Mind Your Surroundings Exercise

"WHERE ARE WE?"SCENERY AS CHARACTER
FADE IN:
INT. IN FRONT OF YOUR COMPUTER - NOW
SCRIPTED WHIM                    Use the scenery to add
   dimensions to your story.    Changing a scene featuring two
   characters from an isolated
   park bench to a crowded
   carnival changes the actions
   and reactions of the characters,
   as well as the stakes of the
   story. If the environment of a
   scene is unique and intriguing,
                   hooking your audience is that
   much easier. This exercise will
   help you think outside of the
                   mundane.
  
SCRIPTED WHIM                    Watch the scene above or
   choose any scene from any film
   ever made. Rewrite the scene in
   a new setting. Add or subtract
   characters but do not alter any
   character with a speaking role.
   Do not add or subtract any
   dialogue. Notice what the new
   environment does to the scene.
   Depending on the setting, the
   tone, pace, and possibly even
   the genre of the film is
   changed.FADE OUT:THE END