Day 26 Assignments

[Joe Donato]

I feel pretty confident about this, but I am sooo appreciative of this list of things to check. I also am discovering the difference betwen what’s in my head, and what’s on the paper. I discover that when I read each of these questions without the script in front of me, I go crazy reflecting in my head on the many evolutions (or even de-evolutions) of the characters that i went through, and am still going through in the creation process, which is good, but can also be insane if I take those thoughts as the actual answers… BUT, when I look at what is actually is currently written in the script, all those insane rabbit-trails get dissolved and I can figure out who this character reall is/isnt in the flesh.

Good news for me when I did each of these passes, I came to the conclusion that they are all pretty strong enough (at least, until I find a way to make them stronger)… But STILL, it took a long time, and some devoted work.

A. Weak protagonist or antagonist.

– I think they’re both pretty strong, though I’m not sure if Antangonist’s motives are clear enough, or how much that matters.

B. Protagonist Too Good or Antagonist Too Bad.

– took a long hard look at this, and they feel pretty strong to me.

C. Weak character intros.

– These feel good to me too. Protagonist shows more of his weakness than his strength early on, but I think that’s good for a horror, especially since the Antagonist is still “lurking in the shadows” for quite some time.

D. Characters not in action.

– No I’m pretty sure I got that covered. Although with each pass I do kick it up a notch just for fun, and I’m thrilled that that is happening organically.

E. Protagonist journey not strong.

– Hmmm. Maybe I can tweak something more in the end scene, but not sure yet.

F. All the characters seem the same.

– Nope, they’re totally different.

G. Lead characters not present.

– Nope, they’re in practically every single scene.

Woohhoo! This was a hard one, but a good one!