SESSION 6: FAMILY AND FLAT MATES
🎙️Welcome to the culminating session of this Dub-in training course!
Throughout this journey, your students delved into the intricacies of voice modulation, emotional expression and effective communication in a wild variety of real-life situations.
Today, you will set to cap off this immersive experience with a series of engaging activities designed to amplify your understanding of tone, emotion and interpersonal dynamics focussed on lip sync.
We hope that Dub-in online course has provided you with new tools and strategies to improve effective communication among your students and you are now abler than before to empower them to confidently engage in any interaction.
As in previous sessions, enjoy playing with the scenarios provided while mastering the art of Dubbing!
1. WARMING UP
This game serves as a fun and engaging warm-up activity by encouraging participants to think on their feet and collaborate in creating a spontaneous story through dialogue. It helps get participants into the mind-set of using their voices expressively and creatively, setting the stage for further dubbing activities or discussions.
DIALOGUE CHAIN (15 MIN)
Form a circle with all the participants.
Explain that you will start a dialogue chain, where each person will add a line of dialogue to create a story.
Begin the dialogue chain by saying a line of dialogue in a dramatic or exaggerated manner. For example, «I can’t believe what I just saw!»
The person to your right continues the chain by adding their own line of dialogue, building on the story. For instance, «It was like something out of a nightmare!»
The next person adds their line of dialogue, and so on, with each participant contributing a new line to continue the story.
Encourage participants to use their creativity and imagination to make the dialogue engaging and interesting.
The dialogue chain continues until everyone has had a chance to contribute multiple times or until the story reaches a natural ending point.
To make it more challenging, participants can also try to incorporate specific emotions, accents, or character voices into their lines of dialogue.
Once the dialogue chain is complete, you can reflect on the story created and discuss any particularly amusing or creative moments.
2. GETTING FAMILIAR, PLAYING AND ROLEPLAYING THE PROPOSED SCRIPTS
In this section of our Dub-in workshop, we provide you with some activities aimed at exploring this session scripts about various facets of communication dynamics within family and flat mate interactions.
This first activity is designed to introduce todays topic of Family and Flat Mates. The goal is to realize that we often talk to our relatives.
Knowing how to act and react and being able to have positive interactions will empower us, and make us feel competent and safe in these kind of situations.
THE LINE (20 MIN)
The trainer takes/finds a free space in the room draws an imaginary line on the floor: “This end of the line means “0/zero/not at all/never” and this end of the line means “daily, very often, all the time”. I ask you a couple of questions, please stand up and position yourself along the line depending on how you would answer the question.”
(The two ends of the line should be repeated with each question.)
All participants stand up and the trainer asks the participants the following three questions:
a. How often in a week do you talk to your relatives?
b. How often in a month do you meet with one of your relatives? (Maybe ask first “in a week”. Or adapt it)
c. How often in a month do you need to ask for anything to one of your relatives? Do you usually help?
d. ….
Second activity will introduce participants’ todays topic of family and flat mates’ interactions.
FAMILY AND FLAT MATES CONVERSATIONS (20 MIN)
Divide the participants into small groups.
Explain that each group will be given a short scenario or conversation related to family or flat mate interactions.Provide each group with these TYPICAL CONVERSATIONS. Encourage participants to imagine the voice of the different characters, the communication styles, relationships, and the various dynamics that exist within families and flat mate settings and foster participants to imagine how the characters in the scenario or conversation would speak and interact.
Once the participants are ready, have them perform and role-playing the scripts.
Third activity will allow participants to start exploring the three video-scenarios provided.
DUB IT RIGHT! (20 MIN)
Use the three VIDEO-SCENARIOS in the app. This activity involves improvisation and creativity where participants have to come up with the lines that match the scene and characters on the screen.
1. Divide participants into teams.
2. Play the video-scenario on a screen and mute the original audio.
3. Give each team few minutes to discuss and come up with their own dialogue for the scene. Consider adding a time limit to come up with their dialogue.
