How to write fight scenes?
So, when you are writing fight scenes, its an excellent idea to use sensory details. Those are a big part of writing, because it shows where the character is, and how they are feeling. So I'm going to give you and example of a fight scene. The kid with the reddish hair stepped up to me. I could smell his rancid breath from a foot away. "You bein' smart with me?" he spat. My heart fluttered. "No..." I stuttered and stepped back. "Get em' Riley!" a boy from Riley's posse growled. Riley stuck up a muscled arm. "You wanna mess with the big boys?" Riley asked, grinning with crooked yellow teeth. "You know what? I kind of do," I answered. Jumping, I grabbed his arm, and pinned with my knee. I punched him straight in the jaw. Riley roared in pain. He looked back to me and with his other arm, he socked me in the nose. Blood gushed out in a stream and I became dazed. Riley got up smiling, but winced in pain at his jaw. "I knew ya would regret it," Riley said. He ran toward me, swinging his arm back for another blow. Quickly I wiped the metallic smelling blood away from my nose and ducked the punch. Turning on my heel, I leaped onto his back. He fell in a heap, me still on him. I grasped his greasy red hair, and yanked it back. I sat on his back like he was a horse. "I don't think you wanna mess with me," I growled in his ear. Riley squealed like a pig. "Lemme go!" He squeaked. His posse stood around us now, cheering me on. "M'kay," I smiled, and let his head go into a puddle of awful smelling mud. "Ugh!" Riley yelled. I got off his back and grinned at his group. "Whose next?" That's just an example from a story I wrote a while back. I used the sense of smell quite a bit. I'm not quite sure about the type of fight scene you're talking about using... but for any fight, use what the character does to describe in detail what they are doing. Ducking, jumping, turning, spinning, etcetera etcetera. Figurative language helps a lot too to describe the scene, and don't forget about those sensory details! Hope this helped, and good luck!
Do you have any tips on how to write fight scenes?
Just as there are a finite number of plots but near-infinite stories, there are countless fight scenarios. Assuming a physical fight, and not the kind of mental torment which can play in the mind forever, then it comes down to genre. 'Show, don't tell' is most writers' rule, each has their own style, and you'll get a different answer from every author you ask. Experiment, play, throw away, and you'll find something which works for you.There's a part of the writer in every story, whether it be a personality trait in a character, or a location from the fringe of memory. I write mainly science fiction, horror and surrealism, but whether one of those or something completely different (I write children's stories too), I'll always put myself in a story. If I was writing a fight scene, I'd place myself in one or more of the characters – probably writing in first person – so I'm in the thick of the action, either beating someone up or getting laid out myself.As writers we have only words, so the imagary is in our readers' minds rather than on-screen, but we can engage all of the senses nonetheless. Avoid cliches (we know blood is blood red), and think yourself into the scene: The way someone's face contorts when you punch them in the jaw; and on the other end, a splitting sound, like a wishbone being pulled as a mallet hits you in the face. There's a sharp, searing headache as your brain bounces around your skull and you fall, grateful as the concrete floor turns out the lights. You wake with a mouth full of gravel and spit jagged pearls, marbled red like tiny scoops of raspberry ripple ice cream, and you smell iron, like the barbells at the gym as blood congeals in your nose. As you tend your wounds in the mirror, you plot revenge.Dialogue can help, and sometimes talking to yourself can be as useful as fighting your alter ego. The first rule of fight club in writing is there are no rules.
How to write a fighting scene?
Okay, so I'm an avid pacifist, so other then a few shoves, I've never hurt a person. But in this story that I'm writing, the main character has quite a temper and ends up loosing it with this guy that's hitting on his girlfriend. So, how do I write that out? I mean, can you explain how someone gets so angry that they beat someone to a pulp, and what goes through their mind when raising their fist for that first punch?
How to describe action scenes in detail while writing a book? (Wrestling, fist fight, duel etc.)?
With scenes like wrestling and fist-fights, generally it is better to keep the actions short and sweet. Don't make it sound poetic or elongate sentences. Avoid sentences such as: "His fist whizzed through the air like a hawk waiting to land. The destination was my cheek, and the sound was like the sea bashing against the shore" and keep it short and sweet. Make the scene fast paced so we know the actions are fast-paced. So with fast scenes, keep the description to a minimum.
What are some techniques for writing intense, exciting action scenes in fiction?
