FADE OUT:
AttkBeast
ever-elusive screen play--Outlaw, as the subject line implies, is
finished! The story is complete!!
As of this writing, I finished typing in the final act. The last
couple of days have been exciting (well, to me--but I'll elaborate). I
suppose it started last week. I even posted that I would be doing some
research for the final act before I could put anything down that was
decent. That went surprisingly well, actually. I found a location
rather quickly and developed a "story within a story" around that. Not
to mention how unique the location is, but I won't spoil it here. I
have to devise a way to allow you to read it when the drafts are
complete.
Yes, drafts. Although, the script is complete, some scenes will need
to change/adapted for continuity. I don't think I can call it a first
draft even, because I think there are areas that will be unclear to the
reader (name confusion, location changes, etc.) So I'm going to read
through it, make some notes on those types of changes, fix it, and then
call it a first draft.
Anyway, I was elaborating...I had a free night. Both kids were
spending the night at friend's, my wife had gone to work and I had a
long evening ahead before I had to go to work myself. So I grabbed my
laptop, resource material, and MP3 player and went to Tully's (coffee).
It was fairly quiet, which I expected it to be being that it was about
6 p.m. I put on my headphones, blasting Nickelback, and delve into the
research material. So 3 hours of note taking and 36 oz. of coffee
later, I was ready to write! Incidentally, Tully's now has FREE WiFi
now. So I highly recommend going there opposed to Starbuck's if you're
into that sorta thing.
You may know that I do ALOT of my writing at work on my breaks. I
pen it out in a notebook, then bring it home and type it up. I think I
wrote about fourteen pages the first night which was only part of what
resulted in the build up to the final sequence. I typed in another few
scenes directly. The final sequence was another seven pages of writing
then a sort of epilogue of 3 or 4 pages. Not all in one night! Each
part was written in a span of 3 or 4 different nights.
The final result, of which I'm a little disappointed, 80 pages of
draft. I felt I really needed 120, at least 90. But 80 is acceptable
for a full-length feature. I believe there's very little filler. I
tried to stick to the story and make it something that would keep you
watching and forget you had popcorn!
I'll keep you updated. I'm thinking of novelizing it once the
screenplay's ready to sell (maybe sooner). I just think it's a good
story and will work as a novel as well. Any ideas? tips? connections
to Hollywood? Let me know! Johannes Linstead, Breaking Benjamin, I
need a soundtrack!
Get pumped!
Scott