Slowing down time (in writing & film) - Aaron Sitze

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Certain moments in our lives seem to last forever. Whether it is a first kiss or a car crash, time can can seem to stretch...or even stop. Aaron Sitze explains how this sensation is conveyed in cinema and how the same conventions can be used to slow down time in your writing.

Lesson by Aaron Sitze, animation by TED-Ed.

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Proud to say that this man was my English teacher sophomore year of high school. He's an amazing teacher and an awesome person. In fact, this is actually a lesson that he teaches in class. Hearing this makes the hair on my arms and back stand up just thinking about the experiences I had in his class and how much I looked forward to it.

anthonyantoine

Mr. Sitze... the very reason I decided to become an English major in high school. I never thought I would be watching this lecture on the Interwebz, though... pretty awesome, I have to say.

MrLordAnonymous

I hope they will share a video about "writing flashback" too

melike

Gotta say the same, his class was one of my favorites. I loved all my English teachers at that school. First hour English was always a great time. Also, it's pretty cool seeing old classmates showing up here!

sorencates

I'll save you 6 minutes of your life.
Summary: "Slow down time in writing by being very descriptive of the scene, such as describing every emotion, body movements etc."

archstanton

I think it depends on the author. Robert Jordan, for instance has spent pages describing a scene, before anything really starts happening. But once it does, the mental image you have of the scene is an intricately colorful tapestry. I think of it as world building. Some can achieve this, and keep the reader engaged, and others can't. I'd say Stephen King can, though. The Dark Tower series, for example.

Linkous

My presumption that this video is meant for kids doesn't come from the fact that the video is entertaining and educational! Of course education is an all going, endless process. What does this have to do with children anyways? The lecture's content is perfect for pupils who want to learn basics of picture-taking, slow-motion shooting and basics of writing good essays/stories etc - all in one video!! These thing may seem obvious to "grown-ups", but are really awesomely presented for school-kids.

zigaemersic

The animations, the speaker, everything is working. Some of my favorite youtube videos :-)

wowyyadde

Great advice. I'm totally going to use this in my own writings. Thanks! :)

keg

Already knew the overdetail tip, but couldn't explain it this good. Genial as usual.

artorias_g

This is really amazing, even helped a lot. Beautiful!

teodorazzz

Was the clip from 4:14 the last scene from the movie Teen Wolf?

mollietenpenny

I think I know who this is. Do you remember him teaching this in class? I do, and thinking about him teaching it while watching this makes the hair on my arms, neck and back stand up.

anthonyantoine