Class Session 4
Jax Verlen for Role
Full details of homework is on Closing Credits
Nice read Verrater! You have such a nice narration voice, well suited for the scene you chose for the script.
Something I would tweak a bit if we were to hit this again is to slow down the pace a little bit. Not necessarily because of the few stumbles in the read itself but because I think it would suit the scene a little more for our narrator to take his time through the story for the sake of the listeners. Assuming this is a Radio or podcast show, we want to have very nice clarity for our broadcast, and going quickly through these tongue twisting sentences would come out really muddy for a listening audience. So I'd want to slow the pace on the read as a whole and really let the story breath more in general. Lean into the performative nature of storytelling, let your character, take the audience with Robin on this grand racing adventure across the county. Enjoy the distinct different phases of the story, the beginning run across England, the discovery of the rot in Robin's legs! The drama of what will happen to our beloved hero, The epic conclusion of Robin winning the race! As a host on the radio or podcast we want to engage the audience in the actions and discovery of the story as if they are right alongside Robin figuring things out together. If we're not drawing attention to the silly and whimsical nature of the script itself, we should enhance the drama and suspense of this impressive feat of athleticism we're covering in the story! Give Robin the power and deference we would give a gold medal olympic athlete when telling the story of them winning their medal!
Good work on the read Verrator, again you have a great voice for this kind of narration and character. Fun scene and great take!