How to write a scene (the explanation)

A scene is where an incident occurred but in writing a scene is an environment, a place, an open area, an enclosed area, etc that our characters will play a part in. It can be a sequence of continuous action as we create the scene to have many perspectives. 

Before we can proceed to write a scene we need to make sure that we know what our scene is going to be about and how we are going to use it as it relates to our story. Let's begin with a simple picture for graphic reference material and then start to build our scene. Building our scene is called the structure, the backbone.

What are the structures of a scene?

The affect (In every scene there is an affecting point on our characters. How does it limit our characters at play what does the scenery contributes to?)

The act (This is going to be the main part of our storyline within the scenery presented. It includes the characters at play whether they be the protagonist or the antagonist.)

The picture (This is our main point of creating the scene. What are we trying to portray. Every scene has a perspective picture. In this case, it is our created picture as a writer.)

The Picture reference

In the picture above we can see a bridge that stretches across a blue body of water. At the other side of a bridge, a cruel fog can be seen swallowing it as cars go across to meet their disappearance. Let's say that we want our scene to be a dramatic one. Now we are going to start to jot some details down as we expand our idea of a scene. Remember that the most important thing about a scene structure is the following, “The affect”, “The act", and “The picture”. With these three structures, we can then modify our scene to be important to whatever genre we are writing about.

Simple things you must know when writing a scene

• What your scene is going to be about?
• The genre of it?
• The advantage and disadvantages of the scene?
• The leverage point of the environment within the scene?
• The conflict within the scene?
• How are you going to use your protagonist and antagonist within your scene?
• The “affect” the scene has
• The act
• the picture the scene portrays

You can define more by creating a sketch that is necessary for your needs. For now, let us stay with the most important topic "How to write a scene?"

Back to the picture reference which is a picture of a bridge stretching across a blue body of water while cars drive across it.

Now, I want my "Act" to be about an epic fight. The picture I am portraying is war. The “affect” is going to be the fog. The antagonist is going to use the fog to his/her advantage while the protagonist tries to protect the innocent civilians. That is the contributing picture of the scene.

To make things easier. I am going to start giving some objects and things within my scene labels. labels are going to give us a short information about things within our scenery to make it easier to navigate our writing easily. Now, we are going to give the bridge a name.

Let's call the bridge the Lakanst Bridge and the body of blue water the sea of mist. If you have noticed something about my scene development ideas I continually stay descriptive because when writing a scene you must be descriptive. You want your readers to know what is in the scene. Educate your potential readers about your scene so that they can know what is happening. 

Let's continue with the description of the bridge. This is going to be our official scene description. 

The official scene description of the bridge

The Lakanst Bridge stretched across the sea of mist that was well known by the citizens of Megaton, a city that never sleeps. Fearless drivers drove across the bridge and disappeared into the thick mist that awaited them at the other side of the enormous bridge. The clouds reflected the sea of mist when the sun was brightest.

That is a simple scene description. We have started our scene. Let us continue to build on our scene structure. Don't be afraid we can do this. Just keep reading. Before you know, you will be writing scenes in no time.

The act of our scene

When writing the act of your scene you will have to be patient as you think things through. You want to make sure that your act is written accordingly to your storyline.

Now we are going to look at another picture. Using the pictures as an example will help you to develop your imaginative skills. We can do this.

As you can see in the picture above. A man is staring at the natural view of nature. He has a backpack on. He has low-thin air. Let us give this character a name, a role, and a description within our scene.

I am going to name the character John Buke. He is going to be our protagonist. John Buke is slim and he has low-thin air. He has a birthmark on his back. He is looking for Rhider, his enemy who loves to hide in the shadow.

Let's imagine that John Buke is standing at the top of a mountain staring at the Lakanst Bridge waiting for Rhider to expose himself. We need to build our act accordingly to our scene. 

The official intro of our scene

John Buke stood at the top of Megaton as he stared at the Lakanst Bridge that stretched across the sea of mist while fearless drivers drove back and forth delivering passengers to their destinations. John Buke noticed the cruel mist that swallowed the other side of the bridge. He fears that Rhider has started devouring the souls of the innocent with his powers. John Buke was ready to protect the city of Megaton from the villain Rhider who has murdered his family. Suddenly he remembered his daughter Lilly when he was at the beach with her.

She called him bluefish and kissed his cheek. Out of nowhere a sudden fog sprinted on the land and swallowed everyone at the beach.  John Buke and his daughter were dragged out in the middle of the ocean by a mysterious force. John didn't know where his daughter was. She was gone in the blink of an eye. From the cold water, Rhider emerged with his eyes fixed on John Buke. You get the point. You build your scene accordingly to your needs. 

We have come to the end of this lesson on "How to write a scene?" I hope that you have learned something from this blog post. 

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