How to sound posh with David Attenborough (Voice Impression Tutorial)
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- čas přidán 4. 03. 2020
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Charlie Hopkinson is a comedic impressionist, impersonator, voice guy, whatever you want to call it who specialises in voices from current television shows and films. His standup is a character act about a retired maths teacher, his standup set includes impressions of Sir David Attenborough, Robin Williams, Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson, Peaky Blinders, Tommy and Arthur Shelby and Gandalf from Lord of the Rings.
Always looking to update my roster I look to try out subscriber suggested impressions in the impressions challenge series before honing the best ones. Recently I have added Peaky Blinders and Marvel / Avengers characters to my arsenal!
I currently run a number of series including:
Impression Reels - The very best impressions I can do, Including LOTR, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Peaky Blinders, Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad, Cartoons .etc
Impression Challenges - Trying out new impressions in a less polished form.
Impression Dramatic song covers - Voices of Reason.
Low Budget Animation - Stickman sketch remakes of Iconic Tv shows and movies.
How to do Impressions - An audience lead tutorial series where I attempt to pass on my Impressions knowledge.
Dubs - Comedic dubs of iconic scenes with new dialogue, (My Peaky Blinders and Lord of The Rings dubs have grossed over 6 million views on Facebook)
Standup - Clips from Standup sets I have performed over the last year.
Comedy Sketches - Comedy Sketches
I started learning impressions in 2012, at the age of 20. You can follow my full impressions journey in my new ‘How to do impressions’ tutorial series
After graduating from the University of Warwick in the summer 2013 he took 4 months out to concentrate on CZcams videos full time, including producing his most viewed video to date ‘Morgan Freeman and 40 other impressions’ with just over 12 million views. This foray into being a ‘full time CZcamsr’ was cut short as he went travelling for 3 months before starting a 2 year teaching Graduate scheme with Charity ‘Teach First’.
While teaching he has performed in and narrated the 4 episode series ‘Lookalikes’ as Morgan Freeman. The show and the narration received a positive reception. The show aired on Channel 4 during the prime time slot of Friday 10pm for three weeks. It is now currently available on Netflix. Charlie also performed with other well known impressionists for an unaired pilot.
Charlie has worked for several prominent brands in relation to their products, including google and formula 1.
Since the summer of 2016 Charlie has once again dived into the world of CZcams, for the first time producing content on a weekly basis. He is also focusing on live performance; he has performed in live venues a total of 3 times to date.
His top impressions include:
Morgan Freeman (Red -Shawshank redemption)
Sir Ian McKellen (Gandalf - Lord of the Rings)
Aaron Paul (Jesse Pinkman - Breaking Bad)
Alan Rickman (Snape - Harry Potter)
Michael Caine (Alfred - Batman)
Jon Snow (Game of Thrones)
Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Carribean)
Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained, Inglorious bastards)
Alec Guiness (Ben Kenobi - Star Wars)
Agent Smith (The Matrix)
Sean Bean (Boromir - Lord of the Rings)
Richard Armitage (Thorin Oakenshield - The Hobbit)
Charles Dance (Tywin Lannister - Game of Thrones)
Tyrion Lannister (Game of Thrones)
Bryan Cranston (Walter White - Breaking Bad)
Frank Underwood (House of Cards)
Tommy Shelby (Peaky Blinders)
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When you started talking, i thought you were gonna say, “Welcome to Jurassic Park”
😀
That was Richard Attenborough.
that was his late brother SIR RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH
Hey Charlie, I'm an aspiring singer who decided to learn some impressions to improve my understanding of how the voice works. I gotta say, your stuff is really helpful. I've learned a lot watching you. Thank you for another awesome video. Also, I can think of ZERO examples of CZcams personalities that balance humor better than you do. Well done. Genuinely funny, without it taking over the video. Keep pushing, man. No limit to where your channel can go.
Thanks Josh! Much appreciated
2:50 Absolutely genius I would love to see more studio bound Attenborough
This is so great and extremely fortunate since I'm going to launch a CZcams channel using this voice! Thank you for creating! You are talented and hilarious!
I searched this impression to gain a better understanding of how to better achieve it myself. Then I found your video actually giving tips on this very one!! Bless you, kind sir.
