Today I picked out a new quote to practice on. I named it "The White Rider."
Here is the recording:
“The Dark Lord has Nine. But we have One, mightier than they: the White Rider.
He has passed through the fire and the abyss, and they shall fear him.
We will go where he leads.”
- J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings
My favorite part is "but we have one, mightier then they: the White Rider." In the beginning it's talking about the Nine Black Riders, who were kings.
Today I was reading "The Art of Voice Acting" by James R. Alburger. I learned about intellectually vs. emotionally.
Emotion is better than Intellectual. So, for an example, say you were writing a lesson for knife makers, like "careful when you look away when sharpening a knife or you'll really regret it." Now imagine a whole list of things like that that you had to memorize. Pretty boring, right? That's intellectual.
But what if it was written like this "careful when you look away when sharpening a knife, 'cause the first time I looked away I lost my finger!" That's emotion (maybe not so gory) when you tell a story or at least something that will catch the audience's attention (something funny would do good to) so that they're learning yet at the same time enjoying.
For an example, I remember an ad I saw for Windex. Here's the ad:
That's emotion. Wasn't that funny? Yet it's an ad!
Another example: say there was a kid doing a math quiz. Quiz 1: 6 + 5 = ?. That's boring. And then you had to go through 20 of these quizzes. But wouldn't it be funner if it were Quiz 1: 6 Apples + 5 Apples = ?.
So, Intellectually vs. Emotionally: Emotionally wins.
"I am old Gandalf. I don't look it, but I'm beginning to feel it in my heart of hearts.
"I am old Gandalf. I don't look it, but I'm beginning to feel it in my heart of hearts.