Last class was fun. We had a guest speaker, Robert Curry, come in who wrote The Last Great Ride screenplay with Paul. I thought it was so interesting learning more about how to write screenplays, and the challenges the writers undergo. I thought it was interesting how the play was completely different from the movie. I still don't understand why people need/want to change the screenplay. Wouldn't it make the movie making part easier? (well, unless there are not enough funds--which is why so many changes possibly occurred while making the movie). Anyways, overall, I thought it was great to read a real screenplay from someone we knew, and to actually hear their strategies and ideas/intentions behind the writing. The challenge for the writers was the mystery part of the movie; I remember reading the screenplay and feeling like the mystery part began and ended to quickly. The entire reading was sweet and simple. I liked it. It was nice to read a new type of medium.
Now the challenge is writing my own. I wrote my treatment and rewrote it, and I felt it was difficult because I tend to add in lots of details. I think the idea is alright; it's organizing my thoughts and summarizing it that makes it so much harder.
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