ext2 (1110) - day 3: character

the day was pretty much dedicated to checking our many pieces of hw

to start off the day.. we talked about the random characters we encountered on the train or bus last week. i shared my story about the random girl on the train with the ipod and cosmetics bag, and though my story was mainly about figuring out what her story was, many other people assumed a story from the person they saw, which i think what the task was really asking for -.-

apparently.. i've been told that i have to start thinking as if it were a movie, even though films start with the narrative.. but i guess it makes sense... perhaps next task such as this i'll write it like a play script.

then we talked about places of inspiration this week. i talked about my encounters on niceshorts.com. strange movies there.. particularly the soviet satire one.. i didnt think that was funny.. and explained to the teacher that i now understand that what might be funny for us, wouldnt be funny for other people.

the teacher handed me a dvd to check out for next time.

we went through the A range stories and how people marked them etc, this was mainly time for the critical response people to shine. i guess it gives us a good view of what kind of work we should be doing to get into that A range, even if some people do find it weird.

ooh i smell dinner. smells like victory.

oh and on that note.. yesterday when someone asked about describing smells when setting the scene, smells are generally associated with taste, so words such as sweet or sour could work. poems such as "country towns" are good sources for inspiration on setting, any good poem is i suppose.. i remember reading one about london in the early morning that was excellent.

our task for next week is to describe something, a setting, so its all imagery.. this should be good for me, i can do this kind of stuff. im thinking of describing somewhere quiet and meant to be peaceful, like a church.. like last year when a friend of mine stepped in for the first time in years