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Blog: Nowhere Man

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Mon, 06/29/2009
This blog will allow you to follow the creation of a screenplay from the creation of an idea to the end result. Regular posts will let you see what happens at each phase.

14 - First Draft Sat, 07/11/2009 - Scott

Each day there was research, research, research. Medicine, legal, government, military... adding to my 60 pages of research. But it was interesting and fun. I had more than I needed, except when I needed specifics, but I understood the subject matter.

The page total came up to 129, which is close to the 120 max. It won't be too difficult to cut.

The classic three obstacles in the middle, which aren't so much obstacles in this story as a rise in difficulty, I call movements. Each blended into the next very well. There are five movements in a screenplay.

For consistency, I create a separate file that lists each scene heading and each character name and title. It's a handy reference and it keeps everything consistent. This will help with scene breakdowns later.

Next, rewriting.

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