4. Once the players are ready, start the scene again, and each team takes turns dubbing over the dialogue.
5. Continue playing with the other two scenes, and rotate participants to ensure everyone gets a chance to participate.
6. It may be useful to provide a template where to write the lines, and which provides the dialogue structure of the scene. See DUB IT RIGHT doc.
SCRIPT 1 – USE THE APP
SCRIPT 2 – USE THE APP
SCRIPT 3 – USE THE APP
Fourth activity will give participants the opportunity to reflect upon difficult situations related to the scenarios provided.
ROLEPLAY (30 MIN)
The participants go into three groups and each group gets one of the three scenarios provided. Unmute the VIDEO-SCENARIOS.
The participants go into three groups and each group gets one script.
Each group has the task to think about how the dialogue could go that would definitely lead to a misunderstanding, failure. They first think about how to fail in the situation and not reach one’s goal. What would you have to say to get to an uncomfortable situation? (10 minutes’ group work)
They should then present (just verbally) in the plenum (10 minutes, for all three groups together)
They go back in the small groups and work on a successful script: What should or could you say to have a good feeling in the situation, on both sides? What do you need to say to get what you need? What would be useful phrase? (10 minutes)
Finish this section with a short discussion about the three scenarios.
DISCUSSION (10 MIN)
Discuss what are the scenarios they find them often in, and what can be or is stressful about them. Introduce the three scenarios by showing the video with the audio and talking about the situation and the goal and how that can be difficult or illicit unease:
SCENARIO 1 «Talking to a flatmate who never does their chores»
SCENARIO 2 » flatmates asks for flatmates to share the housework every week. But you find it difficult to cook”
SCENARIO 3 » You have not been feeling well lately and you do not want to ask for help. When your father sees you he insists on visiting a mental health professional»A brief discussion will be generated on what the group understands about family and flatmates time to be, whether they think they are the same or different things.
Some questions can be used:
a. What themes emerged in the conversation?
b. Did any specific lines or moments stand out to you? Why?
c. What insights or observations can be drawn from the dubbing performances about family or flat mate dynamics?
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Family and flatmates are related but different concepts.
Family: a group of persons united by the ties of marriage, blood, or adoption, constituting a single household and interacting with each other in their respective social positions, usually those of spouses, parents, children, and siblings. Although the family is the fundamental social unit of most human societies, its form and structure vary widely.
Flatmates: one of two or more persons sharing the same accommodation, a house or an apartment.
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3. DUBBING THE SCRIPTS
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Explain to the participants the importance of LIP SYNCHRONISATION:
What is lip synchronisation (lip sync)? How is it identified? How can it be achieved?
The importance of lip sync in the rhythm, the adaptation, the meaning, the acting.
Is lip sync important in the DUB-IN project?
Use the previously gained knowledge to try and synchronise with the duration of each line. It is important to mark pauses and breaths, as discussed in the session devoted to adaptation. Find the rhythm of the sentence and synchronise with the dialogue. By this stage, you will be able to combine all the techniques you have learned in order to perform the dialogue.
One effective exercise to show how important is lip synchronisation, is MIRROR LIP SYNC.
MIRROR LIP SYNC (15 MIN)
Choose one of THESE SCRIPTS.
Pair up participants and have them sit facing each other.
Assign one person in each pair as the «Speaker» and the other as the «Lip Syncer.»
The Speaker will read out load one of the scripts while the Lip Syncer focuses on synchronizing their lip movements with the sounds and syllables spoken by the Speaker.
Start with a few practice rounds where the Speaker delivers the dialogue slowly and clearly. The Lip Syncer should closely watch the Speaker’s mouth movements and try to match them as accurately as possible.
After practicing a few rounds, switch roles. The Lip Syncer becomes the Speaker, and vice versa.
Provide feedback to each pair after each practice round. Encourage them to focus on precise lip movements that mirror the spoken sounds.
As participants become more comfortable, increase the pace of the dialogue and add more variations in sounds to challenge both the Speaker and the Lip Syncer.
Gather the pairs and have a few of them perform their mirror lip sync in front of the group.