You're a treasure Charlie. Love your work!
loved this...so nicely done...pure skill man...thanks
Amazing as always cheers I needed a few tips thanks
I've always wanted to hear David attenborough saying shit
😀
Absolutely spot on! All of it!
This is creativity...And I love it❤️❤️
Yo Charlie! Thanks for this video man. I had the idea a couple months ago to make a fake nature documentary for my channel but I didn't know how to do the voice. I found this vid right away and I watched it so many times man. It was super helpful. I found myself using the starter phrases you provided as sort of an anchor and a standard when I could hear myself getting off course. I just finished the edit and posted it this morning, it ended up being 25 mins long so there was a lot to narrate. It could have been considerably harder to do it without this video as a guide, really appreciate you putting this out into the world.
What an amazing impression of Sir David, well done!
Thanks!
David Attenborough can narrate about anything or even talk about just anything and I’ll listen to him all day
he could narrate a lawn growing and make it sound epic.
dude nailed it on every aspect of this video
Please do a vid on Steve Irwin's voice! Gotta love his tone and aussie accent
Incredible voice 🙏
Thankyou for a brilliant video that was hilarious yet educational 😁 loved it
Thanks so much! Comments like this make it worth it!
your welcome 😁
100% 😊. Thanks again Charlie for another good video.
Thanks!
that is soo...... AWESOME !
Great... Can't wait...
😀
this is the best video I have ever seen
I am a huge fan of DA.. and this made me laugh !
Thank you Bro, from india. I also love to mimic Sir David Attenborough.
Always been pretty good at him but this did teach me some new things thanks
Yeah, I think that’s what this video is best for
That ending skit had me dying. 😭🤣
Love it. Can you do Dickie Attenborough in The Great Escape?
Those clouds, look ominous. Haha
When the time comes we have a new narrator for those glorious documentaries. Keep up the progress!
Man I've become like addicted to watching your vids, been pissing off my family though 😬😬
Haha worse things to be addicted to!
Charlie Hopkinson I love alone I a flat so I’ve not got that problem..... awesome videos by the way find the very funny to watch when I can’t sleep
What do you think of the new style and leave a comment on which other impressions you would like :)
Well I tried but I just sound like I'm in pain lol. Great video which makes trying voices fun.
Thanks very much Ariel! Don’t worry I will try him at some point!
Haha, just sell it as a ‘pained Attenborough’
Can you please do Berlin, El professor and other male characters from Money heist (la casa de papel) thank you!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Would you be able to do Dwayne Johnson?
Hi Charlie thanks for the great advice. I used it for a sketch I did. I'll try send you a link
I used to do Dolly Parton, four decades back. She had that whistle to her s-es, too, but it's much more pronounced than that of Attenborough's. The difficult thing was doing it without the slightest chance in facial expression. Everyone was doing Thatcher at the time.
It took me years to provide her with the kind of text that really nailed her. Winnie the Pooh. Make it sound as if every character is trying to guilt-trip every other character.
Cool story 😂
Show boobs
Please ..
How to do episode for Ragnar Lothbrok
Yes do Ragnar Lothbrok
Skál!
Im simply fan to his voice but you did great immitating him
Thanx for the great video :-)
Is it allowed to impersonate a voice from a celebrity and then use it in a video on youtube? Or does somebody needs a special permission from the person being impersonated?
I am asking, cause I am thinking of doing something with Computer generated Voices from celebrity's her on youtube.
hope you can help :-)
Nooo. damn that's spot on
Is this actually your voice impression? That is insane! I have a quick question, are you able to get ahold of me on social media, I need someone with his voice impression to say a quick line. I will put it into a video and definitely give you credit. Thank you so much dude and keep up the great work
04:09 had be in stitches!
Pretty sure your intro made me laugh so hard it took years off my life
hilarious !
Hi Charlie, thank you for a really helpful video. Mastering his voice tone/quality is what I am finding hardest to be loud enough in a theatre. As you suggest I have listened to your videos and other impressionists, but cannot get the right type of voice. Any suggestions would be really helpful. Thanks.
what song is in the background, i been lookin for that chill music for awhile
I would like to hear your Sir Richard Harris impression. Especially as Dumbledor because I think Richard Harris sounded like David Attenborough as Dumbledor. I would like to see you sound different while doing the two voices.
