The Season Recap (Catch Up Here)

I’m not stalling

We’re finally there. We’ve made it through the prep work and we’re ready to start writing the script. Before I start on the first scene it’s helpful to review my notes to be good and prepared. Usually I would just jump right in but for your sake dear reader let’s make sure we’re all on the same page.

Maybe I’m stalling a little bit

Here are the beat sheets so you can take a look at the outline. It’s still a rough, loose outline. There’s not a lot of detail but it should let you know what happens and when it happens so you can follow along on the rest of the process more easily.

 

In a nut shell

Here’s the (sort of) quick pitch of the story (as it is right now):

Harlan’s life is stalled. He has a dead end job, a wife he doesn’t get along with, and a son he doesn’t understand. His only escape is his incredibly vivid and active imagination. After he’s fired his friend Nathan convinces him to road trip to the geek convention known as Nerdtacular. A series of misadventures end with an accident that leaves Harlan in a coma. When he comes to he’s convinced that making it to Nertacular is the most important thing in the world. Harlan slips in and out of his fantasy world more and more as he and Nathan make their way to the convention. Harlan’s quest ends in a delirious fantasy battle against robots, ninjas, and monsters when he tries to get into Nerdtacular. He succumbs to his injuries and is back in the hospital. After a fight with his wife that would end his marriage and cut him off from his son he realizes his mistake and sets out to put things right. In the end Harlan proves to his wife and son how far he’s willing to go for his family.

You caught me

Maybe I am stalling a little here. Even if that’s true it’s a good idea to review your work at the end of each step. It will help you to stay on target with your themes and characters and often lead to new ideas. Be careful not to get too wrapped up in a review, add new idea, review, add new idea loop. Keep moving forward. There will be time to go back later. Finish the script before you rethink too much.

Same time, same place

I’ll be back in a few days for a new post. Will it be the first pages of the script? Probably not. We’re going to sidetrack just a little and talk about format. But don’t worry. Once this thing is started the pages will come fast enough to keep us all busy.

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