貓的二三事 - 05.11 從紀錄片看寫作

昨夜看 Netflix 的紀錄片《The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker》，當中有一段訪問曾負責採訪拍攝英雄/殺人犯 Kai 的電視台攝影師 Terry Woods，他的一席話令我相當有感：359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTey1ygkH00

"When you look at a story, any story, if you're going to tell a story, you need a villain, you need an unlikely hero, you need an amazing scenario, and you need someone in distress..."359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8f9FqQ09W1

我當下的反應是：Whoa! He's a great storyteller!359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUmhUmC0ZF9
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Woods 所講的，正是一本精彩小說該有的主要元素，甚至比許多網絡作家還要懂呢！359Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Bat7qmpXK
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He knows what makes a good story! Well, of course he does, after all, he's a Pro, and he tells stories in real time using his camera day in day out.

難怪不少作者認為寫作人更應該學習編劇手法和技巧，比寫作教學更能讓人學會如何說故事。不過相對編劇針對文字鋪排，我對電視台攝影師更感興趣：他們透過鏡頭說故事，是如何迅速決定要從哪個角度切入故事、分鏡設計、如何篩選細節，還有甚麼時候要插入 B-Roll（輔助鏡頭）來豐富故事主線的細節，令人物更立體、故事更有層次。

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學會這些，大概就能寫出更精彩更細膩的小說吧。

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