Subj : Re: Serenity and Chinese To : alt.tv.farscape From : Jim Larson Date : Wed Oct 05 2005 15:40:31 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape John I wrote: > Jim Larson wrote: > >> John I wrote: >> >>> Jim Larson wrote: >>> >>>> John I wrote: >>>> >>>>> Jim Larson wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Subject: Re: Serenity and Chinese >>>>>> From: Jim Larson >>>>>> Newsgroups: alt.tv.farscape >>>>>> >>>>>> weirdwolf wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Jim Larson wrote in >>>>>>> news:Xns96E4C20DFE5783v234oiwofui3284af93@130.133.1.18: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Anyone know how well the actors were able to pull of the Chinese >>>>>>>> bits in Firefly? Usually they had to say no more than a couple of >>>>>>>> words, so maybe it's not that bad. In Serenity, there is a small >>>>>>>> bit where River curses(?) at length and probably pretty >>>>>>>> creatively in Chinese. I wonder if Summer Glau came even close to >>>>>>>> pulling it off. Must query Ted when he's seen it. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> They had a specialist translator/teacher. I've seen some outakes >>>>>>> where >>>>>>> they had more than a little trouble. I'm not really good enough to >>>>>>> tell. I do know that there are certain sounds that are very >>>>>>> unusual for English speakers as they don't appear in English and >>>>>>> different ways of pronouncing certain letters. The best examples >>>>>>> are a 6th vowel n which is a sort of ew noise and h which is from >>>>>>> the front of the mouth rather than the back of the throat. Please >>>>>>> bare in mind however that I have only had two lessons. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'll have no backtalk. Translate, damn you! >>>>>> >>>>>> *smacks Ted around as he alternates between saying "My sister" and >>>>>> "My daughter."*[1] >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Jim >>>>>> >>>>>> [1] Chinatown was on the other day. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> That movie really captures the tone and look of the seventies. >>>>> >>>> >>>> (Kind of misses its intended period by a few decades then.) >>>> >>> >>> Wait. I mistook it for "The French Connection". >>> >> >> Both are Yay!able. >> > > I haven't seen Chinatown. It seems I must. > The power of Christ compels you. (In keeping with yesterdays horror movie theme.) -- Jim .