第二人生

河南 秦暠屿

指导老师 高光华

Dubbing is like Second Life, an online virtual world where users can imitate a soundtrack and connect with others using voice and text. When dubbing on the stage, you are no longer the one you have been in real life but another trying to resonate with audience with your voices and emotions.Both activities lead us to a new world, in which we are free to search for the unknown selves. Difficult as it may be, dubbing can be an immensely satisfying experience.

When I first heard about the competition, I was hesitant. In front of me were two major challenges: to form a strong team and to select an appealing movie clip. Luckily, four like-minded peers came together and fought side by side. However, the process was not smooth. At first, we picked the classic four-player game in the film Carnage, which displays the ugliness of human nature. But the film's lack of popularity forced us to change direction. In an urgency, we turned to the well-known classic comedy, The Big Bang Theory, which seemed to be just perfect for its time span and setting of the scene. However, when we were feeling good about ourselves, the super-fast pace of the dialogue and the strengths of other teams made us stressed out.

Instead of giving up, we believed in the power of practice and teamwork. Not only did we urge each other to pay attention to the subtle differences between pronunciations, but we also encouraged each other by recognizing small progress. Step by step, our team's performance improved. By working together, we also developed unspoken understanding among ourselves. Then finally came the final competition and our efforts paid off—we won the first prize with the highest score!

Just like in Second Life, I seem to have found and conquered an unexplored territory, in which members in a team provided one another with mutual support and moved toward the “promised land”together.