Browsing Assistance: The video presents statements from a male narrator in alternation
with the visual elements of the video that bear meaning.
Narrator
Writing is a widening horizon. One could say that writing is an art. Others that it is a
craft. Could it be a combination of both? Inspiration comes in waves that ebb and flow anywhere,
any time.
Visual Description
On a purple and orange screen, the follow words appear as the narrator speaks: “Writing is a
widening horizon.” Undulating lines fly across the screen. A circle containing the word “Art”
appears, then another circle with
the word “Craft.” The circles combine to create a single circle with the words “Art + Craft”
inside it. The undulating lines keep flying across the screen, creating shapes and colours as
they go.
Narrator
You can be telling your own story, share someone else’s experiences, report on real-world
events or write your interpretation of life as it happens.
Visual Description
The undulating lines disappear inside a pen that writes the word “Writing” on the screen.
Narrator
Words are used in many ways to express ideas. You are relaying a message when you write a
poem, a script, a short story, a review, an article.
Visual Description
A piece of blank paper appears and the pen writes some indistinct lines of text on it as the
narrator says “a poem.” The pen disappears, replaced by the Comedy and Tragedy masks that flank
the page when the narrator says
“a script.” When the narrator says “a short story,” more lines of text appear on the page; when
he says “a review,” a review with gold stars appears on the page; and when he says “an article,”
a blog article appears on what
is now a computer page.
Narrator
Writing is like a game: you play with the language, you choose the most fitting words, create
free flowing sentences, make use of evocative stylistic devices and punctuation.
Visual Description
The computer page disappears, replaced by the following sentence: “Skills are improved through
consistent work.” When the narrator says “play with the language,” the word “improved” is erased
and the sentence becomes:
“Skills are honed through consistent work.” When he says “choose the most fitting words,” more
words are erased and added, and the sentence becomes: “Skills are honed through careful and
persistent work.” When he says
“create free flowing sentences,” the sentence becomes: “Skills are honed through careful and
persistent effort.” And finally, when he says “make use of evocative stylistic devices and
punctuation,” the sentence becomes:
“Like pebbles polished by the sea, skills are honed through careful and persistent effort!”
Narrator
You convey meaningful messages to captivate your audience, the readers for whom you choose to
write.
Visual Description
The sentence disappears and is replaced by the pen. The pen draws arcs across the screen,
twining between circles that contain images of different people.
Narrator
Writing skills are perfected by writing day after day after day. To do so, you will need
dedication, discipline and persistence on your path to becoming a more effective writer.
Experience, creativity and critical
thinking are stepping stones in a writer’s journey.
Visual Description
The pen lands into a cup on a female writer’s desk. The girl is typing away at her computer.
The scene changes and shows the same girl reading a book on a bench outside, then again to show
her writing in a notebook at a
café, and again to show her back at her desk. The camera zooms in on the image of the sun
through the large window behind her, and the screen fades to white.
End of the description.
