As the title implies, this is actually a double-feature of sorts, considering I had two separate, yet equally powerful takes of one line, and if you know the name associated with the second half of this entry’s title, then allow me to congratulate you for actually knowing something about movies that can’t be relegated to the pages of TV Tropes.

Admittedly, though, I never actually saw Casablanca. I wasn’t even a gleam in one of my grandparent’s eyes when the film came out in 1942, although I have heard several of the its lines in passing over the years, to the point that I now know for a fact that no one in that movie ever really said the words, “Play it again, Sam.”

This brings us to a four-star Audio Assignment, that I took during my mid-term period, wherein I had to do the following:

Take a famous line from a movie and remix it to create an entirely new story from just this one line. Get creative, but make sure to have a good balance between what you add and keep to make sure that the line is still recognizable, but tells the story completely differently.

The line I selected was the final line uttered by Humphrey Bogart’s character, Rick Blaine, as he and Captain Louis Renault, played by Claude Rains, walk off into the fog: “Louis, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.” As for my remix, well, allow me to point out that the film took place between the 2nd and 5th of December, in 1941. Guess what happened later that week.

Suffice it to say, I think my edits to the quote have painted a far more dramatic picture in the original’s place, so I’ll just let you know that both of these entries are available for your listening and dancing pleasure, on SoundCloud.

I got super excited as I was scrolling through the assignment bank and found this! Basically, the assignment is to take a famous line from a movie, tweak it only a little bit so that it’s still recognizable, and rerecord it. So naturally, I went scrolling through all the Mean Girls quotes I could find. It’s looking like every week here I’ll be doing something with Mean Girls (I just love it that much).

Anyhoo, I settled on the quote:

“Get in loser, we’re going shopping!”

Here’s the original recording of the quote to refresh your memories!

I decided to change the quote up a little, and settled on:

“Get in the car Cady, we’re going shopping!”

Even though I love all of the original quotes from the movie (let’s be real, it wouldn’t be the same without them) I still decided to go ahead and make this one a little nicer. Maybe Regina George is kind of sweet after all? Hehehe definitely not. But anyways, here’s the remixed recording!

The making of this assignment was really quite simple! First, I downloaded a quote from www.moviesoundclips.net and uploaded it to my Soundcloud, so that I could present the original. Next, I came up with a new version of the quote I chose. Lastly, I recorded myself saying the new quote, as a nicer version of Regina George. That’s all for this assignment!

I chose an assignment this week that is very inspirational. Many of us look to quotes from movies to remind us of inspiring moments or to help us in our own lives. Well we remixed a famous one here that will tell a bit of a different story than the original. I hope you enjoy it and see the resemblance.

“I love you. I am who I am because of you. You are every reason, every hope, and every dream I’ve ever had, and no matter what happens to us in the future, everyday we are together is the greatest day of my life.”
? Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook

The copy for the sound clip above – “I love you. I am who I am because of you. But you are every reason, every fear, and every nightmare I’ve ever had, and no matter what happens to us in the future, everyday we are apart is the greatest day of my life. ”

Please enjoy and let me know what you think in the comments below. Again the photo was taken from wikimedia through Google Images’ “labeled for reuse” filter.

For my third audio assignment this week, I decided to do a line remix worth 3 stars!

“Take a famous line from a movie and remix it to create an entirely new story from just this one line. Get creative, but make sure to have a good balance between what you add and keep to make sure that the line is still recognizable, but tells the story completely differently.”

I think most of us at least know that “Taken” exists, even if you’ve never watched it. Liam Neeson is FAMOUS for his role as the kick-ass ex-operative who risks his life and destroys Paris to save his daughter. There are also two additional spins-offs as a result of his time in the City of Love. I picked this line because it’s the defining point of the entire franchise; his daughter has been kidnapped and he must decide what he’s going to do.

The task was to create an entirely new story using this one line, and by stating that he has money and no skill, I most definitely did just that. Creating this was as easy as googling which movie quotes were the most famous, picking my movie, and opening up audacity to record myself saying it. I was able to get it perfect in one shot, export it to my computer and upload it to soundcloud for your enjoyment here.

Happy Storytelling!