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Over-Dramatic Reading

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Submitted by: Chris Randles

_cokwr: Choose any written material (a song, poem, short book, excerpt from a novel, scene from a television show, news article, etc.) and record a dramatic reading. Read your selection in a way that alters the message of the original material (at an odd pace, overly excited, sad, etc. -- be creative, make it your own). Make sure you mention what it is you are reading, and who the author of the material is., _cpzh4: Audio, _chk2m: Chris Randles, _ciyn3: 112, _ckd7g: AudioAssignments112, _clrrx: AudioAssignments, _cztg3: AudioTutorials112

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Inspired By A Parody Drawing

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For doing Over-Dramatic Reading Assignment, I did not know what to read/record … and I suddenly remembered what I saw recently.
It was THIS below.

YUP, hills are literally ALIVE! LOL
I saw this on a T-shirt which one of my classmates in other class than CISTUJ was wearing one day … and it just cracked me out! LOL

To know the original meme for this image, you need to watch this clip from a great musical-film, The Sound of Music.

…Wished to find one with the actual movie scene…

Here are the lyrics I read.

AND from the lyrics of this beautiful song, I just tried to combine a horrifying feeling to it … went for a panic-horror kinda mood! lol

Well, if your ears are strong enough to stand the scream, enjoy! XD

[VOON] Panic-Horroic Sound of Music

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Audio Assignment: Over-Dramatic “Name of the Wind”

Over-Dramatic Reading: Choose any written material (a song, poem, short book, excerpt from a novel, scene from a television show, news article, etc.) and record a dramatic reading. Read your selection in a way that alters the message of the original material (at an odd pace, overly excited, sad, etc. — be creative, make it your own).

I chose to record a short excerpt from “The Name of the Wind” by Patrick Rothfuss.

Because the way I chose to read it for the assignment is so ignorant of the text, I recorded two versions. The first one is how I think the excerpt should truly be read–with seriousness, and an expression of how dangerous and interesting the main character is. I used as deep a voice as I could.

Kvothe Monologue Proper by leelzebub

The second audio clip was recorded in a high voice, and heavily nasal. I also employed a Queens accent (though I went pretty harsh on the ‘a’s) and treated the content light-heartedly.

Kvothe Monologue with Accent by leelzebub

I had a great deal of fun recording these, because the text is amazing and I love accents. I did not have as much fun doing the grunt work of editing and splicing, but so it goes.

Hope you enjoy.

Kittens! Kittens! Kittens!

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Kittens, Kittens, Kittens by techsavvyed

Exploring the most excellent tool that is SoundCloud while on another ds106 assignment, my wife became excited about the “over dramatic reading” activity. I had checked out a rather cute children’s book titled Kittens! Kittens! Kittens! last week, and she had just finished reading it to our toddler, we thought it would be humorous if she read it with a serious and commanding tone. Turns out, it was a rather interesting experience, and helps prove that often it’s not the story that matters, but it’s the delivery that makes or breaks a story.

It would be interesting to use SoundCloud to have students record their own reading using a tone that is discordant with the original intent of the author. It would certainly be a great way to demonstrate how important voice, tone, and mood are to a story, and give your students a chance to express themselves through performance.

If you enjoy her reading, please feel free to leave a comment for my wife…she had to record the book twice because I forgot to unmute the microphone on the first read through

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Emily Dickinson: Comedy Version!

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Okay, so everyone knows that Emily Dickinson’s poems are all rather dark, dismal, and depressing. After reading Chris Randles’ Overly-Dramatic Reading assignment posted under Audio assignments, I had the idea to read Emily Dickinson’s “There’s Been A Death In The Opposite House”. My goal was to read it while laughing to make it sound like I was recalling a funny story, when in reality, what I’m saying is rather morbid. So, did I do a good job? Listen for yourself!

Dickinson Comedy Version