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Terri Osburn | The Perfect Scene
March 26, 2014
There comes a point in most every movie when a scene flashes across the wall
before me, and I know. I know that this is the scene people will
remember. The one they'll talk about and tell their friends they have to see. I had that feeling while watching the latest Disney Pixar film Frozen. If you've
seen it, I bet you know exactly what scene I'm going to say. That's right. It's
the scene in which Elsa lets loose. When she's left the castle and the fear and
censure behind, and creates her beautiful ice palace. In case you haven't seen the film, here's the clip Everything went right in that scene. The music, of course. Idina Menzel singing
the Oscar winning Let It Go is already enough to make that scene better
than any movie you'll see this year. But the renderings by the artists are also
perfection. The way Elsa moves. How she transforms and comes alive. The viewer
feels everything Elsa is feeling. That streak of rebelliousness mixed with the
joy of independence and embracing who and what she is. Perfection. And I would wager that the artists knew the moment the scene was finished
(if not before) that they had something good. Really good. The same can happen
in a book, when a scene comes alive and the reader laughs or cries or
screams—or maybe all of the above. I've been fortunate to experience this knowing feeling after writing a
scene. Not that they all aren't great (*g*) but some just really sing. I hope
the reader feels it, too! Let's share some more examples. From books or movies, tell us about the scene
that sang to you and why. One lucky commenter will win signed print copies of
the first 2 books in my Anchor Island Series, MEANT TO BE (book
1) and UP TO THE
CHALLENGE (book 2). US only. And don't forget to pre-order book 3 in
the series, HOME TO STAY,
available in print, audio, and for Kindle May 1, 2014. Bio: Although born in the Ohio Valley, Terri Osburn found her
true home between the covers of her favorite books. Classics like The Wizard
of Oz and Little Women filled her childhood, and the genre of romance
beckoned during her teen years. While Osburn went on to gain a degree in
business administration, she couldn't shelve her love of love stories. In 2007,
she decided to put pen to paper and write her own. Just five years later, she
was named a 2012 finalist for the Romance Writers of America® Golden Heart®
Award. The author of the Anchor Island contemporary romance series, Osburn
resides in Virginia with her daughter, an assortment of pets, and her
bookshelves full of keepers. To learn more about her and her books, visit her
website at www.TerriOsburn.com. | Facebook Page | Goodreads
Comments
20 comments posted.
Re: Terri Osburn | The Perfect Scene
hi
(Anne Barringer 2:52pm March 26, 2014)
This isn't a recent movie, but this scene still stands out to me - in The Next Three Days, when Russell Crowe visits his wife in jail and she's lamenting about spending the rest of her life behind bars, and he gets all intense and tells her he's not gonna let that happen...it's an action movie but it was one of the most romantic scenes I've ever watched.
(Robin Mayerhoefer 3:53pm March 26, 2014)
This book sounds like one of my favorite stories
(Jeri Dickinson 6:18pm March 26, 2014)
In Catherine Anderson's Baby Love Rafe Kendrick goes to the pawn shop and pawns his wedding ring. The emotion in that scene is unbelievable.
(Cindy Olp 9:24pm March 26, 2014)
Les Miserables, when Anne Hathaway has fallen. That song. If she never acted again. If she never did another movie. That song.....Amazing.
(Lisa Hutson 9:47pm March 26, 2014)
At the end of A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, Sydney Carton exchanges places with Charles Darnay in order to save Charles from the guillotine. Sydney's final words are most memorable - "It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known".
(Bonnie H 9:53pm March 26, 2014)
In Wizard of Oz when Scarecrow realizes he was smart all along and didn't need a diploma...and when Dorothy realized she'd always had the power to go back home.
(Marcy Shuler 10:17pm March 26, 2014)
I love the scene from My Best Friend's Wedding where Michael and Kimmie's family were having a wedding luncheon and George started singing I Say a Little Prayer for You. I just love this scene.
(Kai Wong 10:31pm March 26, 2014)
I really enjoyed the movie Enchanted and I liked the part when Giselle sang the song That's How You Know.
(Kathy Morrison 11:16pm March 26, 2014)
I really want to read it
(Ina Darmayanti 5:47am March 27, 2014)
My most favorite is in Les Miz when he sings "Bring Him Home". I cry every time I hear that song. I remember when my son was in Desert Storm and I was so scared. I prayed God would bring him home safely. This song just tells it all.
(Bonnie Capuano 7:55am March 27, 2014)
i am a jane austen fan so there are so many in the books that
are my favorite i think it was the first person that said
what darcy said to elizabeth but i also like it when he
confessed his love to her the second time after the aunt came
to visit elizabeth at her home
(Denise Smith 8:24am March 27, 2014)
The one scene that spoke to me goes way back. It's in the movie The Miracle Worker, when Annie Sullivan finally gets through to Helen Keller, and teaches her to talk. Helen starts to run, and they get to the pump outside. Annie starts pumping, and she says "water." This movie in particular motivated me to learn more about Helen Keller, and I read her Autobiography. I was just a young girl at the time, and after reading it, I was so moved, that I decided to pattern my life after her. She was truly an amazing Woman, who accomplished much with her life.
(Peggy Roberson 8:49am March 27, 2014)
The ballroom scene from Beauty and the Beast has always been that cinema moment where I thought it was perfect.
(Pam Howell 9:12am March 27, 2014)
In The Wizard of Oz, the movements of the scarecrow when he gets off of the post are fantastic.
(Anna Speed 12:06pm March 27, 2014)
looks good
(Tina Lechuga 1:30pm March 27, 2014)
L.O.V.E. your 1st book mucho.. mucho...Terri. Am getting the
rest of this series. :)
(Jk Vaid 7:10pm March 27, 2014)
Read your "Meant To Be" and love it instantly! Will get the
other two books soon.
(Joy Johnson 8:09pm March 27, 2014)
Two come to mind, Brothers and The Next Three Days. These were both very good and had very heart-pumping moment scenes in them (unforgettable).
(Rich Cook 5:03pm March 29, 2014)
From Parfume: story of a murderer the end scene where he puts
every last bit of the perfect fragrance on him and gets eaten
alive from the people around him. amazing book, and the movie
did not ruin it at all.
(Sarah Hansrote 10:29pm March 31, 2014)
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