"Now now, I am Charlie Hopkinson, and I am Sir David Attenborough's great great nephew by marriage, probably"
- Sir David Attenborough's great great nephew by marriage, probably
Lol this is amazing
1:50 has me dying and I’m not sure why
I know what your on about😂
Can you teach us Christopher Lee or Vincent Price?
The music in the background is so good. Anybody has the source?
Guy i found a webiste who make sir david attenborough say anything! The webiste is vo.codes
waaaw ... BBC should sign you now
Haha!
How can you do a loud Sir David Attenborough voice ?
Nice
:)
Max Dawson Nice
If you do a voice over on a natural geographic episode will be tremendous
this is so good
Thanks!
Optimus Prime
it's mating season has to be the most thing said by David Antenabro
do Till Lindemann please
Please do Ragnar lothbrok from vikings
That was good Charlie. Your video gave me an idea: you and David Attenborough could direct, produce, write, and film a coming-of-age biographical-documentary movie about his whole life from the very beginning all the way to today where you could reenact everything David did in his younger days and an old actor, resembling David, could reenact everything in his later years and today in the biographical scenes and David Attenborough could be interviewed and tell the story in the documentary parts. I have just the title for it: "Life on Earth". Should it win the Academy Awards for best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Original Screenplay, Documentary Feature, International Feature Film, Cinematography, Costume Design, Film Editing, Makeup and Hairstyling, Original Score, Original Song, Production Design, Sound, and Visual Effects, history will be made.
#LifeOnEarthMovie
Haha if only
You could Charlie. Imagine this, where you would be the first Academy-Award winning CZcams member in history. Plus should "Life On Earth" also win the Academy Awards for best picture, you, David Attenborough, the cast, crew, and a few trained animals would show up on the stage and thank everybody for giving support. Plus, you and David could thank me for giving this idea and we could share the glory.
Funny 👍
I can't even do the whistling sound... am I screwed?
Awesome as always, can you please do Jesse Pinkman next? You sooooo good at it!!!
Thanks! It’s certainly in the pipeline at some point!
please do me with that voice, kind Sir.
What documentry is this?
Try Jeremy wade, I havnt seen anyone do his voice
Pardon my ignorance but who is that?
Charlie Hopkinson he does river monsters tv series 👍🏻
Is that a leopard, fighting a pigeon? 😆
Please can you do Boris Johnson
any tips for starting a voice impression/singing channel?
Watch these vids
If David dies (BTW he’s immortal) BBC should hire you
😭
He's going to have to go one day 😭
..classic..
Can you do Liam neeson
Can you do Jason Statham please?
Grass
Any plans to do audiobooks?
What kind?
The options are limitless... I'm sure you'd get a BILLION views/downloads if you read some of the classics as Morgan Freeman. Or you could choose a book with 3 or 4 major characters and have "celebrities" playing their parts! I'd love to hear Arthur Shelby reading the "... OLD.. TESTAMENT" too! 😆
Harry Potter... starring Alfie Solomons as Harry 😂😂😂
Shalom Hermione. Shalom. 😆
I can do a bit off david ❤
Pronounce “grass” for the whistle
Earl Jones
Good shout!
You can do a Bruce Wayne impression
An average one...
I'll give it a go but I'm sure my voice wont be deep enough :)
You'll nail it!
@@CharlieHopkinson I'll have a good laugh trying.
@@modsmum that's the spirit!
Please narrate the robot animals from Horizon Zero Dawn. But take it seriously though.
😂
You can do no wrong
He's brithish so it would be easier for other british men or womenimitate
Hink dugs go tae heaven mate?
What?
M8 I don’t think Attenborough has a bbc
2:24cuhamfri21jan19%cuh
Do funny words
Morgan Freeman has more resonance and bass.
Damn you lost me on the bbcs..
I am not english and i can do his voice much much better
Prove it
@@CharlieHopkinson how and where?
@@gotaplot6192 Post a vid
U tried but it was so far
Daz Games is better at sir david attenborough
whatch his fortnite #1video
Sounds nothing like Sir David...
Look at the views bro! Your not that good ....
Thanks Cathy, I’ll keep trying to get better