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Day 6 Assignments
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Micki’s Act Began Act 2
My vision: Be recognized as a writer that will work with the industry and would do what it takes to be that WRITER.
What I learned from doing this assignment is setting a timer and writing sprint music has increased my flow of writing and creativeness. I feel like I create more vivid scenes when using these methods. It is easier to concentrate on the scene from an outline. I used to be a panster, but now with the outline method used in this course, I am feeling that outline can truly help to move the story forward and keep you focused on details of the characters’ journey.
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CJ began Act 2
Vision: I am a confident and empowered writer who embraces challenges and changes and writes produced highly sought-after projects with fresh and exciting ideas.
WIL: My page count is lower than I would like. Additional scenes will be added, and current scenes will be filled out. Working against the clock works!
Title: MEMORY HUNTERS
Concept:
In a future with technology to retrieve memories, a Memory Retrevalist, caught in the mind of a psychopath struggles to find a way out before he destroys her mind and kills her.
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Jeffrey Alan Chase Began Act 2
My vision: I am an “A” list writer who is known for high concept ideas, great execution, a string of successful movies and is always ready to share his knowledge and do what he can to help another writer on the way up.
What I learned from doing this assignment is: working from a great outline means everything. I’m now into Act 3. Fixing some problems as I go (have to keep telling myself to stop editing) but trying to write fast and succeeding. Lots of new details popping up in the story, along with some new minor characters. I was worried my protagonist wasn’t active enough in my outline. Then I started writing the script and she’s super active and very conflicted. Having fun!
Title: Shards
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Logline: A woman with no childhood memory is involved in a cat and mouse game with a cunning hypnotist not knowing the man is responsible for both her amnesia and the death of her treasure hunter father.
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My Vision: I want to be a great award-winning, successful writer, known for her genre, who creates the most beautiful films that inspire others to feel deeply, pause, and ponder ways to make the world a better place
What I learned from doing this assignment is…that my sense of discipline works well with speed writing. I have completed ACT 2.
Title: THE NUN AND THE WITCH
Genre: (mystical /Sci-fi )
Concept: A dedicated nun destined to become a saint, bonds with a witch to achieve a sacred task to battle the evils of hatred consuming the heart of humanity, only to find out that time is running out.
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Pat began Act 2
Vision: I have the courage, confidence and talent to create ccontest winning screenplays, and I will go on to have my scripts optioned and produced.
What I Learned: First of all, make sure my timer is set for minutes, not hours. I couldn’t figure out why five minutes seemed to go on forever until I checked the timer. I then learned that going against the clock was actually a freeing way to allow my creativity to flow. I’m sticking to my outline, but some interesting surprises snuck into this first draft. I’m also learning to remember that his is the imperfect first draft and rather than continually tweak and seek perfection – which was my old writing style – to just forge ahead and write crap. It’s really fun.
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Rebecca’s Began Act 2 ( Actually Act 3)
Vision: My success in this program will lead me to be the go-to writer for producers looking for incredible scripts for successful movies enjoyed by a vast viewing audience.
What I learned from this assignment is that using a timer can be used as a tool if you get stuck or let self doubt creep in. The outline sets up the scene. Racing the timer allows no time for anything except the writing.
I found my experience with the timer to be an interesting experience. With the outline as my guide for the scene, the timer kept me focused on the writing. The noise of the alarm jarred me out of the moment and slowed my process. I didn’t use it for the following scenes because the words poured onto the page.
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Erik Wooten began Act 2.
My vision is to achieve true excellence as a screenwriter which causes me to be a consistently working writer, with actual movies made from some of my scripts, and to become wealthy as a screenwriter, develop relationships in the movie industry where I am recognized as a truly original writer, and to become indispensable in the market in which I want to write.
What I learned doing this assignment… The timer is a great tool, and it does help the creativity to come out, even though the impression is that it is pressure. I quickly learned that I can choose to see the timer not as something that is putting the pressure on but something that is helping me produce writing in a short amount of time.
