MASTER a Gandalf voice impression in under 6 minutes!
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Want to learn how to do the gandalf voice? well this is the impression how to do tutorial for you and other lotr fanatics. Whether you want to be a shakespearean actor, an impressionist or a hobbit wizard, In this video I show you how to do the Gandalf voice impression. Use those eyes!
Rough transcript:
CHARLIE
This is Gandalf, ancient wizard and guy of middle earth. You have requested a tutorial on the Gandalf impression, is the impression any good?
GANDALF
Darkness took me, and I strayed out of thought and time, stars wheeled overhead and every day felt like a life age of the earth, that’s roughly how long it took to learn this Gandalf impression
BASICS
Ian Mckellen is a shakespearean actor, so he has the posh rp english accent. Imagine the two poshest english people you know, add them together, then take 80% off. That's right 120% posh english
He has a deep raspy voice, so you want to produce it from the back of the throat. The resources I use are the scene from Moria, so do all who live to see such times. and farewell my brave hobbits.
TIP 1: ADDITIONAL NOISES
When you can do an impression really well, people can tell who it is with just a noise, without saying anything, check out ross marquand's micro impressions for a good example of this, here's some noises you should practice and add to your repertoire for gandalf. 'Suprised - This tea is too hot, Suspicious grumble - mmmm, Pippin's done something wrong, huh!,
TIP 2: STEAL RHYTHYMS
Once you go past the 'quotes stage of the impression' you will have a bank of quotes that you should know inside out, what I do is steal the rhythm and tone of these quotes and apply them to a new phrase, for example If i take the phrase that i always use for jesse pink man in breaking bad: 'Yo Mr White, like seriously, what's you problem man are you for real and that is an encouraging thought'. Note how I can steal the body language, and the rhythm of this quote 'Yo Mr White, like seriously, what's you problem man are you for real and that is an encouraging thought'.This means if you build up a bank of quotes and mentally separate them into modes. gandalf: softly spoken. disgruntled, annoyed. How well you are able to do this does depend on how well you've done your prepwork, how much you have watched and listened to the character.
TIP 3: ACT FROM THE EYES
(Clip from reservoir) My automatic trigger for Gandalf is to stoop my shoulders, and pull my face into position using these muscles around my eyes.If you study Ian Mcekellen's portrayal of Gandalf I always notice how these muscles contract. So much of his expression comes from the muscles around the eyes. They have a big impact on the voice. So I use the eyes as a physical trigger. It helps pull your instrument into place the mouth into shape. If you watch my impression videos, you will notice my most accurate vocal portrayal of gandalf during those softly spoken closeup monologues. Because I can cover all the physical triggers ian mckellen performs. When Ian required to be more conversational or even shouting. I don't get to use these observations so the impression suffers a bit.
LEARNING FRAME
Finally I will give you a learning frame to repeat alongside as you start or try to improve your gandalf impression:
Farewell, my brave hobbits, my work is now finished, here at last, on the shores of the sea, comes the end of our fellowship, I will not say do not weep, for not all tears are an evil... - Zábava
Hope this is useful! Please remember to drop a like, would love to get to 2000! And don’t forget to vote for the next tutorial!
Yeah though dude we need a "goodbye, dear bilbo" video! Dont just bring in gandalf either! Bring in the whole crew! As many middle earth voices that you can muster! I'd pay for something like that
Hey Man, your great. When Gandalf passes away you will have a new job ;)
Star trek
Pretty please, make a waze voice of the great Gandalf!
I put the pointy hat on, and the robe and......pretended......to be a wizard. That's how I became a wizard!
Haha yes!
Things are not always as they seem
@@benkurdi8199 All that is gold does not glitter; not all those who wander are lost
When I read the LOTR, I read aloud with Ian's voice as if he narrated.
I also read with him as a narrator
SAME!!!! I thought I was the only one. I know Andy Serkis made LOTR audio books. I’d pay good money for Ian to read them as Gandolf
It'd so weird to see your face and hear Gandalf. It's like as if his voice was just put over your video 😅
And your Jesse impression is getting better, it's soo good!
You're absolutely fantastic! As an aspiring impressionist, you are my favorite! You teach me, teacher! Thank you! But hey you know what I would think would be quite appropriate right now. A memorial video for sir ian Holm! If anyone could do a heartfelt yet funny video to commemorate his life, I think itd be you! And with that, RIP OG Bilbo Baggins
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. I have no experience of acting whatsoever, not even from school, so to hear you talk about things like your body language trigger or how facial expressions shape the voice or your bank of quotes that help you to sustain the impression gave me an insight into the thought and labour behind your craft.
