First draft for the script:
I wrote this draft during the summer as I wanted to have something ready for when we came back.
I'm quite happy with this draft: it's cohesive and, I feel, pretty well written.
However there are problems: as with all first drafts. At 39 pages Grit is looking like quite a long film. Is this going to be practical? Granted there are some long descriptions but there is a significant amount of dialogue.
There are possibly a couple of scenes that could be shortened or even removed; such as the card game on page 12. At 7 pages long, this is quite an elongated scene. I'm reluctant to remove it due to my desire to want to show the characters in 'down time' or non-action moments but I do have to consider the run time and whether this is going to unnecessarily extend my production schedule.
With the prospect of another 4-6 drafts or even more it's good to know what the biggest issues are at this stage so future re-drafts are less difficult to do.
However there are problems: as with all first drafts. At 39 pages Grit is looking like quite a long film. Is this going to be practical? Granted there are some long descriptions but there is a significant amount of dialogue.
There are possibly a couple of scenes that could be shortened or even removed; such as the card game on page 12. At 7 pages long, this is quite an elongated scene. I'm reluctant to remove it due to my desire to want to show the characters in 'down time' or non-action moments but I do have to consider the run time and whether this is going to unnecessarily extend my production schedule.
With the prospect of another 4-6 drafts or even more it's good to know what the biggest issues are at this stage so future re-drafts are less difficult to do.
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