Covering up a lisp

[SweetTreatGuru]

hello,
i have a slight lisp, and in person you might not even realize it. But on camera it's really bad.
does anyone know how i could cover this up?

[speekerphone]

Get help from a vocal specialist. You can maybe find them at your school.

[SweetTreatGuru]

im filming today, so i don't really have the time to do that, and school hasn't started yet. monday :(
so please help

[speekerphone]

Get another actor?

[riprocker2008]

if you use an audio equalizer and pull down some of the frequencies around 10KHz that should help, alternately have another actor redub it in post.

[SweetTreatGuru]

can't,
otherwise i would
It's my own weekly show (website in my sig)
so i can't have someone else do it :(

would i be able to do that it Adobe Premiere Elements 4.0??

[speekerphone]

can't,
otherwise i would
It's my own weekly show (website in my sig)
so i can't have someone else do it :( Make your lisp a trademark. Flaunt it Proudly!

[riprocker2008]

well either try and equaliser or if it really wont work ill give you my email and you can mail me the audio if you want and ill see if i can deal with it

[SweetTreatGuru]

Make your lisp a trademark. Flaunt it Proudly!
I would, but i get made fun of alot as it is.
besides, its more of a serious show.

[speekerphone]

I would, but i get made fun of alot as it is.
besides, its more of a serious show. Dub yourself! Comon' kid, I'm running out of ideas!

[SweetTreatGuru]

well either try and equaliser or if it really wont work ill give you my email and you can mail me the audio if you want and ill see if i can deal with it
Thanks!
then maybe you could tell me what you did so i don't have to send you audio every week
lol

[KMProductions]

Yeah, there is only certain things that can be done. There's no "de-lisp" effect and you've pretty much kicked down all our suggestions. So you have to go with something or just let it fly.

[riprocker2008]

haha yea if it works ill tell you what i did!, just send me a personal message if you want me to take a look at it

[SweetTreatGuru]

Yeah, there is only certain things that can be done. There's no "de-lisp" effect and you've pretty much kicked down all our suggestions. So you have to go with something or just let it fly.
im not tryin to shoot down all your suggestions, it's just that i cant do most of them for the purpose of the show. i may try to see how flaunting it like a trademark works out.
thats if i can't fix it.

[CSG Productions]

hey speekerphone did u get my pm

[greyroompictures]

I've just PMed you re: this.
I want to add that I can think of three people off the top of my head who are TV actors / presenters who have lisps.

I don't hink it needs to be a 'trademark' as such - if it's who you are and you're comfortable in your own skin then I'd give it a go. Actors and presenters have a whole range of distinguishing features, whether it's physical or oral...

PLUS it's worth noting that audio can sound very different 'on camera' to what you're used to hearing resonate through your own skull...

I'm looking forward to seeing the show. Just take your time, concentrate on the technical bits that need doing, and get excited about your subject... and remember, you don't have to distribute your stuff to the world... you can always sneak something out onto youtube on private and grab a few people to have a look as 'friends' - there's a facility for that.

[operationivy5656]

dont say any words with an s

[slackhoundflix]

cahnge up your dialogue so it doesnt pop up as bad

[Mattageddon]

dont say any words with an s

Tablespoon? Teaspoon? Set? Spoon? Stir? It's nearly impossible unless he's a human thesaurus.

[slackhoundflix]

david caradine who is one of themore entertaining people to hear speak has a lisp... but most wont even pick up on it

[Mattageddon]

For a cooking show the lisp is the LEAST of your worries... I know a show (it escapes me) where the woman who's cooking has the world's LARGEST HEAD (On camera at least).

[ChristopherJ]

I would just go with it, it may be able to be heard on the cam, but you could either just wait for people to mention it (if they do, it may be worse for you because you KNOW it's there so you know to listen for it), or just put on the first episode (in text or with speech), explaining that you have a lisp.

And if people are going to take the p*ss out of you because of a simple speech problem, then they're just pathetic and not worth it. Oh no, that guy has a lisp..... and? he's making a great (better be great now i said that :P) show.

The people that will remember you for your lisp will either a) admire that you did it even though you had your lisp, but you faced your problems and got over it, becoming comfortable with yourself, or b) are jealous because they like your show and they need something they can focus on, because they can't do what you can.

