To: Hal1950; Timesink
Susan Watts, the science editor of Newsnight, recorded her conversations with Dr Kelly, parts of which were later broadcast anonymously as a "source", using the voice of an actor.
Can someone explain to me how, if Watts and Kelly were the voices recorded, an actor got involved?
9 posted on
07/23/2003 6:41:31 AM PDT by
Xenalyte
(I may not agree with your bumper sticker, but I'll defend to the death your right to stick it)
To: Xenalyte; Hal1950; *BritishFriends
Can someone explain to me how, if Watts and Kelly were the voices recorded, an actor got involved?I think, but don't recall for certain (which is why I ping the BritishFriends list in hopes of getting a straight answer) that this is a relatively common "device" used in British radio news; if the person's own voice is too wimpy, they'll get someone else to "better enunciate" the same words. (With the exact same intonation, I'm sure. </sarcasm>)
10 posted on
07/23/2003 6:46:43 AM PDT by
Timesink
To: Xenalyte; Hal1950; *BritishFriends
Feh, left a line out as usual. They also, I think, will use an actor instead of digitally distorting the voice (as we would here in the US) of someone who's talking when he's not supposed to. (And David Kelly was breaking the law by speaking to the BBC at all; that is without question.)
11 posted on
07/23/2003 6:49:18 AM PDT by
Timesink
To: Xenalyte
Can someone explain to me how, if Watts and Kelly were the voices recorded, an actor got involved?Whent Watts aired excerpts of talks with her source she had an actor dub in Kelly's voice in order to protect Kelly, as his voice would be recognized.
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