Independent Study

Week One

This week I decided to create my main characters. I decided to do this because knowing what kind of characters I'm going to be using motivates me to continue and put my all into the work. So the main characters name is Saiyir (sigh-ear) I haven't chosen a surname because I haven't created her family yet. She is a teenager 16-17 who is very nonchalant and doesn't speak much. Her favorite color is burgundy. She owns a black newfoundland dog named parsley. I am really excited to start learning the correct way to create a screenplay and have this character come to life.

Week Two

This week I started researching how to correctly write a screenplay. And I wasn't expecting what I learned. There are only six kinds of paragraphs in screenwriting: Scene Heading, Action, Character, Dialogue, Transition, Parenthetical. All of the different kinds of paragraphs have certain aspects about them that make them different from all the others. A Scene Heading or AKA a slugline is a change in location or time in my screenplay. Action is what would be happening on screen. Character is just the characters name all uppercase and dialogue come right after it. Dialogue is what the character is saying. Transition is explaining how the scene will transition to another. Parenthetical are things that the character is doing, it would be in parentheses. in the picture above it shows all of the paragraphs I mentioned. This is a lot and I've only just started.

week three

This week I started to look into software for planing out my script and writing my script. So I did some intense research and realized that I wanted to make the plot around my main character. So I continued to search for software for writing my actual script. After some time searching I decided to use Studio Binder. It's free and it doesn't limit the things I can do.

Week Four

For some reason during the Thanksgiving break I became extremely unmotivated to write anything. I didn't think that I'd be getting writers block so early in the in the process. So to break me out of my funk I decided to try using an app that is supposed to help you get out of writer's block. It worked a tad bit. I ended up writing 5 pages but it was a struggle. So instead of writing 5 pages I decided to cut it down to three pages a week, it would allow me to give enough time to give quality work. I decided to start to write 3 pages a week.

The quote of the day is:

"So you finally started to visit me?"

Week Five

I finally know where my character is going the end is still undecided but this is a massive step in writing for me. So Saiyir is a seventeen year old exorated child that is trying to find a way to feel anything besides anger. She is doing impulsive things that take her to places she isn't supposed to be. Me figuring this out made my writing come easily to me.

The quote of the day is:

"I got really nervous"

"So you jumped out the window? You're an idiot"

Week Seven

The story starts off with the aftermath of an action that Saiyir does in the beginning of the story that will come full circle. Raphael a compliance to all her episodes tries to help her control what she's 'Feeling' and it never ends up going right.

"This isn't working"

"I agree"

"Stop I don't like when you do that"

"Do what"

"That"

Semester One Reflection

I think that overall my project went really well. I think the figure out as you go method with the plot and how to pace myself went really well. In my feedback I got a lot of suggestions that I should take my time and don't rush seeing that making characters are hard, and time makes a very well planned out script. So I'm going to incorporate some character building exercises into my calendar to insure that all my characters are fully developed. Also along with character building I will start keeping notes about plot lines so they're aren't any plot holes in my script.

Week Eight

I didn't get much writing done over the break because I sold my laptop, but two days after Christmas my new laptop came in the mail. I was really excited to start writing again. Also I switched to a new writing software that is easier to use and non restricting. It's called highland 2 and the minimalistic aesthetic of the app helps me focus.

'Yes'

'Well how was it-'

'Stop talking please'

Week Nine

I wrote to more pages, Saiyir convinces Raphael to partake on her reckless behavior and she goes back to visit the unknown man again. I also decided what personality disorder she has. She as Antisocial personality disorder.

"Sorry I'm not a conpulsive liar Saiyir. Some people have morals"

"That must suck."

Week Ten

Saiyir pretty much interrogates 'Unknown' to get him to agree to something.

But I decided to start journaling as my characters so I did a little writing journal entry about Saiyir.

"Really?"

"What did you do to her"

"I-i didn't do anything."

Week Eleven/Twelve

I didn't get much writing done in these past two weeks but I tried to move the story along as much as possible.

We are moving back ahead in the story to after she jumped out the window to find Raphael waking her up in her apartment. This is to develop their relationship and show that Saiyir is the unstable one in their friendship.

"You're a bad influence"

"You seem to like it"

Week Thirteen

On the left is a character study for Saiyir just giving the basics about her charter.

I want the story to be told out of order. Seeing the things that Saiyir does to understand why everyone is acting the way that they are towards. This week in the story we reached the climax where Raphael is fed up with Saiyir's rude antics and tells her how it is. This is definitely going to have effects later.

"Bummer. I told James you’re mentally unstable and he decided to not press charges... you might want to steer clear of th-"

"What are you doing here? Really Raphael, you are always here. Without an invitation, a reason. Honestly why are you here. Nobody wants you here."

Week Fourteen

I wrote the ending (story style) to the screen play. It took a minute to put together what I wanted the ending to be so I created multiple endings and depending on where I want the script to end.

"You came to see me?"

"I mean if I didn't who would"

Week Fifteen

I started writing backwards in my script just to get the ending complete. I don't want to spoil the ending, but what i can say is that is does come full circle which shows how she has support and is getting help.

"Then leave"

'That was forced. It sounded forced. It looked like it hurt to say. Raphael looked like he expected it and without saying anything he was out the door. Leaving Saiyir what she was afraid of being; alone.'

Week Sixteen

This week I continued to write backwards I'm trying out different endings that would make the story come full circle. I am still writing story style until I find a ending that I'm satisfied with.

"I'm sorry, really"

"I know you are"

Week Seventeen

I finished writing out the ending for the script and I created some bullet points to help with the plot ending. I was really excited to kind of create a definitive ending for the script.

"I'm only doing what you told me to do kid"

Week Eighteen

I started converting the story type writing into script form. This is kind of difficult because don't know where I want to start the ending. I don't know if I want to start from the very end and work my way up. Or start in the middle and work my way down. (The second option is kind of winning)

"You're still young you know. You don't have to have it together"

"If I don't who will? You?"

Week Nineteen

I was finding it hard to keep my thoughts together and combined them. So I found myself jumping around the script finding out what how exactly I wanted the words to come out and how it was going to be. So I was writing out the parts of the script I had ideas for.

"Would it really mattered if I left or not."

"Yes! Yes it would!"

Week Twenty

I fixed some of the choppy parts of the script and elongated some of the parts. Saiyir is wrestling with herself to bring herself to apologize to the people she hurt. (I don't know what she did yet thats in the middle part still working on that). She admits to herself that she is alone and it realizes thats the only thing that she is afraid of.

'I've always been alone I just never been... alone. That doesn't make sense'

Week Twenty-One

I was going to pay someone to do a commission on how I thought Saiyir would look but then I just went on Pinterest (@/alexyss on Pinterest) and found someone that fit her aesthetic. I continued writing mostly the end of the story. It's pretty weird that I don't have the middle conflict figured out but I'm writing the resolution. But in a way that will make it easier to write the middle.

"It's funny how your at my door write now"

Week-Twenty-Two

I made Saiyir friends with a child. I don't have a reason I just think she needs some innocent adolescent to make her understand what to do. I think this will be an eye-opening thing for her. I'm getting closer to the end.

"You're a little person I'm not listening to you."

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