I have been having difficulty seeing the full picture of what I actually want to happen in my short story for Susan's class. I started off with a really great idea called 'The Piano Tuner' I knew where it was going and what I wanted to happen, but the problem I had was the idea was too big to fit into 8 minutes. I am now working on that script for a calling card and taking my time so I don't rush it.
So starting a new story, I have a great idea called 'I'm watching you' well I think I am going to call it that, I am not sure yet. However the story is about a young girl who works in a CCTV office who enjoys mocking the people she watches. Though it is all innocent she soon starts to feel someone breathing down her neck and just cant shake the feeling that someone keeps staring at her throughout the day. When She arrives home she is caught speeding by a broken down old speed camera. She gets inside turns on the lights and notices a letter fall through the mail slot in the front door. Slowly reaching for the letter she bends down and opens it. Eyes now wide with fear she reads 'Sophie Say Cheese' Lights go out and that's the end of the movie.
With this script the next step is to do a Step Outline. This is easiest done on cue cards and then re arranged to make a extremely exciting story. A step outline is a sequence outline of the film you wish to create. The idea behind creating a step outline is to make sure there are no holes in the script, the strong points are where they need to be and the story moves forwards instead of moving slow or not moving at all.
In class I got to view a step outline for the BBC series Extras while watching the program. When writing a step outline it is important make sure the minimum amount of wording is used to describe what is happening and who with. As this is my first step outline, part of our homework this week is to pick one of our favourite movies or shows and create a step outline for practice. Hopefully I will be a natural but if not, practice makes perfect!
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