On American radio, movies, television, and video games, walla is a sound effect that mimics the murmur of the crowd in the background. A group of actors put together in the post production stage of film production to create this murmur is known as walla group . According to one story, the walla received its name during the early days of the radio, when it was discovered that having multiple people repeat the background wall sound is enough to mimic the obscure chat from the crowd. Today, walla actors use real words and conversations, often improvised, adapted to the language, speech patterns, and accents that might be expected from the crowd to imitate.
Walla is called rhubarb in English where the actors say "rhubarb, rhubarb", rhabarber in Germany, rabarber in the Netherlands and Flanders (Belgium) as well Denmark, Sweden & amp; Estonia, and style (??) in Japan, may partially reflect the variety of crowd noise textures in different countries. Other phrases are "peas and carrots", "watermelon" and "natter natter" (whose answer is "grommish grommish").
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Parody
Walla sometimes turns into a joke. In the British absurdist comedy series The Goon Show Spike Milligan will clearly mumble "rhubarb, rhubarb" during the audience scene. Spinning from this recurring joke, English comedian Eric Sykes (a collaborator and friend of the Goons) wrote, directed and starred in the 1969 film Rhubarb , in which all the actors' dialogue consisting of the word "rhubarb" was repeated again and again. This gives the film a general feeling of silent film because there is no coherent dialogue, but with the crucial difference that the "rhubarb" dialogue still conveys the emotions and atmosphere of the character.
Similarly, South Park TV shows often parodied the walla by making a rabble-rabble "rabble" crowd, and "peas and carrots". In an episode of Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law, a despairing audience audience clearly and repeatedly shouted "rutabaga", a reference to the use of the term "rhubarb". In Steve Martin's The Man With Two Brains movie, the audience at a scientific presentation sounds pretty clear to say "grunt, grunt" after Martin's character invites them to "grumble all you want". French and Saunders often use this phrase clearly and clearly during sketches that feature extra filming. In the film Blazing Saddles, the character of Mel Brooks encourages the audience in a meeting for "harrumph," to sing a man who does not say it.
While it is generally expensive for filmmakers to put different words in the mouth of certain background players (since this will turn "extra" into actors during mixed sounds, which means they have to be paid more), this problem can be avoided by recording nonsense which sync with mouth movements on the screen ("lip flap") of a particular background player. Thus it is possible to make it sound as if the extra say something, when in fact they do not provide the actual dialogue. This nonsense is known as "Snazzum", referring to the way in which Yosemite Sam's cartoon character would swear when angry ("Yassin Sassin Snazzum Frazzum!").
In season 5, episode 3 ("Let's Stay Together") from 30 Rock , Rob Reiner loudly and clearly repeats the phrase, "Rhubarb, Rhubarb, Peas and Carrots..." in a scene when a group congressmen and women murmuring unclear chatter. A similar reference was made by Jack Donaghy's assistant, Jonathan, in Season 4, Episode 14 ("Future of Husband").
In season 2, episode 3 ("Potato") from Blackadder , Captain Redbeard Rum played by Tom Baker, can be heard saying "rhubarb, rhubarb!" in scenes involving four characters talking to each other.
In season 5, episode 20 ('Leo Unwrapped') from Will & amp; Grace, the characters Karen Walker and Jack McFarland clearly say "hubub hubub" and "peas and carrots" in reference to jokes. Maps Walla
References
External links
- Description of Walla from filmsound.org
- Using Walla Crowd Sounds on Drama Radio
- Definition of dictionary from dictionary.com
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