Thank you for this tutorial!! I’ve done a lot of impressions so it was pretty easy for me to adapt to Gandalf
You are so wonderfully talented! Love the little diagrams, too.
Thanks! I like those bits too!
Very good. I’m trying to learn impressions during quarantine, and u r really helping! Thank you
I hope Ian McKellen watches these videos.
Take jacket off put on the jacket jack it off see everything is Kung too it sees how we treat people
Actually he did watch these videos and said something like "he does my voice better than me".
First watched this when you published it. Just dug it out again to show my kids because they're now old enough that I'm reading the books to them for the first time. Man, the start of the Fellowship where Gandalf talks for ages to Frodo about the origins of the ring is killing my throat, impressions aren't meant to last for page after page after page! Thank you for the science you put into your art. Suspect my 10yo was kinda sad you didn't say "bitches" as Gandalf when repeating Jesse.
Quality tutorial! I think your natural talent for moving where your voice is coming from in your own body is the ingredient most people will never be able to develop!
Possibly, maybe have a think how I could get that across
It's as if "Gandalf" is talking😂👌🏻
Thanks!
Truly marvelous, it is stunning to think I could possibly Return to school. With the voice of a wizard
please do more live standup and choose audience members who know how to ding a bell, love your work
Excellent as always. Now I haven't checked all your videos, my favourite actor is Anthony Hopkins, I think he's definitely in your range.
This is amazing thank you Charlie
Yo the “noises to add when u do Gandalf” killed me.
You are a STUNNING human being. Love you! HUGS
Amazing, love your work mate.
Great video Charlie, thanks for the help! I'm gunna go now and rewatch the trilogy again (for about the 111th time) 😀
Awesome man, the gandalf impression is always good
Time to do an impressions round at my local zoom chat-party I think!
Well done! And this is what I do!
Awesome. This makes me want to start practicing this haha
In awe
Your impressions are next level XD if you close your eyes its gandalf itself
Perfect
Charlie you truly are a wizard 🙌
Could we have a jack sparrow tutorial please ❤️
Amazing Gandalf impression.
Charlie, Charlie, Charlie......missed your videos....Essential Worker doing Essential Work...
😀
Please make the next time yoda
That waht I sheared for, since.... a long time
You are really amazing !
Thanks!
if you can do christy brown and daniel plainview than you are the man!!
Phenomenal! !So you probably do a lot of voice work for LOTR video games.
Would love to
Amazing.
5:21 killed me
YOU'RE SO COOL MAN!
Mum and dad the wise 😂😂
Brilliant 💯 💯 👌 👌
YOU SHALL PASS! 😂
É os guri, n tem jeito!!
I am Gandalf the Grey. Turned White like Saruman.... my passion is limitless and my hobbies are amazing. My advice for you all in these dark days.... stay the fuck at home🤣🤣🤣
I can do YOU SHALL NOT PASS, but that’s it for now lol. I’ll work on my Gandalf impression.
Thanks so much for the excellent tips. I'm portraying Gandalf for a friend's proposal to his girlfriend. This will definitely help.
Love watching ur vidos sir... 😁👍👍💙👍
Thanks Bryan!
Ur most welcome sir... 😁👍👍👍👍
I’ve just come across this video and the impression is spot on . Could you possibly give us tips or advice for you Jesse pinkman too 👍🏻
This guy is gooood!!! 👌👌😗😗
I tried this and I sounded like an 80-year-old chainsmoking Billy goat
saul goodman tutorial? and also alter walter white and pinkman
Yer a wizard, Charlie!
I’m a what?!
Charlie can you please do impressions on LOST characters; Jack, John Locke, Sawyer, Benjamin and Desmond! 🙏
I'm a female but I am interested in learning how to do impressions of males, do you have advice on what I am planning to do? It would be really helpful!
BILBO BAGGINS
"First!" norr like Last!
you need to do a Bill the Butcher from Gangs of New York
I'm pretty sure I'm not gonna nail a Gandalf impression....but I do a great impression of a stupid hobitsis?
Love your Channel Charlie! Stay awesome ❤
Thanks Hayley! Keep going with the hobbitses!
@@CharlieHopkinson oh how I wish it was an impression I'm just a short arse who is clumsy as heck.
Can you do John snow voice .... you follower from middle east
I like the pomposity of Elrond
Hey Charlie, do you know about or have seen Reunited Apart's LOTR video? Ian and Peter mentioned someone who did voice impressions of Gandalf and was better than them when doing lines again for the video, and who else could it be but you yeah!
