PLANNING - First Script Draft

Scribbling Out A Script

    I finally finished writing my script! Since I already had an entire idea for an opening, I was able to skip over brainstorming. In this blog post, I am going to cover the general plot of my film and my thought process as I wrote my script.

Storyline

    My film is about an American society where everyone is told what to do by a daily script that the government updates each day. The citizens are monitored constantly through a special tracker that each person was required to have installed. 

    Anybody who didn't comply, or does not comply, is dealt with immediately. This act was passed by the President who claims it is meant to eliminate crime, but is truly meant to ensure the people cannot vote him out of office. The main character, who is a popular influencer, never trusted his charms, and once stumbling upon this plan, attempts to stop the plan by shutting down the monitors's software. This only works because she manages to block her monitor. 

    The movie would end with her failing because I believe in letting people despair to prove a point. To emphasize this, the government would force her into hiding, turn her into public enemy number one, and then redact any trace of her existence. I think that ending would be tragic, but still give the audience a bit of hope because she is still alive.

Struggles

 

    

    I have had my plot in mind for about a week now but I wasn't able to get much done script before because I literally had no clue not write one. Now that I do, writing the script wasn't too hard. The hardest part was actually coming up with the name of the screenplay. I tried out many names and even asked my mom for an idea; but nothing felt right to my plot. Until I thought, Why don't I make the name the same as the act? 

    I wanted the act to be called the S.C.R.I.P.T., but I didn't know what the abbreviation would mean exactly. I wanted the name of my film, and the name of the evil act, to mean something. I couldn't find something that would work for just SCRIPT, so I changed it to the S.C.R.I.P.T.E.D. Act. 

    After a lot of synonym searching and dictionary surfing, I was able to come up with "The Strategic Control Regarding Individual Perversity Through Explicit Direction Act." I like this name a lot. Even though it is long, I think that the length of the name actually adds to the overshadowing suspense of the Script.

    Other than that, the only real struggle I had was having to rearrange a few lines here and there. 

Reflection

    I was able to write three scenes, though I will probably only be able to incorporate the first two scenes. I tried to incorporate as many shots, angles, and transitions that I already knew I wanted to add so that it is easier to storyboard later on. I was able to practice writing a script and get a pretty solid first draft for my film. However, none of my characters have actual names. I only included the basic role they play in the film. I will update this information after my next blog post where I will be completing the background information for my story.

    Until then, farewell!