Blog #13 Project Reflection

When we first discussed this prooject, I honetly was not vewry optomistic about it. I thought it would be a waste of time and I was disappointed that it was the only thing we'd be doing for the rest of the year, especially because I liked the small assignments we had been doing. Now, I feel that it was good to do, however it is quite a large project to do in a half year course. The most helpful part of planning was to plan out the stages of the script, like the climax, resolution, etc. It helped to put the plot into sections so that the whole story didn't come out in 10 pages. The least helpful was setting up a dialogue before we started, like blogs 11 and 10. It was hard to start the talking when the plot was still shaky. I learned that I am too used to racking things off last minute. I didn't use my time wisely and for that, I didn't feel that my script was complete. My final script is 20 pages, however I feel that my work is the best work I could. I have never written 20 pages of anything before, and for that I am proud of myself.

What did you learn about yourself by taking on such a large project?

How many pages is your final script? How did you handle time-management for this project? In what ways did you handle your time well? In what ways did you not handle your time well?

What are the strengths of your script? What parts of the script make you the most proud?

What are the weaknesses of your script? What are the parts the you know need more time and improvement?

If we had more time in the course and to spend on this project, what would you work on and how would you focus your time?

Blog #12 Scene Reflection

Personally, the greatest strengths of the scene are my dialogue. I think that I moved the scene along quite nicely with the way they two characters talked to each other.

The weaknesses would most likely be the lack of detail in the scene. I think i focused too much on what the characters were saying.

To improve my scene, I would add more detail as to what the characters were doing while they were talking.

Blog #11 Action!

Blog #9 re-do
DONALD AND ANA ARE LAYING IN BED THE NIGHT BEFORE HE HAS TO LEAVE FOR THE WAR
                                                                    DONALD:
"Can you promise me something?"

DONALD TOUHCES HER HAIR LIGHTLY

                                                                      ANA:
"I'm not sure yet"

ANA STARTS SOBBING, DONALD HOLDS BACK HIS TEARS WHILE WIPING HERS OFF OF HER CHEEK. DONALD STUTTERS AS HE SAYS THE NEXT LINE

                                                                   DONALD:
"Will you promise me that you won't die with me?"

THE TWO SOB TOGETHER, HOLDING EACHOTHER

                                                                     ANA:
"You'll try and come back won't you? You'll be safe, won't you?

THE TWO CRY HARDER INTO EACHOTHER

                                                                 DONALD:
"Promise me, please"
                                                                   ANA:
"I promise."




Blog #10 re-do
DONALD AND THOMAS WALK INTO THE STORE

                                                              DONALD:
"What are you doing?"

                                                             THOMAS:
"Don't worry about it, it's, nothing"

                                                            DONALD:
"No really, what on earth are you doing?"

DONALD CHUCKLES A LITTLE AS HE WATCHES THOMAS READ ALL OF THE TAGS ON THE SHIRTS

                                                            THOMAS:
"It's embarrassing... you'll laugh at me"

THOMAS CONTINUES TO SIFT THROUGH THE SHIRTS

                                                            DONALD:
"I've seen a grown man wear a woman's dress in our platoon in the war to crack a few smiles. There's nothing more embarrassing than that."

THOMAS STOPS TO LOOK AT DONALD

                                                           THOMAS:
"Well, I'm colorblind. I figured it out when I was younger, the teacher just thought I had a learning disability and I was held back a year in elementary school for it. I've never told anyone, I just, read what color it is."

Blog #10 "Just keep moving"

                                                                       DONALD:
"What are you doing?"

                                                                      THOMAS:
"Don't worry about it, it's, nothing"

                                                                     DONALD:
"No really, what on earth are you doing?"

                                                                     THOMAS:
"It's embarrassing... you'll laugh at me"

                                                                     DONALD:
"I've seen a grown man wear a woman's dress in our platoon in the war to crack a few smiles. There's nothing more embarrassing than that."

                                                                     THOMAS:
"Well, I'm colorblind. I figured it out when I was younger, the teacher just thought I had a learning disability and I was held back a year in elementary school for it. I've never told anyone, I just, read what color it is."

Blog #9 Defying Relationships

                                                                    DONALD:
"Can you promise me something?"

                                                                      ANA:
"I'm not sure yet"

                                                                  DONALD:
"Will you promise me that you won't die with me?"

                                                                     ANA:
"You'll try and come back won't you? You'll be safe, won't you?

                                                                DONALD:
"Promise me, please"

                                                                   ANA:
"I promise."

Blog #8 "Dialogue"

1. Make sure you've created a flow to your writing by reading what you've written out loud.

2. Dialogue should be dramatic or move your story forward

3. You should be able to identify each character by what they say

Blog #7 Spoonfeeding Hollywood

Opening Scene
The scene is very solumn, moving over scenery and a lake, eventually ending up at an empty rocking chair.

Setting up the Story
Here we learn that Donald is colorblind. This is when we find out he's drafted into the war and he needs to leave Ana. This is where he makes her promise that she won't die with him.

Inciting Incident
This is when the battle in the war occurs where Donalds dog tag falls off. Ana gets word that Donald has died in the war, but really he's being helped by a man he found in a secluded house.

The Big Decision
Ana is going to move on with her life. She eventually finds a husband and they have a child quickly. She names the child Thomas after Donald's last name

Into the Wide Unknown
Donald can finally come home after a few years with the man in the woods and go see Ana. Ana is surprised he's there and doesn't know what to do, but from that day forward she left her new husband and Thomas behind

Subplot
Donald and Ana live their life normally, but Donald can tell that she isn't the same. She asks him why they've never had children, and he flashes back to when his little brother drowned when they were playing. Donald feels like he can't take care of a child.

Having Fun and Getting to Know your Characters
Donald and Thomas get to know eachother better.

All is Lost
Donald and Thomas start to drift

Aha Moment!
Donald realizes Thomas is his son! He figures this out because Thomas is colorblind, as is Donald, however Ana was not colorblind.