Scene Descriptions |
||
Generic Description Cut to:Immediate questions from the reader: how is he looking up? |
||
Specific Description Cut to:You don't need too much detail. You do need a strong verb, some vivid adjectives to create precise mental pictures and to add an emotional frisson. |
||
Make the following generic descriptions more specific and
use your choice of words to convey a particular emotional mood. We should
be able to guess the mood you are creating from your words alone.
1) INT: Alice's Kitchen Day An old-fashioned kitchen, filled with family paraphenalia and two dogs. 2) Cut to: an MTV-like studio setting with a live audience 3) Carl looks at the books on the Professor's shelves while he waits for her to arrive in her study |
|| syllabus
|| || schedule
|| || assignments
|| || experiential
learning || lesley smith: fall 2003 new century college in the college of arts and sciences george mason university fairfax va 22032 last updated: 14 october 2003 |