This high-speed writing tool works very well. You quickly come to embrace it when you realize that it helps you create rather bringing pressure to create. I also see the timer as something that allows me to add little blocks of time on top of my regular blocks of time set aside for writing.
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Sandra Began Act 2
Vision: I am doing what I love to do as a writer with several successful produced movies.
What I learned doing this assignment is that I’ve done 5-minute timed writing in other classes before, and I can do it! However, I prefer not using a timer.
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KRISTIN BEGAN ACT 2
VISION: I want the personal, professional, and financial freedom and joy that come from writing so well that I’m in demand, selling beyond my wildest dreams, and making worthy projects—on a big scale and with my active, collegial participation.
WHAT I LEARNED in this assignment: That setting a timer is a very weird experience, because TIME FLIES. I can’t tell if I’m writing long scenes or if I’m violating the rule (“not going fast enough”), but sometimes that timer really cuts me off. Obviously, it’s fine for a short scene. Makes me wonder if you’re not really supposed to flesh out dialog?? Maybe I’m writing too much dialog…but when asked to envision the scene, that’s what’s happening.
HOW’S IT GOING? I’m working fine when it comes to the outline translating to the page…but I’m also aware that my Act 1 is fat and the other acts are skinny. It’s hard for me not to stop and look at how to FIX IT, and instead to keep going! And I’m successfully keeping going. Also, re: speed: I think the timer could be helpful, but I’m not worried too much about sticking to it—because I’m not “stuck” and all is well so far. Still going at a good clip and not going backward and messing with things. Also leaving myself notes for later.
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Terrie Began Act II
Vision:
I get paid to write screenplays that get made into crowd pleasing successful films using a process that allows me to keep up my equestrian hobby.What I learned doing this assignment is how accepting writing crap can let me keep moving forward
How it went? Not great. Lost a day to a migraine which also got me behind at work. But now I’ve started.
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Leona Heraty Began Act 2
My Vision: To be the best family comedy screenwriter in the industry where my screenplays are produced into fabulous movies, making audiences laugh a lot and making me independently wealthy!
What I learned from doing this assignment is…setting a time makes me write so much faster!
Title: Tara vs. the Termo-Lytes
Genre: Comedy (Sci-fi)
Concept: A teenage tour guide with no sense of direction and an extreme fear of bugs takes a wrong turn and leads her group to an abandonedMy Experience Racing With the Timer: I set the timer and it helped me write a lot faster, without judging my writing. It really works!
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ROBERT SMITH BEGAN ACT 2
MY VISION FOR MY SUCCESS FROM THIS PROGRAM
I am a great writer who delivers entertaining, informative, and uplifting scripts that sell and get produced.
MY EXPERIENCE:
The empowerment exercise and wrting as a race against the timer did the trick.
I am speedwriting. What’s coming out of me is good stuff too. By the time I get to my First Draft, I believe my screen adaptation of my stage play Angels in Gangland will be a stand alone better work than the stage play.
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Farrin Rosenthal Began Act 2
Farrin’s Vision: To do what it takes to become a highly paid A-List Hollywood writer whose produced movies will entertain audiences around the world.
What I learned doing this assignment is if you put a clock or deadline on something it pushes you to act! Sit down, set a timer or deadline and you’re off to the races, creating when you didn’t think you could. So cool!
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Persistant Pete Began Act 2
Vision: I envision a fulfilling career as a prolific screenwriter and producer in both film and streaming platforms and the resulting financial freedom to live in both Canada and the US.
WIL: Two ten minute sprints and two scenes completed. Not perfect. But that’s the point.
Title: Día de Muertos
High Concept: A reformed Mexican gangster takes a night job driving a hearse; a tough job by any measure, made supernaturally challenging because the body is the back is his own.
