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Lesson 15
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David Wickenden Finished Wordsmithing
What I learned from doing this assignment?
The process was fun, now that all the other techniques were used. It also helped that I didn’t waste time editing segments of the script that were going to be changed or eliminated, eventually.
Of all the techniques for wordsmithing, I think reading the script backwards caught most issues. It takes away the story which I find overshadows the words. I’ll use this technique in the future, even in my novel writing.
The other thing that helped was cutting words and sentences to create fast reading. I cut out a ton. The entire script is lean.
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David Thompson has Finished Wordsmithing!
What I learned doing this assignment is how easy the process is with all that I have learned in this class.
The script is tight, extraneous words removed. I tend to write too much description, a hold-over from writing novels, and I wound up cutting several paragraphs and shortening the script by three pages. Pacing the action, plus killing several scenes I figured were needed, but in reality, was just filler. I also used the usual proofing apps I also use with my books (once I figured out how to change its defaults to allow the script formatting and present tense).
An excellent pilot script is the result.
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Hi David
Are you interested in exchanging pilots for feedback?
My pilot is titled, Defending Innocence and deals with a vigilante hunting child abusers. NOTE: There are no sexual scenes in the story. My email is wickendendave@gmail.com.
Look forward to reviewing yours.
David
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Sounds good!
Tho – I still want to tweak this one scene, so give me a day or so.
My email is david@dtphoto.com
Dave
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This reply was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by David Thompson.
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