All things in nature are balanced. They possess across the board a symmetry-- simple, elegant and clean. All things weâ€TMre attracted to instinctively have symmetry; great works of art, symphonies, and two thousand year old feats of Egyptian architecture. These things are mathematically â€correct.â€
When you watch a classically trained ballet dancer, they move in a way thatâ€TMs balanced. When you listen to classical worksâ€-Beethoven, Mozart, there is a balance and symmetry. These things are pleasing to us instinctivelyâ€-all of us. Itâ€TMs a part of our inherent makeup, and comes from the farthest reaches within the halls of time.
When I look at great works of art in any form or even â€great works of nature,†I see this balance. And, (gasp) I see it in great scripts. From the overall story, to the structure, even to the way the writer strings the words together in action. There is a rhythm to the way it reads. And like music, the notes are never offâ€-causing us to stop in midstream. Itâ€TMs almost like listening to â€musicâ€â€-this legendary writing.
All of us feel this phenomenon when we read the scripts of others. Even newbieâ€TMs know when somethingâ€TMs off or not. They may not be able to explain why, but like tasting fine wineâ€-they know.
The strange thing is reading our own work. We are too closely linked to it, and love is blind. We become tone deaf, and acclimated to the â€sounds†of our own written words. What may â€sound†pleasing to us, is off key to others. We only realize when we return to a story after time has passed.
Is it possible then, like being tone deaf and aspiring to be a rock starâ€-some us just donâ€TMt possess the â€gift†to create balance in our OWN writing? Or would you rather say there is a formulaâ€-and everyone can learn to write masterpieces, as in a â€mathematical†sense. And by formula I meanâ€-for masterpieces.
Gauchita
When you watch a classically trained ballet dancer, they move in a way thatâ€TMs balanced. When you listen to classical worksâ€-Beethoven, Mozart, there is a balance and symmetry. These things are pleasing to us instinctivelyâ€-all of us. Itâ€TMs a part of our inherent makeup, and comes from the farthest reaches within the halls of time.
When I look at great works of art in any form or even â€great works of nature,†I see this balance. And, (gasp) I see it in great scripts. From the overall story, to the structure, even to the way the writer strings the words together in action. There is a rhythm to the way it reads. And like music, the notes are never offâ€-causing us to stop in midstream. Itâ€TMs almost like listening to â€musicâ€â€-this legendary writing.
All of us feel this phenomenon when we read the scripts of others. Even newbieâ€TMs know when somethingâ€TMs off or not. They may not be able to explain why, but like tasting fine wineâ€-they know.
The strange thing is reading our own work. We are too closely linked to it, and love is blind. We become tone deaf, and acclimated to the â€sounds†of our own written words. What may â€sound†pleasing to us, is off key to others. We only realize when we return to a story after time has passed.
Is it possible then, like being tone deaf and aspiring to be a rock starâ€-some us just donâ€TMt possess the â€gift†to create balance in our OWN writing? Or would you rather say there is a formulaâ€-and everyone can learn to write masterpieces, as in a â€mathematical†sense. And by formula I meanâ€-for masterpieces.
Gauchita
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