Dub over Big Smoke's Order
14 lines 5 characters 0:34 of footage Free · no account · phone or desktop
Take over every line of Big Smoke's Order and see how close you can get.
The scene
Thirty-two seconds that became one of gaming's most quoted lines. CJ, Big Smoke, Ryder and Sweet pull up to a drive-through, and Big Smoke orders. Nine of the fourteen lines are his, and six of them are the order itself, delivered as a single unbroken run.
Everyone else keeps it short — a number 9, a number 9 just like his, a number 6 with extra dip. Then Big Smoke asks for two number 9s, a number 9 large, a number 6 with extra dip, a number 7, two number 45s, one with cheese, and a large soda. He has already told Carl he needs to eat to keep his strength up.
Who you'll be playing
Lines you'll be taking
Can I take your order, please?
Carl, what do you want?
You gotta eat to keep your strength up, man.
There are 11 more waiting in the studio.
Performing it
The order is the whole thing, and its rhythm is famous enough that people will notice if you get it wrong. It should be smooth and unhurried — Big Smoke isn't embarrassed and isn't joking; he is a man who knows what he wants and is happy to say it all. Don't leave gaps between the items, and don't put the emphasis on "large soda" as if it's a punchline; the flatness carries it. The other three should sound like people who have done this before and have somewhere to be.
The dialogue is muted and everything else stays — the score, the room, the picture. You record each line over the silence and the scene plays back with you in the cast. How a dub is made · what the score measures.