Elephants Dream · Like clockwork

Practice this voice acting scene

Emo questions the routine. Proog sees the machine as a system that demands obedience and responds with increasingly alarmed warnings. The interrupted turn and repeated word “pulp” give the exchange its rhythm.

Escalating a warning without losing the words

Proog’s longer turn needs a clear pace before the repetitions become more intense. Make each repeated warning slightly different. As Emo, start with fatigue and keep the cut-off interruption brief rather than finishing a sentence that is not in the script.

Listen to the original before recording. Your selected character uses your takes; the other role keeps its original performance. Select both roles to perform the complete exchange or take turns on the same device.

Script and delivery notes

These are the English lines used in the game. Each turn has its own recording cue, and you can retake a single line without restarting the scene.

1. 01Emo0:00–0:02

   Well, don’t you ever get tired of this?

   Sound tired of the routine, rather than confrontational.

2. 02Proog0:03–0:13

   Tired?! Emo, the machine is like… like clockwork! One move out of place, and you’re ground to a pulp.

   Build from disbelief to a very serious warning.

3. 03Emo0:14–0:16

   But isn’t it—

   Try to interrupt before being cut off.

4. 04Proog0:16–0:20

   Pulp, Emo! Is that what you want? Pulp?

   Repeat “pulp” with mounting alarm.

5. 05Proog0:21–0:25

   Emo, your goal in life… pulp?!

   Make the last question sound utterly incredulous.

Film source and sharing credits

This exercise uses a licensed excerpt from Elephants Dream (2006). It uses the original film picture and dialogue, prepared with timed lines for browser dubbing.

The downloaded video includes source attribution. Keep those credits when sharing. Your recording is saved locally in this browser; the site does not publish a public recording link.