I had a really enjoyable, rewarding and life affirming meeting today with Britt Harrison and my producers. We met up to discuss the feature length version of The Infectious Imagination Of Henry Bramble and to iron out any noticeable issues with my developing ideas for the film before they did any serious damage.
I have worked with several script editors over the years, but Britt is the first one to really delve deep into the writer's life in order to find the clues that will solve the story issues and clarify the writer's intentions. In doing so she helps you focus your ideas so that you can write the story you want to write. Too often script editors find solutions to make the story work without finding out first why the writer wants to write this particular story.
I am confident that I now know what I am writing and why. They say 'always write from the heart' and it appears I have done exactly that. I can't believe how personal this story is to me and that subconsciously I have managed to write so much of it with such clarity and truth. The session was so intense and exhilarating that I barely noticed that I was suffering from a heavy cold.
I have thus been set a ridiculous challenge - to complete a first exploratory draft screenplay by the 21 July 2012 (my Wedding Day). Can it be done? Well I never thought I could shoot the short in 3 days, so never say never! ...gulp!
I have worked with several script editors over the years, but Britt is the first one to really delve deep into the writer's life in order to find the clues that will solve the story issues and clarify the writer's intentions. In doing so she helps you focus your ideas so that you can write the story you want to write. Too often script editors find solutions to make the story work without finding out first why the writer wants to write this particular story.
I am confident that I now know what I am writing and why. They say 'always write from the heart' and it appears I have done exactly that. I can't believe how personal this story is to me and that subconsciously I have managed to write so much of it with such clarity and truth. The session was so intense and exhilarating that I barely noticed that I was suffering from a heavy cold.
I have thus been set a ridiculous challenge - to complete a first exploratory draft screenplay by the 21 July 2012 (my Wedding Day). Can it be done? Well I never thought I could shoot the short in 3 days, so never say never! ...gulp!
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| Britt's incredibly useful 'story map' created during our discussions. |
