Random rants from a random rambling soul

–LECTURE NOTES 101—

We were told that,

Assignments should all be in:

-Present tense

-Third person

1st person – me
2nd person – you
3rd person – name
Example: “Mark picks up the gun and holds it in his hand. It begins to tremble, as if alive.”This adds impact to the story as though as it is happening to us at that very moment.

Third person is used in screenplays,scripts etc..
-Active voice

Why is this “format” used?
-Possibly because, screenplays are script of a movie.Its just the written version of the visuals that we are about to see on screen. Thus it has to follow this format so it allows the audience to see the movie as though as they are experiencing right at that moment.It gives a more immediate as well as an urgent feel to it.

[Third person is where focus is placed on the subject. Present tense focuses on the verb. ]

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Passive vs. Active Voice

Passive:
• Uses weak verbs
• Tells rather than shows what’s going on
• Distances the reader from the story.
The sky was blue with lot of white clouds

Active voice:
• Uses strong action verbs
• Shows the action
• Uses an immediate sentence structure
• Conveys the story in a lively manner.
-Put the subject infront to give it something to do.

Passive: Mano was angry at Jane for tricking him into helping her. (No actions from Mano) Include an action in and it becomes an active voice.

Active: Mano snapped angrily at Jane for tricking him……

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We were given some tips to help us write better.

Tips for Writing:
• If you have a work in progress never stop for the night if you’re stuck
• Always solve the problem and keep going until you are in safer water. A good night’s sleep is important. Sleeping on problems is a myth.
• If you can’t get started on a project, start writing anyway. To do this, you have to have some words to type.
• It doesn’t matter what you write. You’ll soon begin to think and move in your own rhythm/pace.

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Some questions to ask yourself while writing:

-Whose story am I telling?

-What is the point of the story?

-How can I engage the attention of audience?

-Who is so-and-so (main character) and what is he going to do?

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