When we first talked about script frenzy I honest to god did not think that Ms. Basko was serious. I thought that we were going to write a script for sure but maybe like 20-25 pages worth, not a hundred! I was thoroughly shocked when she said we were doing this assignment and I did not believe that there was a way that this was going to happen. I was scared and nervous because there are so many components to a script and I wasn't sure how creative I could actually be. Now that the assignment is over I think I may have syked myself out a little too much. I am not going to lie, there were times when I was stumped and had absolutely no direction in my writing but then there were other times where my mind was sparked by the world around me and I could whip out 10 pages with no problem at all. 100 pages is still a lot of pages and Katie and I made only about half way but we worked really hard and the work that we did do was definitely heading us in the right direction to get there someday. I am happy that I had the experience to try script writing and I actually feel like I did take something very personal out of this project. I feel as though I know myself as a writer better and that I can be pretty creative when I put my mind to it.
The planning stages had some goods and some bads to them but all in all I do strongly believe that they helped us tremendously before we had to write this script. Personally, I think that the character bios were a very good idea. These let me get into the mind of my characters completely and be able to think and react to situations in my script as I could imagine them doing in real life if they were an actual person. They were long and tedious and at times it was hard to think of all of the aspects that make a person unique or who they are but in the end it really did help out. The one piece of planning that I could have done without was all of the different types of scripts and all of the assignments in the blue packets that we had to do with them. I knew that I was going to write a movie script as soon as we were told the assignment so for me at least, I felt that all of the days we spent reading and analyzing the comic book or play scripts was a waste and I could have been utilizing my time better. For some people that did not know the type of script they wanted to write, this planning was probably very helpful, it was just not that way for me.
I kind of mentioned before that this paper has taught me a few things about myself and writing. I do believe that I know myself as a writer much better but I also think that I learned not only how creative I can be but that I can do anything that I put my mind to even if it doesn't seem like something I really want to do. I also think that I learned what works for me when I'm writing and what doesn't work for me. Sometimes just typing random things would help get my juices flowing better than just waiting to write until something came to me even if the stuff I was writing did not make sense in the slightest bit. Any writing assignment that is of this length can be hard to get through but with some techniques I have learned and personal goals, it is totally doable.
The final script that Katie and I will be handing in is around 55 pages and even though it was not our intended 80 page goal, we are both very proud of it. It is not the best script ever written and definitely will need some editing and revising but we worked hard and never gave up and I think thats what matters most. In class we worked pretty well on the script. There were definitely times that one of us would have to do a few pages at home because we had other things to do in class or got distracted by something but I think all in all we did a great job of getting work done. 55 pages is a lot of pages and I am proud of us for getting that close to the very high goal we set for ourselves.
I think the strengths in our script is the scenarios and all of the little pieces of drama that all tie together somehow. It will keep the observer very interested and intrigued throughout the whole story. It shows the real life of teenagers and the things that they go through and I think it will be very relateable for people of all ages.
I think that our weaknesses lay within the transitions of the scenes. Some of them tie together really well and others are very abrupt and have nothing to really do with each other because it is a completely different part of the movie. Also, the ending of the movie because we did not completely reach our goal there is not really a strong ending to the movie yet. These two parts could definitely use improvement but if we can fix both of those I think we are on our way to something great.
If we had more time to work on this project I would defintely spend more time on the weaknesses I just described and probably the dialogue. I feel as though some of the dialogue will sould very scripted when said out loud and I dont want that. I think that the script could triple in its value if we changed those points and I may continue working on the script a little here and there this summer to finish all that I started.
Thank you for being a great teacher and having a great class second semester Ms. Basko:) I learned a lot, had fun and took something away with me to college that I think will help my writing. Have a good summer!
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