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| Okay, I'm not exactly blocked, but I made this today and I wanted to post it. |
Fun writing exercise: (you'd think since I was a writer, I would know how to spell that, but it took me maybe five tries before I broke down and used spell-check)
Next time you're watching a movie, either one you want to watch or don't, it doesn't matter, keep a notebook by your chair and focus specifically on the structure of the movie. Foreshadowing, plot development, character arcs, symbolism, anything and write it down.
For example, I was watching Larry Boy and the Bad Apple with Liam the other day and here are some of the things I noted: * Increasing stakes - the villain (Temptation) increases the tension as the movie goes on, first entrapping the mayor, then the people's only way to the outside world, Petunia Rubarb, the news reporter, and finally, their savior, LarryBoy.
Another example, from Charlie and Lola, the episode I've Won, No I've Won, No I've won:* Charlie (the narrator) always gives you a short description of each character and their relationship to him or his little sister, Lola. ex. This is Soren Lorensen. He's Lola's imaginary friend and no one can see him but Lola.
* Charlie has a huge dilemma at the end, where he has to decide whether to save Lola from the top of the enormous slide or win the race.
One more, from Mr. Peabody and Sherman: * Foreshadowing - Sherman bites Penny in the beginning and Mr. Peabody reprimands him for it. Later *SPOILER* Mr. Peabody bites Mrs. Grunyun to protect Sherman. *END OF SPOILER*
* Flaws - Sherman's main flaw is the fact that he's so naive (and for the life of me, I can't figure out how to spell that...) and impressionable. He listens to everything anyone tells him and that is much of the reason for the conflict in the story
I've got to go, because I've got to go eat dinner, but try it! It helps improve your writing!
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