Getting Creative

I came up with my initial idea for a short film script quite quickly. I was thinking about ruined relationships and how people sometimes wish they had known what they were getting into before a relationship started. I thought this would make an interesting story because it’s relatable and not something that actually happens in real life.

To help myself with the writing process I looked to books for advice. There were two that I found to be particularly helpful- ‘Gotham Writers Workshop Writing Movies’ edited by Alexander Steele and Robert McKee’s ‘Story’. McKee’s was a book I’ve had for a while, recommended to me by a teacher last year, It really helped me to understand what we had discussed in class about only including what’s needed to tell the story in a script. Steele helped to develop my idea and structure the narrative. It’s a good read all the way through but there are stepping stones at the end of each chapter that are just as helpful on their own.

I found the feedback sessions helpful as it made me see problems with the idea that I wouldn’t have picked up on, I think it’s always helpful have others opinions on your work especially for something such as a script as it is made to be seen by others.