What are some techniques for writing intense, exciting action scenes in fiction?The best action scenes in movies use audio and video to create an exciting sensory experience. How can we make written action scenes just as exciting?In my opinion, the key is movement. The type of unfolding you want sweeps the reader along, and doesn't give him too much time to catch his breath. What this means is that the dialogue and narrative has to progress at a pace — literally.Merely telling us that a car is being driven at breakneck speed doesn’t give us much of a sensation. If you tell us about how bumpy the ride is becoming, the passenger’s vision is blurred as the world passes by, and how someone might be scratching at the seat and grabbing the door handle, then we get a feel for the motion-sickness kind of speed.This is where the coveted rule of show, don’t tell (me boring bits) applies. I want to know about the action, not the delicatessen on the corner. I want to experience the thrill or the fear of being close up to the assassin, not read a description of a vendor in a blue shirt, brown shorts, and sneakers with purple shoe laces who is selling vanilla ice cream.Sharply focussing on the actual action/speed/sensation helps a person to prune unnecessary details, which only slow down the action. ‘Pan’ the viewpoint of your book back and forward. Describe the experience from different viewpoints without breaking the pace. Matthew, thanks for the A2A.
Writing a fighting scene with a dragon?
Okay, so when you write it you probably don't want to use the word 'pointy.' And you probably want to use correct grammar, too. Man, I envy you. I never got to write fiction for my history assignments. Sigh. Anyway. You should probably start out with action-exposition-action. Meaning start out by leaping directly into the scene. "He swung desperately at the dragon, but the blade only bounced harmlessly off the great beast's scales." Something like that. Describe what happens. Bring in action and movement. It's like when a movie starts in the middle of a car chase. Have fun with that. Make it outlandish if you want, but remember - this is about action, not description. The next part, however, is description. You can have your hero step back and review things in his head. "He finally ceased his attack - for the moment - by dropping swiftly into a small crevice in the rock. The dragon scrambled above him, roaring and scraping at the entrance, but to no avail. Fellon caught his breath and gripped his sword. His sword. It was a strong sword, sturdy and loyal. It had been given to him as a gift by his grandma last year. Hah. Never would he have thought he would have ended up here, battling this great, ferocious giant." And then you can go on to describe the dragon as he tries to swat through the crevice. Take a breather from the action. Let the reader see exactly what's happening, clear from adreneline-pumped eyes. You should also probably somehow make a mention of how Fellon wishes the sword were magical, or how it's just some any-old plain sword; or at least imply it to that effect. You could imply it also during the first action sequence as well. And then finish it off with him snapping out of the thoughts and leaping into battle again. Or maybe the dragon finally got to him. Now the reader knows what's happening, what to expect, and also has got some exposition out of it; so now you're free to wrap things up however you want to.
When movie script writers write an action scene, how much detail do they put in?
It really depends. A great example is in Inception, written and directed by Christopher Nolan.The famous spinning-hallway sequence runs for several minutes on the screen, but this is all that is written on the script:“As Arthur hurries down the corridor, the corridor starts to TILT, and Arthur is forced to run UP ONTO THE WALL- he rounds a corner- STRAIGHT INTO another Security Man- Arthur HEAD BUTTS him and they STRUGGLE- as they struggle, the corridor SPINS around, THROWING THEM UP ONTO THE WALLS, THE CEILING- as wall becomes floor they DROP through a door into-”What can you take away from this?The detail you put into a scene is up to you. The way you feel when you read this short paragraph is more important than what it actually describes: it’s disorientating, fast paced and quite surreal. Any more detail would be unnecessary.But of course action can be much more detailed too. Here is an excerpt from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest.“Jack enters the tower, climbs. Norrington catches up to him on the stairs. They cross swords.Dangling at the end of a rope in the center of the tower is the SKELETON of the HANGING PRIEST.Will arrives, looks up along the ropes of the tower --Norrington slams Jack with the hilt of his sword, takes the Key from Jack, flings Jack off the stairs. Jack grabs the rope holding the Hanging Priest, and they drop. Will grabs a second rope and shoots up past Jack on his way down. Norrington holds the Key. Will plucks it away as he passes.”On screen this runs for much less time than the scene in Inception. The reason for the detail is because the humour of the scene in Pirates is based around the intertwined choreography and witty dialogue of the characters. The extra detail gets the message across where it couldn’t do with less information.I’d recomend reading action movie scripts, and finding scenes similar to the ones you want to write. Think about pacing, and as other answers have said, keep it minimal unless it’s vital to your scenethat the detail stays. Here are some I really love (with good action):The Dark KnightInceptionPirates Of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl The Hurt LockerAnd thats just a start.