Showing posts with label plot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label plot. Show all posts

Monday, August 6, 2012

Kreatiewe skryfkuns inspirasie en “Finish Year”


Creative Writing Masterclass met Keith Gray – Plot and milieu 
Hier is twee video’s deur die skrywer Keith Gray. Die eerste handel oor plot, die tweede oor milieu. Die res van die reeks video’s kan ook op You Tube gekyk word.


Finish Year
Ek kan nie glo dat die konferensie net ’n paar weke weg is nie! Ek het ’n bietjie verlof gevat so om die komende naweek na Vrouedag om my tyd te gee om die referaat en voordragte finaliseer. Terselfdetyd soek ek rond op die internet vir ’n paar illustrasies van draugar om te gebruik, maar meeste van die sketse lyk meer na zombies of dié wat in speletjies – soos Skyrim – gevind word as dié wat in die middeleeuse tekste beskryf word. Hierdie twee lyk darem meer soos dié in die tekste (behalwe vir die horings wat ongelukkig byna altyd bygevoeg word, maar mens kan seker nie als hê nie.)













So ek gaan vir my ’n hoop jelliebone aanskaf – die beste lekkers om te eet terwyl mens studeer in my opinie – en dubbel so hard studeer hierdie week.

Creative Writing Inspiration and Finish Year


Creative Writing Masterclass – Plot and Setting
Here’s two more videos by writer Keith Gray. The first is about plot and the second is about setting.





Finish Year
I can’t believe that the conference is only a few weeks away! I’ve taken some leave around the coming weekend to give me some time to finalise the paper and the presentation. I’ve also been wandering around the internet looking for a few illustrations for the presentation and have noticed that the most drawings of draugr are made to look a lot more like zombies or those found in games – like Skyrim – than the ones described in the actual medieval texts. These two, however, are closer to those described in the texts (with the unfortunate addition of horned helmets, but you can’t have everything).











So, I’ll stock up on jelly beans – the best study candy in my opinion – and hit the books double as hard this week. 


Draugr from Medievlists.net