Accented Editing Accidents

So I've been editing 'The Island' and one of the things I've been changing is a lot of the speech patterns that the characters speak in. It was pointed out to me that sometimes a character will say something that a British or European would say, but not that an American would, so to combat that I've developed a new skill.

I've started reading the dialogue out loud as I edit, but with an American accent. 

While that might not sound unusual to many people, the fact I'm from Scotland, have a broad Scots accent (think Mel Gibson in Braveheart if you don't know what I mean) and that I suck at impersonations is adding up to produce a lot of hilarious moments. 

I find it easier to think of specific actors reading the dialogue in their accented voices, and then for me to copy them so I can hear the flow of the words. The odd thing is, Mister Crowler is somehow now from the deep South, and talks like Vampire Bill in True Blood. That came as a bit of surprise. Katie sounds a bit like Kat Dennings in my head now, because I watched a few episodes of 2 Broke Girls last week but she doesn't quite have the restrained irritation, and somehow Kara sounds like Eliza Dushku. Kinda hot, actually.

The thing is, with all these actors and accents having a conversation and me trying to say them out loud, I find myself getting them mixed up, crossing accents halfway through sentences, and saying some hideous and ridiculous things when the words get garbled. 

Lots of fun though, so I thought I'd pop it up here. :-)

JJ