Setting IA Lesson by Ray Making the reader imagine what you do : going from standard description to a little deeper. I would say that it is rather difficult that people see what you see when you write. First thing : you would need to lay it out as simple as can be. Mary's room was neat but for a few things lying about. In this context, simple as simple gets, you can imagine a room, somewhat neat. But you can't see what I see. You don't know what I'm talking about when I say a few things, you don't know what Mary's room looks like etc. Now, let's go into more detail : Mary's room, not very spacious, was neat, but for a few books and clothes lying on the floor, near the bed. That's already a clearer view, but we're nowhere near yet. In fact, if you wanted to describe a page completely, it would take probably a good page for a good description (detailed). Of course, it would bore the reader to death, so we try to keep it at a minimum so that the reader can get a view of the setting. Mary's room, not very spacious, with the bed right next to the window in the corner and a desk opposite with piled magazines, was neat, but for a few books and clothes lying on the floor, near the foot of the bed. And I could go on and on about this description. Now your turn. Describe one of these pictures :    You can also try to make people guess which picture you are describing. In the next lesson, we'll talk about the angles you are describing from. This is mostly useful if you want to do screenplays  Comments |
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