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Lori Lance Began Act 2
Vision: I want to be a professional screenwriter recognized by the industry as the go-to for family-friendly scripts and have multiple successful movies produced.
What I learned: I’m still filling in the sandbox. I love that quote from the other day. Anyway, I began Act 2!
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Gisele Frazeur Begin Act 2
On The Scent – – Thriller
My vision: I am going to work diligently to become a brilliant, reliable screenwriter who is sought after, regularly produced, highly paid, and awarded. Artistic fulfillment and financial freedom will result from the achievement of this goal!
What I
learned doing this assignment is: It is really fun once the characters begin talking…..they seem to have voices of their own. -
Joe McGloin began Act II
Vision: I am a talented, highly regarded, efficient, relaxed, happy, WGA screenwriter
What I learned doing this assignment is my outline has more meat in it once I got past the opening scenes. I default to dialogue-heavy writing which I hope I can turn into action and description later. We’ll see.
My Experience: I can’t
write fast when my outline is so vague that I have to provide details as I go.
I write fast when I slow down or start to word smith, then catch myself. That -
Andrew Kelm’s Began Act 2
Vision: I am going to do whatever it takes to be a great writer of TV and movies who is sought after by people I respect within the industry and has multiple successful TV series produced.
What I learned doing this assignment is… The timer doesn’t work for me. It just adds pressure.
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Claudia : Began Act 2 (Actually I’ve finished At 2)
Vision: To become such an excellent writer that I know every script I write will be well received by the industry, that my scripts will sell and be produced, and I’ll live the life of my dreams. To also become so empowered that fear is to be laughed at, instead I relish and look forward to pitching, meetings and much more.
I need to empower myself more and work the fast writing muscle
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Jacqueline Murphy Began Act 2 Mod 5 Lesson 6
MY Vision: To empower myself to be an A+ List writer, actress, producer whose scripts are optioned, sought after and made into TV shows & Film Feature films that inspire, receive critical acclaim, awards and are financially successful and emotional satisfying.
· What I learned to Work with a timer and that in some ways it’s so freeing to just GO! Especially when I’m stuck or it’s been a few days, I’m behind and I’ve lost my place and train of thought. ALSO: the lessons are so helpful and inspiring. I copied the purpose of act 2:See below and that helped me to keep on the right track like a guide post. What an amazing class. Thank you Hal & Cheryl!
PURPOSE OF ACT 2: This Act starts by locking the Hero into the next stage of the journey with “no going back.” Now, they are out of their comfort zone and in a difficult situation. Their solutions aren’t working but they are trying!
1. Do State-To-Activity empowerment process.
State: It is so much fun…Activity: …to race with a timer!
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Tom Began Act 2
My vision is to be quick on my feet to suggest viable alternatives quickly.
Doing this assignment, I learned that the more I work on this script the better it gets and the more I’m motivated to finish it.
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Amechi Began Act 2
MY VISION
I am going to be in the top 1% of action/comedy writers in the industry who writes major action films.What I learned from doing this assignment is using a timer is a great way to not slow down and get a draft of a scene completed that I can elevate later.
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Lesson 6: Start Act 2. Write 6 – 10 Pages.
Jack P. – Begin Act 2
MY VISION: I will do whatever it takes to write a produced script that is recognized by the industry and leads to multiple successful movies.
It is so much fun to race with a timer!
What I learned: This is all about inertia now. Honestly, I
freeze with a 5 minute timer, but if I give myself a 45 minute deadline I can
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John T’s Began Act 2
Vision: to become a reliable box office success and entertain audiences all over the world.
Funny how I used the same word, ”crap” in lesson 5 that Octavis used here in lesson 6. So it’s all about giving yourself permission to write whatever pops into your head with the outline in mind – sounds logical. And every now and then, an amazing idea presents itself. Almost like being on autopilot. For all remaining scenes/set pieces, we’ll try a 10-minute timer and see what we come up with. It’s almost like a competition. Ready, set, write!
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