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myconfession:
--- Quote from: Pengi on December 27, 2010, 06:35:48 PM ---Yeah like over description is an issue too. Thanks for pointing that out Julie!! that's so true.
But some random non-story-related details can add interest or a personality to the character. Like in my story Waste of Paint I described some random crap in Krystal's house that never will play into the story, will never be mentioned again, but they describe her personality type. Stuff like that. :)
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I agree with that... in one of my stories... one of Taylor Swift's songs, "Last Kiss" plays a big part in it and I knew that from the beginning, so I added small details in the story such as Nick walking with his hands in his pockets, Harley, the girl, wearing his sweatshirt all the time, etc. I always plan things out so that throughout the story I can add small details to places that people wouldn't think twice about while reading it, until it really takes a role in the story.
Mariah:
--- Quote from: myconfession on December 27, 2010, 02:42:22 PM ---For me, one thing that really helped me when writing that type of stuff is what I learned in my script writing class because when writing a script, for a movie, you have to write every detailed action so that the actor will know what to do.
I would just close your eyes, imagine the scene in your head and try writing what you're seeing.
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Actually scripts tend to be more terse and don't require a lot of description. I did a book report on a script that was based on a movie and it was so short that I almost was like wow, thats the magic of movies, they really make things happen before your eyes.
It was for the bourne identity I remember. Then after that I read tons of scripts like Sunset Boulevard and As Good As It Gets. They're all so short. Its all imagination when someone writes a script because otherwise its a novel.
myconfession:
--- Quote from: Mariah on December 29, 2010, 02:31:55 PM ---Actually scripts tend to be more terse and don't require a lot of description. I did a book report on a script that was based on a movie and it was so short that I almost was like wow, thats the magic of movies, they really make things happen before your eyes.
It was for the bourne identity I remember. Then after that I read tons of scripts like Sunset Boulevard and As Good As It Gets. They're all so short. Its all imagination when someone writes a script because otherwise its a novel.
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Really? That's not what we were taught in our classes and my profs all worked in the business before teaching. Weird lol
Mariah:
--- Quote from: myconfession on December 29, 2010, 04:32:47 PM ---Really? That's not what we were taught in our classes and my profs all worked in the business before teaching. Weird lol
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I don't know. I'm not in class or anything but I equate a script with the structure of a play. Hardly any description but more breakdown of basic actions unless its an action movie.
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