A pit of despair is just that - a pit of despair. No deep meaning in it, just despair. Skip it any way you can, and keep going. Unexpected happy times are ahead. You just need to make it that far. Skip the pit.
UPD: Несколько лет спустя, когда я посмотрела СПН целиком: "Вот, уж, пожалуйста, не надо!! Нечего Стайлзу делать рядом с этими идиотами, и в их лишенной смысла и логики реальности"))))))))
22 правила, как рассказывать историю, от Pixar.#1: You admire a character for trying more than for their successes. #2: You gotta keep in mind what’s interesting to you as an audience, not what’s fun to do as a writer. They can be v. different. #3: Trying for theme is important, but you won’t see what the story is actually about til you’re at the end of it. Now rewrite. #4: Once upon a time there was ___. Every day, ___. One day ___. Because of that, ___. Because of that, ___. Until finally ___. #5: Simplify. Focus. Combine characters. Hop over detours. You’ll feel like you’re losing valuable stuff but it sets you free. #6: What is your character good at, comfortable with? Throw the polar opposite at them. Challenge them. How do they deal? #7: Come up with your ending before you figure out your middle. Seriously. Endings are hard, get yours working up front. #8: Finish your story, let go even if it’s not perfect. In an ideal world you have both, but move on. Do better next time. #9: When you’re stuck, make a list of what WOULDN’T happen next. Lots of times the material to get you unstuck will show up. #10: Pull apart the stories you like. What you like in them is a part of you; you’ve got to recognize it before you can use it. #11: Putting it on paper lets you start fixing it. If it stays in your head, a perfect idea, you’ll never share it with anyone. #12: Discount the 1st thing that comes to mind. And the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th – get the obvious out of the way. Surprise yourself. #13: Give your characters opinions. Passive/malleable might seem likable to you as you write, but it’s poison to the audience. #14: Why must you tell THIS story? What’s the belief burning within you that your story feeds off of? That’s the heart of it. #15: If you were your character, in this situation, how would you feel? Honesty lends credibility to unbelievable situations. #16: What are the stakes? Give us reason to root for the character. What happens if they don’t succeed? Stack the odds against. #17: No work is ever wasted. If it’s not working, let go and move on - it’ll come back around to be useful later. #18: You have to know yourself: the difference between doing your best & fussing. Story is testing, not refining. #19: Coincidences to get characters into trouble are great; coincidences to get them out of it are cheating. #20: Exercise: take the building blocks of a movie you dislike. How d’you rearrange them into what you DO like? #21: You gotta identify with your situation/characters, can’t just write ‘cool’. What would make YOU act that way? #22: What’s the essence of your story? Most economical telling of it? If you know that, you can build out from there.
Вдохновение - ключевая вещь. Мир вокруг полон мудрых выражений. Они лежат везде стопками, кучами, звучат в высказываниях, книгах, песнях. Люди всё время говорят что-то стоящее. Но все эти мудрости влетают в одно ухо и преспокойно вылетают из другого, не трогая ни интеллект, ни сердце. Разница между услышанным и усвоенным, для меня, во вдохновении. Нужно что-то, чтобы они торкнули и действительно вошли в душу. Нужен катализатор, эмоциональный размягчитель, и это вдохновение. Поэтому, например, у песен со мной больше шансов. Потому что эмоции исполнителя, прямой проводник, если будут на одной частоте со своей "мудростью". Другой вдохновенной подающей может быть сюжет истории. Тоже отличный эмоциональный катализатор. Когда душу тронешь, легко заставить её прислушаться.
Красивые гифки, попертые откуда-то с Tumblr. Мне нравится свет, и как глаза Стайлза выглядят, когда он смотрит снизу вверх и вещает проникновенные вещи Вообще вся сцена с "если попадётесь, я брошу вас на верную смерть" была прекрасна. Но тут ещё и видео-ряд зашкалил