sandpaperish.
Bruce McEwen at Adam Smith, Esq. calls it «both short, and terrific — an easy
on line read in one sitting.»
But watching the film and its endless factory of computer - generated sets which elicit placid
line readings from actors who never know to whom or what they're reacting, left me longing for the tactile intimacy of THE WINTER SOLDIER.
At times the film became so boring I genuinely began to fear for my sanity; scene after scene of painfully
stilted line readings almost drove me out of the cinema, but I remained to see if Kalin was building towards any kind of point.
The organically formed strands of the stone intertwine, correlate and divide in an intricate polyphony; the separate
lines reading like aerial photographs of dried rivers.
Postscript: The review was cut for space; my original last
line reads as follows: «It's that ride that director Richard Linklater brings to life in a rousing production filled with wondrous detail, marvelous tidbits of Wellesian history and myth and great moments of theatrical magic.»
Patrick Wilson is no slouch either (having worked with James Wan prior no doubt a benefit); he is believably stern and generous, and the young actresses portraying the Perron daughters thankfully stray from the normally arid
line readings by teenaged actors.
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On an old disc
of line readings for a performance he once auditioned for, however, he discovers that one session became intimate while the camera rolled.
More precisely, the
last line reads, «I am not a prophet, and I am not a son of a prophet» It is of course possible to translate «was» rather than «am.»
'» Rose is citing Webster's introductory essay in the Cambridge Companion to Karl Barth, but the
full line reads: «Barth is certainly a central figure in the break up of the modern tradition in its theological expression.»
Recording sessions with actor Jordan Nagai are shown and accompanied by explanations as to how the directors
got line readings out of him that didn't sound too rehearsed or phony.
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Poor
line readings often go hand in hand with badly written dialogue, but when the stale narration stops and Lively's character and her stilted line deliveries are pushed into the background of the film, things immediately improve.
The super-secret espionage agency known as the Impossible Mission Force becomes de-funded in «Rogue Nation» by the grumpy, competitive CIA director played by Alec Baldwin, lightening the load with extraordinarily
dry line readings.
Arsenal's form
line reads Won 3, Drawn 5, Lost 1, Scored 15 and Conceded 11.
I used a digital test with my son it was awesome to see it say words instead of reading the lines
The two leads complement each other perfectly: Thornton is an exceptionally understated actor who leavens his heavy dialogue with
subtle line readings and throwaway bits of humor, setting the stage for Berry's full - barreled performance, which screams with deep reserves of anguish and fortitude.
Only Kikuchi, as the Lady Macbeth - like witch who helps set the main events into motion, seems to be having any fun, turning her stilted
line readings into arias of delicious camp.
I just can't wait for the odd intensity he will bring to the role, the off -
kilter line readings, the strange bits of business in which he'll constantly be engaged.
Adam Driver in particular strikes such a note of sweet decency as the family - first Clyde, a vibe that deepens every self - evidently
hilarious line reading.
Still, there's not enough here to tell us whether this'll be a more successful work than Wiseau's last project, The Neighbors, or if its stream of random, noir - y images and
odd line readings can amount to something more than just a new dose of nostalgia for Room fanatics.
Craig is clearly having fun in the role, and gets to deliver some nicely
over-the-top line readings, but there's really not much to say about his character.
Like Hittman's filmmaking to some degree, the young actor manages to convey a lot about Frankie's anguished inner life through purely physical means: the tense way he carries himself around his male friends, as if afraid he'll betray hints of his inner homosexual desires, or the soft -
spoken line readings which tremble with inarticulate internal tensions.
But I'd like to single out great performances by Robbie Coltrane as Hagrid and Alan Rickman as Professor Snape, who, amidst the sound and fury, manage a few
delicious line readings between them.
Unfortunately, he's not in his native Irish accent (#freetheaccent2018), but his English accent is funnier (see also: General Hux), and his
sneering line readings are golden.
James Franco's
line readings don't always dispel this weirdly pandering feeling, as he often sounds like he's talking to a very small child when he's speaking the movie's themes aloud.
From
terrible line reads that seem to have been recorded in isolation without any thought for how emotional tone would carry between lines, to awkward pauses in VO that hamper pacing, the voice acting in Mighty No. 9 always feels like a budget product from a team struggling to pull together enough cash for their story.
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