Down On The Farm - 28 pages down for Script Frenzy. Again, this is zero edits. From my brain to your tortured eyes.

Unfortunately, I'm not really going to get a chance to dig in to this much over the next two days. I have a lot of last minute stuff I need to take care of with filming and I need to get to bed early tomorrow. Then comes the actual shoot itself. My eagerness to edit is going to be hard to balance with my ridiculous compulsion to write.

As much as I find the process of stream of consciousness writing to be ultimately counter productive I have to admit that I'm quite fond of it. I like the adventure, the contrast against my usual writing.

I always know exactly where I'm going at any given time with other projects. Everything has been plotted and outlined thoroughly. This is a good thing. I produce more completed works and material that I actually enjoy this way.

Conversely there's something very liberating about the Script Frenzy keyboard mash. I enjoying being in the moment trying to figure out my characters and their motivations while they're in the middle of actions. I love only having the vaguest idea of where the story is going while knowing that it'll never get there. I'm sure the direction will change and I'll end up miles away from my intended destination.

More than anything I love the fact that it doesn't matter. This particular script is a passing exercise. Writing in this manner invigorates me. It drives me to continue pushing and working through the rest of the year. I may never come back to this script to hammer out the dings and make it a slick, polish screenplay. It doesn't matter. I'm enjoying the time I spend with my ass in the chair. That's all I really care about.

david shute - Apr 3, 2009 at 1:09 AM