Sorry

This is just a short blog post to apologise for the current lack of content. At the moment I am trying to juggle the workload between a number of different projects at University and whilst I would ideally want to find an equal balance between them all, I've had to compromise and focus slightly more effort on a single project alone. I'll be back up and blogging soon!

Reactions to the Script

I thought to get a clearer understanding of how my script flows and works as a story, was to give it to a handful of people and to get their views on it. It's usually better when you get a fresh perspective on projects you're working on so that they can guide you if you are going slightly off track (in some ways just as the character of Lizzie has to constantly make sure Tom is on the right track) and also give feedback on the whole thing. So I did just that. 

I sent my script to a few friends and told them to be as harsh or as positive as they so wished. However the responses I had in return were very positive! The comedy elements within the script were my main concern as I find comedy to be the hardest genre to write for, however of the 5 people who read the script 4 of them fully understood and appreciated the comedic aspect. I was also concerned that the overall tone of the film would come across differently to how I intended and immediately assumed that if they hadn't already seen the films that influenced me the most then they wouldn't fully appreciate the films style, however everyone who read it said when reading they imagined an independent film style, as well as that it reminded them (and without any prior mentioning of this film before) of the style in the film '500 Days of Summer', which was one of my main influences.

Amongst all this praise however, there were some constructive criticisms. One person said that they felt the ending should have ended happily and that Alex should have gotten the girl. Now I enjoy a happy ending as much as the next person, but I felt that with the unlucky situations Alex gets himself into, it would make the film far too cliched for him to suddenly win the girl over and live happily ever after. With the current ending, the audience is built up to believe it will be a happy ending, before Alex snaps out of his daydream and heads back to reality, where in truth he has imagined what would happen in an ideal world.

First Draft

Since posting the completion of the treatment, I really wanted to compile the script into a first draft form. I use the term 'first draft' loosely as I find that with whatever I write I always get too attached to it first time round, making it hard for me as time goes on to go back and alter any scenes. My plan is to have a selection of people read the script and tell me their views on it. 

These people will be from different backgrounds and have different interests in film genre to ensure a good balance of feedback is received. The full script is featured below!

A Choice of Three (Working Title) Script

Treatment

The films treatment is complete! Over the last week I have compiled together a story that I feel is strong enough to do well for both this module as well as taking it further and introducing it to film festivals upon completion. It has taken advantage of the influences that I mentioned in previous posts both story wise and visual wise. At the same time I have been writing the script so that the completion and turn around is fairly quick. 

Below is the full treatment, hosted via Scribd.

‘A CHOICE OF THREE’ TREATMENT