Freja Hovgaard Knudsen

Freja Hovgaard Knudsen
Freja Hovgaard Knudsen (f. 1997) er cand.mag. i engelsk og matematik fra Aarhus Universitet. Hun har i de seneste år undersøgt stemmer i film og deres betydning for, hvordan en karakter bliver opfattet af seerne.

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Freja Hovgaard Knudsen
  • The voice of an angel – or a devil: How linguistic information helps the audience decode a character

    The voice of an angel – or a devil: How linguistic information helps the audience decode a character

    Freja Hovgaard Knudsen
    Freja Hovgaard Knudsen

    FEATURE. From the raspy breathing of Darth Vader to Professor Snape’s slow drawl, movies and television are full of different voices. The most iconic ones stay with the audience long after the story ends, representing something fundamental about the characters. But ordinary voices are also vital for understanding a character. This article examines how and why voices are important for characterisation. It proposes a categorisation system based on the effects and aims of a character’s voice.