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Music and Movies to Write By
Music is a powerful medium. Between the lyrics and the way the instruments sound together, powerful associations can be made. We all know that certain songs have the ability to affect us in certain ways. They can elicit all sorts of feelings, ranging from happiness to sadness, love to loss, and they can even decide our facial expressions based on these feelings, whether we decide to smile, frown, or tear up based on what we are hearing.
So should it be with writing creatively (or academically, or otherwise). Writers have the power to stir the emotional melting pot. So, think of at least one song that moves you, either positively or negatively, and consider how it is capable of doing so. What words are being used? Does the timing of instrumental accompaniment influence meaning or feeling conveyed through the song? Where did you first hear the song, and what do you think of when you hear it? Asking yourself these questions will bring up answers that may form the basis of new questions and ideas to help form future writing.
Movies and television are also powerful to store in your writing arsenal. Some of the best writing is in movies and on TV. It is too often taken for granted that the actors are saying the lines and doing such a good job at it, but we must consider where those lines are coming from. The writers are the backbone of a good script. Without them, the actors would not have what to say, and the twists, turns, emotions, and other details that make our favorite forms of media so appealing would lose their luster. So, think of your favorite movie or TV show and consider what about the writing makes you watch week after week, episode after episode, or if it's a movie, time and time again? These reasons are the same reasons writers want to give their readers to keep reading and purchasing more and more of their work.
Writers want to appeal to the masses, so doesn't it make sense to consider the music, TV shows, and movies that already do just that?
Beth Rodgers is the author of Freshman Fourteen, a young adult novel. Visit www.BethRodgersAuthor.com for more information.
So should it be with writing creatively (or academically, or otherwise). Writers have the power to stir the emotional melting pot. So, think of at least one song that moves you, either positively or negatively, and consider how it is capable of doing so. What words are being used? Does the timing of instrumental accompaniment influence meaning or feeling conveyed through the song? Where did you first hear the song, and what do you think of when you hear it? Asking yourself these questions will bring up answers that may form the basis of new questions and ideas to help form future writing.
Movies and television are also powerful to store in your writing arsenal. Some of the best writing is in movies and on TV. It is too often taken for granted that the actors are saying the lines and doing such a good job at it, but we must consider where those lines are coming from. The writers are the backbone of a good script. Without them, the actors would not have what to say, and the twists, turns, emotions, and other details that make our favorite forms of media so appealing would lose their luster. So, think of your favorite movie or TV show and consider what about the writing makes you watch week after week, episode after episode, or if it's a movie, time and time again? These reasons are the same reasons writers want to give their readers to keep reading and purchasing more and more of their work.
Writers want to appeal to the masses, so doesn't it make sense to consider the music, TV shows, and movies that already do just that?
Beth Rodgers is the author of Freshman Fourteen, a young adult novel. Visit www.BethRodgersAuthor.com for more information.
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