As for music. create a melody with about thirteen notes. Record it,
then balance it
with another one, on and on. And you're on your way to being a composer.
mando
On Oct 23, 2008, at 4:08 AM, Michael Brady wrote:
Question for Cheerskep and other writers:
I happened to see an ad on a web site for Clint Eastwood's new
movie, "Changeling" (about a 1920s event in LA in which a woman's
infant was abducted, and when the police return the child, she
suspects it's a different boy). The basic story line seemed like a
pretty mundane "True Detective" kind of thing. But it still got me
to wondering:
What is it about the kernel of a story that hooks you? How do you
go about envisioning a larger story? What is it that makes you
conclude that you want to write the full story (book, play, etc.)?
I know for myself how this happens when I paint or draw a picture,
or even attempt sculptures. But I don't have a clue about writing
stories. Or for that matter, since I have absolutely no innate
talent for music, how a composer goes about developing a song or
longer composition.
Aside from my intrigue with this question, I think the answers can
shed some light on how what we call "aesthetics" is incorporated in
the actual making or developing of a work.
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