Possibly! There’s a couple of us
@@CharlieHopkinson Who are the other ones, ig they've consistently put out Gandalf impressions which are pretty popular, like the person with 100 voices videos?
I was all confused that Sir Ian McKellen has aged backwards, until I noticed this was an "impression" video.. Yes, it was THIS good :)
the way you performed tommy shelby voice is lit 🔥🔥 specifically.. all right, there is gonna be little war, just do what is on the fucking list... or are 🔥🔥🔥
Question: how is your DAW set to get the echo and pitch?
Hey friend kinda late but use any reverb and slightly pitch it down tutorials for this are everywhere
@@Jnigo I noticed the slight echo, just don't know how for this particular voice.
I did put together a "demo" of sorts with my best impression, wish there was a way to share it with you, for some feedback
wow I am seriously like so impressed right now like that voice does not even sound like it's coming out of you I would think that you were Milli vanilli doing a lip syncing scene that is awesome you are amazing how do I do an accent I have to do a voice acting on a site of mine and I have to play gandalf and I'm not good at voices I guess I'll watch this video a couple more times
My voice just doesn’t go low enough 😩😩
Please do an impression of infinite from sonic forces then do a tutorial like to let him see this
Can you do Christopher Walken that would be awesome
I think Peter Jackson just referenced your Gandalf impression as being as good as Ian Mckellen's during the Lord of The Rings 'Reunited Apart' hosted by Josh Gad...to which Ian Mckellen replied that he thought yours was BETTER (unless there is another 'guy on youtube doing Gandalf')
Apparently there's at least one or two other's that do it, but well his video's have been blowing up and are pretty popular and I haven't seen anyone else doing it really.
Magneto
Thanks For sharing this with us :-)
Could you give us your Patrick Stewart?
I put on my robe and wizard hat
Where were the tips again?
Hi, how to do jack sparrow voice - tutorial?
Time to do an impressions round at my local zoom chat-party I think!
DO CARL GRIMES FROM THE WALKING DEAD
I've got a weird request for you, something (I believe) out of your range
See it as a challenge
Try TF2's engineer voice
If that's even possible for you
David Gilmour voice impression please (I want "Comfortably numb" so hard from your voice)
For some weird reason,I'm speaking more like saruman than gandalf
Can you copy my voice ?
Or james heller's voice ?
will you pls give impression challenge on breaking bad again ❤...?
Impression challenge?
sry i write (challenge) by mistake.. i just want you to make another video on breaking bad character brother pls. your voice is 👍😍🤩amazingly talented... so pls make it 🙃
Morgan Freeman “Now You See Me” or “Lucy.”
Oh! thankyou for this there sir! - yes im ah, looking to include a we mascot on my channel there shall we say - With a Gandalf action figure - Mint on Card Gandalf - so yes! you got me practicing all that indeed,
yes i dabble here and there in the ol Voices when ah, Fate calls on me to do so....... infact as i write this to you - i am speaking it as if Gandalf himself was speaking it to you.... from ages past - ah, as they say ☺-a -a life age of the earth.... haa haa - good day to you sir and ah, give Baby Elrond there a little tickle under the chin or a pinch to the cheek for me sir ☺
Please we want don corleone from God father
Abdo Ramadan Hell yeah 😂
Whats funny, is Shakespeare didn't sound like this at all.
Have ur ever tried the legend Mr.Bean ?? Eager
PLEASE DO ARTHUR MORGAN FROM RDR2
Wow. You nailed it. I have my own Gandalf impression on my Chanel but now I’m feeling like yours is the “one ring”! Anyways check mine out for a laugh compared to this one.
Do Rocket impression Guardians of galaxy
That metal isn’t all over your whole entire body is it ?
Can you do Mike Tyson?
Do one of these for Obama/Morgan freeman
Well ah, thats how i did sir - and yes i don't think i did too bad there, after a day of practice, but thankyou for this little.....instructional, i believe you say 😉.... czcams.com/video/_NLhTU6yvJM/video.html
Can you do Jesse Pinkman please
Eu sou o único br aqui ?
No too quiet
How many votes for a Jesse Pinkman tutorial yet? +1 please Hehehe
I'm a female but I am interested in learning how to do impressions of males, do you have advice on what I am planning to do? It would be really helpful!
Omh same. This was eritten a year ago so theres not a big chabce but yk. I rlly wanna learnnn XD