Conclude the exercise with a brief discussion about the experience. Ask participants about the challenges they faced, what strategies they used to synchronize their lips, and how they felt while performing. Explain to them that this exercise is a simple yet effective way to practice lip synchronization. It helps them to develop a better understanding of the coordination required between speech and lip movements, which is crucial for dubbing and voice acting.SCRIPT 1 – USE THE APP
SCRIPT 2 – USE THE APP
SCRIPT 3 – USE THE APP
Now participants should be ready to start recording the scripts provided.
RECORD THE SCRIPT (45 MIN)
All participants must have previously given their consent for the sound recording. SEE CONSENT FORM
Starting with the first script, show the video and read the ORIGINAL DIALOGUE.
Dub and record one video scenario.
Depending on the progress of the group the second person in the video (cashier, store employee, doctor’s secretary) is dubbed by the trainer or by another participant.
The dubbed scene will be watched, and any improvement/adaptation they feel can be made will be discussed.
The scene will be dubbed again, with the agreed improvements.
Each person should have dubbed at least once scene.
Depending on the progress of the group there might be time for some to do/try a second scene.
It is important, in order to establish the fun part of dubbing, to provide an alternate sound recording in gibberish.The scheme will be:
Dubbing the scene
Watching the dubbed scene
Discussing improvements
Recording againSCRIPT 1 – USE THE APP
SCRIPT 2 – USE THE APP
SCRIPT 3 – USE THE APP
4. FEEDBACK
Start by summarizing important aspects of the session. You can use this points:
| DIALOGUE CHAIN Participants form a circle and engage in a spontaneous dialogue chain, where each person contributes a line to create a story. THE LINE Participants stand along an imaginary line based on their responses to questions about interactions with relatives, emphasizing the importance of transactional communication and understanding varied interaction frequencies. DUBBING FAMILY AND FLAT MATE CONVERSATIONS AND REFLECTION Participants work in groups to dub scenarios related to family and flat mate interactions, discussing family and flatmate dynamics, and the distinctions between them. DUB IT RIGHT! Teams create their own dialogue for video scenarios, enhancing improvisation skills and exploring creativity in dubbing. DISCUSSION Discuss common scenarios and potential stressors, using video examples to delve into challenging situations and promote understanding of effective communication strategies. ROLEPLAY Participants work in groups to role-play scenarios related to family and flat-mates’ typical conversations and focusing on effective communication strategies and successful outcomes. MIRROR LIP SYNC An exercise to practice lip synchronization by pairing participants to synchronize their lip movements with dialogue sounds. RECORD THE SCRIPTS Participants dub video scenarios while focusing on lip synchronization, rhythm, adaptation, and expression using techniques learned throughout the session. |
Then finish the session with an assessment activity.
ASSESSMENT (15 MIN)
All participants stand up and the trainer asks the participants the following questions (difference line-up as previously):
On a scale from 1 (totally boring) to 10 (extreme fun): How much did you enjoy today’s session?
Go one by one asking for the different activities organized.
On a scale from 1 (very difficult) to 10 (easy as pay): What do you think about today’s session?
On a scale from 1 (totally agree) to 10 (extreme disagree): how do you rate the following sentences?
I will not change anything from the session
I am happy to have participated on it
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Ask the participants individually for some feedback of why they stand were they stand to find out what was enjoyable and what was strenuous/difficult.Be sure that you allow group discussion and space for participants to share their thoughts, perspectives, and suggestions. Encourage open and respectful communication.
Take notes of common topics, areas of improvement, and positive feedback raised during the discussion. Use the assessment sheet.
Summarize the key points from the discussion and thank participants for their valuable input.
To finish, resolve any misunderstanding or difficulty, relieve stress, if it has arisen, thanks everyone for his/her effort and close the session.
Encourage participants to continue practicing their newly acquired skills using the additional exercises available on our DUB-IN APP.
ADDITIONAL EXERCISES SESSION 4. DUB-IN APP.
This is the last session of the DUB-IN training course, thanks participants for their commitment throughout these six workshops, show participants how excited you are to be witness of their progress in modulating their voice, convey emotions, and navigate complex interactions, these will undoubtedly set them on a path of enhanced communication and interpersonal success.
Close the session.