Day 11: A Script You Never Get Tired Of
Salut, Wordsmiths!
Quite an arrogant proclamation for today's challenge! To be challenged to write a script that would in essence be so good one would 'never get tired of it?' Okay. Sure. Although given that this challenge is clearly adapted from a 30 Day Favourite Song Challenge, it can be forgiven somewhat.
So for today, I thought I'd share something I'm incredibly proud of. The attached script began life an optional challenge set by course instructor, the wonderfully self-effacing James Mavor. The challenge bore the same title as the script and the only guidelines were it must contain two characters only, and a kiss.
What you're about to read is the result. Admittedly I could read this script again and again because, as I discoursed in my accompanying essay I think, personally, I nailed every core component a good script should have. There's layered subtext, clear characters, a believable relationship, some conflict, a clear resolution, a character in crisis - and all in a handful of pages. I personally think it's lovely, and the feedback it received from various channels has been equally positive, but I invite you to judge for yourself.
The draft I've uploaded is not quite the initial five page first draft, and not quite the final, final, final shooting draft (as I was very humbled to have it chosen for production before the COVID-19 pandemic put a stop to it - after a full pre-production, casting and prep process!) but somewhere in the middle - where I personally think it was at it's strongest.
I hope you enjoy A Kiss is Just A Kiss.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uo38575tCripRBqygA2V5cCy_j-wXovZ/view?usp=sharing
Quite an arrogant proclamation for today's challenge! To be challenged to write a script that would in essence be so good one would 'never get tired of it?' Okay. Sure. Although given that this challenge is clearly adapted from a 30 Day Favourite Song Challenge, it can be forgiven somewhat.
So for today, I thought I'd share something I'm incredibly proud of. The attached script began life an optional challenge set by course instructor, the wonderfully self-effacing James Mavor. The challenge bore the same title as the script and the only guidelines were it must contain two characters only, and a kiss.
What you're about to read is the result. Admittedly I could read this script again and again because, as I discoursed in my accompanying essay I think, personally, I nailed every core component a good script should have. There's layered subtext, clear characters, a believable relationship, some conflict, a clear resolution, a character in crisis - and all in a handful of pages. I personally think it's lovely, and the feedback it received from various channels has been equally positive, but I invite you to judge for yourself.
The draft I've uploaded is not quite the initial five page first draft, and not quite the final, final, final shooting draft (as I was very humbled to have it chosen for production before the COVID-19 pandemic put a stop to it - after a full pre-production, casting and prep process!) but somewhere in the middle - where I personally think it was at it's strongest.
I hope you enjoy A Kiss is Just A Kiss.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uo38575tCripRBqygA2V5cCy_j-wXovZ/view?usp=sharing
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