Most writers and other storytellers are familiar with the advice to begin their tale in medias res (in the middle of things), but what, exactly, does that look like?
Andrew Haigh, writer and director of the film 45 Years, shows us in this “Behind the Scenes” video of a scene that occurs five minutes into the film, the first time the two main characters are shown together. As you watch it, ask yourself how the tone and point of view and details would be conveyed with writing.
Looking back, I wonder how we learned anything before the internet, but somehow I read that George Lucas was planning to make a total of nine films in the series, each three years apart. I was thirteen, and would have to wait until I was forty to see them all.
“Whoever neglects the arts when he is young has lost the past and is dead to the future.” – Sophocles What is the value of the humanities? One powerful answer comes from an innovative project called “Theater of War,” which presents readings and discussions of two of Sophocles’ plays—written over 2400 years ago about events …
See also Jonathan Mahler’s “The Transformation of Andre Dubus“ “Andre Dubus on Story and New Truths” by Lisa Rivero is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Based on a work by Matt Reinbold at http://ittybittyurl.com/Wyb.
Today I have a post at Emblazon on the importance of supporting humanities education and the power of story for children. Head on over and share your own thoughts and ideas! The post was inspired by the recent video “The Heart of the Matter” from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences: