Week #3 completes....First Drafts and Locations.

Week #3 completed: I know a lot more about securing and scouting locations, my 6 months of FCP a la community college, editing my own short (some) just got a face lift - so cool - what a great teacher E is -- so clear!! Today - screenwriting with F. Fred is a gentle man with a mind like a laser. We heard more character bios, learned more about structure, and table read scripts - first drafts. At the table read for my draft, I (with great ego - I admit) went in thinking, "oh mine is so good hardly anything to change". Ha. double Ha. Pride before the fall. I've forgotten how painful it can be to hear your words in draft form - the redundancies, the missing words, weird words, the choppiness. God make me invisible now - or at least my words. I had a flashback of shame from childhood sweep through me. I felt naked and not in a good way. I'm still blushing 2 hours later and there is headache brewing. I am reassured however that P said at the end, don't let your draft stop you from moving forward and don't miss class because you don't have it - just come and bring it. I'm not quoting and it's not complete but I was able to take a breath after his reassurance. It will get better. Exponentially better is what I'm hoping. So kids - writing scripts takes tenacity and it takes a lot of guts. You must strip yourself down to your soul and thought and then show your half baked unfinished baby to others. Uncomfortable. As all growth experiences usually are. That's it. Stick a fork in me I'm done for today Homework: Scout locations, take pix 2nd draft for Saturday and there's more but I can't remember right now! Cut...print...and out. ~Heather