The video clip I choose was from the show King of
Queens. In this small clip, Doug and
Arthur are fighting about the way Arthur says “ketchup” while having lunch with
each other. I watched this clip two
times before examining their voices and actions. In the beginning of the clip, Arthur asks
Doug nicely for the ketchup but does not pronounce the word right. Arthur is also using an emblem because he is
pointing at the ketchup. Arthur’s tone
of voice was a little bit high in asking Doug for the ketchup more than
once. Doug refused to give Arthur the
ketchup because of the way Arthur was pronouncing the word. Arthur was getting very mad at Doug because
he wanted the ketchup. Arthur’s tone of
voice was rising every time he asked Doug for the ketchup. When Arthur still did not get the ketchup
because Doug thought he was saying the word wrong, he raises his hamburger to
empathize that he really would like some ketchup. Arthur did not understand what he was saying wrong
and why Doug would not give him some ketchup.
Doug’s voice was normal while telling Arthur why is he saying this word
wrong. Doug’s voice did not rise at all
during this clip until the very end.
Doug was doing funny voices to make Arthur mad about not having the
ketchup. Arthurs pitch kept raising and
then he finally gave up about not getting the ketchup. Arthur smashed Doug’s chips for revenge. After Arthur did that, Doug got a little mad
and started putting a lot of ketchup on Arthur’s hamburger. Arthur kept telling Doug that was enough but
Doug was not listening. Arthur’s tone of
voice kept rising when trying to tell Doug that he could stop putting ketchup
on his hamburger. Doug and Arthurs voice
got stronger and louder as he kept pouring the ketchup on the burger.
After enough was enough, Doug was yelling at Arthur to say
the word correctly. Arthur’s pitch in
his voice got really loud and he finally said the word ketchup right. Doug stopped with the ketchup and enjoyed his
lunch. Their voices got back to normal
and ate their lunch. Arthur did not
really have much of a burger left because it was covered in ketchup.
Julie -- this is a very detailed post. Keep focusing on the vocalics, though -- the chip smashing and ketchup pouring are less important for this analysis than the pitch, articulation, tone, pauses, and so on, used by the actors to convey meaning. The post could really use a summarizing conclusion.
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