Rant over :) sorry

[greyroompictures]

dont say any words with an s

:rolleyes:

Just thought.... HUGE star in the UK - Jonathan Ross - can't say the letter 'R' ... He can't even say his own name properly!!! Does it stop him being one of the highest paid TV presenters in the UK ? Erm..... Nah! And he uses words with R in them... I mean, he has to announce his own show for Pete's sake!

[Vaughn Whynot]

a friend once said if you stick something small in on of your cheeks it reduces the lisp
he had a bad one and has voice classes for 2 years to get rid of it
they taught him the cheek method
could try that

[SweetTreatGuru]

a friend once said if you stick something small in on of your cheeks it reduces the lisp
he had a bad one and has voice classes for 2 years to get rid of it
they taught him the cheek method
could try that
you kinda miss typed there, so i couldn't understand exactly what you were saying.
thanks to everyone for the advice and support.

[operationivy5656]

:rolleyes:

Just thought.... HUGE star in the UK - Jonathan Ross - can't say the letter 'R' ... He can't even say his own name properly!!! Does it stop him being one of the highest paid TV presenters in the UK ? Erm..... Nah! And he uses words with R in them... I mean, he has to announce his own show for Pete's sake!

yeah but hes a huge star
this kid isnt so theres more of a likelyhood of him getting made fun of

[ChristopherJ]

Jonathan Ross gets made fun of quite a lot, but he doesn't let it get to him,

[Vaughn Whynot]

you kinda miss typed there, so i couldn't understand exactly what you were saying.
thanks to everyone for the advice and support.
wow sorry about that
a friend once said if you stick something small (cotton ball or etc.)in one of your cheeks it reduces the lisp,
he had a bad one when he was growing up and had voice classes for 2 years to get rid of it
they doctor or whatever taught him the cheek method
you could try that

[SweetTreatGuru]

Jonathan Ross gets made fun of quite a lot, but he doesn't let it get to him,
i try not to let it get to me, but anytime i talk, "someone"
says something about it.
some say it's "cool"
and others make fun of it
but in a way the people who say it's cool are still bringing it up, making me feel bad.

[SweetTreatGuru]

wow sorry about that
Thanks Vaughn,
ill try that

[greyroompictures]

Jonathan Ross gets made fun of quite a lot, but he doesn't let it get to him,


Oh but I'm sure he lets the MASSIVE PAYCHECKS get to him!!! ;)

You're right tho - people make fun of him, he's a comic and he sometimes makes fun of himself...

...did I mention the MASSIVE MOOLAH he gets... ;)

[Jimmy Dean]

if you get made fun of just do it alot and laugh at yourself... then they'll run out of things to say, dont let them win

MAKE IT COOL, TO DROOL!

[hedgehogboy5]

practice anunciating with a cork in your mouth

[glmclainmovies]

I have a slight lisp as well and to be honest I hate hearing myself talk...

[Reddkryten]

I have a slight lisp as well and to be honest I hate hearing myself talk...

I don't think that is lisp specific. I can't stand listening to my voice on tape recorders or answering machines.

I think it's because in our heads we all hear that voice (or in some cases, many voices...telling me to kill you all!!!) you know the inner voice that speaks clearly, without an accent, perfectly level tones etc. Then when we hear our external voice, it doesn't measure up.

[TacticalNinja]

I don't think that is lisp specific. I can't stand listening to my voice on tape recorders or answering machines.

I think it's because in our heads we all hear that voice (or in some cases, many voices...telling me to kill you all!!!) you know the inner voice that speaks clearly, without an accent, perfectly level tones etc. Then when we hear our external voice, it doesn't measure up.
this is just in reply to your comments here,
Iv been told many times by numerous people that i have a 'hot' sounding voice. ya....

Whats that mean? No idea.

I don't like hearing my voice, i sound mentaly handycapt.
but I just ignore it when i have to watch my movies, the worst thing is when your behind the camera.

but ya SweetTreat, its hard i know, but when people make fun of you, try and laugh, try to laugh at your self. There is a point when people cross the line and say things that are offensive.

I have troubles laughing at some things when its obviously not a joke.

if you adjust your EQ and be carfull how you say and what you say words. then you should have a problem

lunch time
later