Thanks.

Too bad I missed the OWC, though. I was just too busy with other stuff to keep up with the forums at all.

With good reason!! Seriously, I wouldn't stress about it

Deadline looming dangerously close, I don't understand why it seems to be so darn impossible to get going with this feature. So far I've managed FADE IN:, a slugline and two paragraphs of description...

It's not writers block as such, because I have a pretty clear idea in my head how I'm going to hammer out this thing, it's just a complete drainage of energy to do the actual work.

Oh, how much I hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate, hate writing.

It's a love/hate relationship

Dear Henrik - I'm completely new at this script writing business, but have you looked at those Save the Cat books? They seem to be full of good ideas on the actual mechanics of writing (but you probably know all this already) and might help you kick-start your pen.

Anyhow, very well done for getting contracted to write a feature, you should be very proud of yourself.

Very best wishes
Rob

Wohoo, one scene down! Two pages of script, took me only about two months to get here.

Oh well, after I've cracked the next scene, it's pretty straightforward. I knew this opening would be trouble from the start, but we just ran out of development time.

Quoted from Videoteq Dear Henrik - I'm completely new at this script writing business, but have you looked at those Save the Cat books?

I haven't read those, but I've read other books. The problem this time around wasn't the plot or structure, which is what the books usually help you out with. The director approved my outline several weeks ago. I've just had trouble finding a voice for the characters for this one, since practically all of them are completely new territory for me.

What about if you wrote for characters you know really well, then, ask yourself how these new characters would be different, and re-write accordingly? Would that be any help?

That's not bad advice at all, but it's a little too late in the process for me to start switching around my method that much.

But I'm starting to get there, I'm several pages into the next scene. There's hope for me yet!

Henrik

Do i ask - Remnant?

Any news?

I just received news, so thank you for asking. Your timing is impeccable.

The director just told me over IM that they're finishing post this week, so expect news of completion very soon.

Unfortunately it'll be a while before it'll be available for online viewing as it's going on a festival tour first and some of the festivals require that it not be available before that. That's why I have to withhold the final draft of the script for now as well. But I'll of course notify everybody when it's available somewhere. In the meanwhile, keep an eye out for your local short film festival.

Finally! A good writing day for this project. I mashed 13 pages of script in little over two hours and could've probably gone longer if I didn't have to go and record a show.

Writing in Finnish has been surprisingly challenging. I guess it shouldn't come as a surprise after I've done practically all of my creative writing in English for the past decade or so. But it is my native language so I kind of figured that it wouldn't take this much effort to get into it.

And this day turned out to be even better. Maybe I'm finally starting to get into this thing. Hacked out no less than 23 pages of script today, making me finish the day at page 43. As the director wanted the film to be 70-85 minutes long, I well at the halfway point.

This is very normal progress for me. I always start really slowly, writing only a couple of really painful pages. Then I kind of half give up and let it sit for what might easily be weeks of apparent inactivity. Then the thing slowly forms in my head and I start getting these really epic writing days. And even though it's a heck of a lot of text for one day, it's usually usable because I'm essentially just typing what I've already written in my head. I don't have to do anything but to observe how the characters react to the things that I throw at them.

Still, it's a terrifying way to go about this. I always get really nervous even though I should be pretty comfortable with the process after all these years.

i got busy.... but i've got two shorts readying for post, but it might be a few.

they both need fine-tooth comb editing...and re-writes.

i also owe about a dozen reads on these boards... i havent forgotten - i promise to knock those out before i post anything else.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVrcJ3Ml0Y4&feature=related

Wanted to share this. Man, this was really cool. If you like Pink Floyd. This is really experimental stuff, though. Some parts are even worth fast forwarding. But parts are really awesome, and it's good writing music, in that it's not a distraction.