Written by: bikram
Where I come from, a kid is not allowed to watch much of the television, at least not in my time. Kids have to sneak in their home’s living room when no one is around. This was done to save the young from damaging effect of television soaps. I do not think stopping a kid from watching television or movie is completely wise as it may stifle the imagination.
As a writer (freelance, web or otherwise), are you doing it to yourself?
Are you stopping yourself from consuming those lovely shows and soaps that you always liked?
If you are doing this then it is a big mistake, a huge one. You need to stop at once and start indulging in movies, soaps, and plays.
Why?
A movie is a fertile ground for a writer to learn trick of the trade. It teaches you many things including:
And along with these story mechanics, a good movie also tells you:
A movie also tells you about your market and about what words to use, what kind of sentences to construct, and how long or short sentences and paragraphs should be. One also learns the art of creating favorable ambience to get the emotional response sought by the article.
It is very important for you as a student of writing to watch movie and learn from it. Be a keen observer, and do not just consume a movie, observe it. In order to learn something from the movie, you have to dissect the various scene and emotional responses that led to the dramatic ending the movie had. You can then use it to create the experience you want in your audience.
Tags: Ambience, Audience, Big Mistake, Creation Story, Dialogue, Emotional Response, Emotional Responses, Fertile Ground, Imagination, Keen Observer, Kind Of Sentences, Living Room, Many Things, Mechanics, Narrative, Paragraphs, Scene Creation, Soaps, Time Kids, Watching Television
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