Source and Receptors of Emotion
Posted by aleeCO on March 22, 2012 in References |
When it comes to tones/emotion, keep two aspects in mind:
1) source (agent, cause) of feeling or emotion (-ing)
2) receiver of feeling or emotion (-ed)
Example: 1) The soothing music was calming the crowd. 2) The crowd was calmed by the soothing music.
The following reference demonstrates this concept well:
http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/passive3a.html
It is important to established both aspects in a shot to better establish your characters and the relationships within the scene.