Now that I'm getting into film school, I'm trying to get into sort of a writing groove. The more I delve into the mindset, the more prepared I'll be for the classes and the better I'll perform. That's the theory anyway.
Thus, I've taken up a little side project along with one of my World Vision co-workers. He's had this idea for a movie for a while, and has enlisted my help in writing it. It' s been a couple of days, and so far it's been a grueling process trying to flesh out the characters and setting down a concrete plotline (we haven't finished the latter yet). All in all, though, it's a heckuva lot of fun. My co-worker is really excited; I cranked out a couple of pages of script for the end of Act 1, and he exclaims "This is exactly how I pictured it!" Which was pretty awesome.
Gonna go home today and try to finish more of the first act. We still need to work on themes, characters, and plotlines, but for now I can work with what we've accomplished up to this point. Should be doubly challenging since it's supposed to be a comedic script, and I mostly do dramas & film noirs. I have done comedy, but those were just short skits. Overall, it'll be quite the journey!Labels: film school, screenwriting |
