Progress?

Tom Shortridge

Tom Shortridge

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Just checking in to see how everyone's coming along on their scripts -

I just knocked out a rough draft, comes in just over 6 pages, and started to stray slightly from the contest parameters - I'm gonna have to whip it back into shape/and/or go with another idea - if I ever have another idea, that is.

How's everyone else doing?
 
I've spent the last week or so trying to make an idea that I can't get out of my head fit the Fest, and it's just not happening...
 
I spent this morning writing out ideas, and came up with five contenders. I went ahead and wrangled a first-draft out of one of them, but the others are still calling...
 
I'm 5 pages into my first draft. Should be done by the end of the weekend then start the re-write process. Big change from the last fest when I wrote only 1 draft the night it was due.
 
I've got two ideas having a no holds barred grudge match in my head right now. So far the only thing losing is my sleep.

I'm going to have to write them both out and hopefully one will be clearly better.
 
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I have written two scripts already. The first one was crap and I ended up writing that seamlessly into the last action block itself. The second one is a small portion (6 pages) of a feature I plan on writing, but it holds on its own. I like this one much better and think I will use it, unless I come up with another, better idea.
 
Finish the first draft - have to make time to rewrite it over-and over and over!
This is the hardest part of script writing!
 
For me, rewriting is a piece of cake. It's the first draft that's tough!

But I sat down this morning and knocked out the first draft of 'Alien Abduction', and got off several rewrites. Almost finished now. Got slowed down by the fact that I'm multitasking -- in addition to working on the script, I'm also editing a church video and trying to work out a digital special FX sequence for my movie 'Afterlife' on an effects program I'm completely unfamiliar with (FXHome's EffectsLab Pro). Busy busy! :)
 
"Alien Abduction" is finished, registered, and converted to PDF. I certainly hope it doesn't violate any formatting rules, but since nobody's posted those rules yet, I guess I'll take my chances.

Just waiting for word on how to upload!
 
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