The Process

• Where did the initial idea come from?

  • I have absolutely no clue. The idea had been floating around in my head for a while, and once I decided on writing a screenplay for my project the plot just fell into place.

• Learning how to format a screenplay

  • The whole process of formatting was made a lot easier with the assistance of Celtx (the program I used to write) which did all of the indentations and margins for me. Besides that, all I needed to learn was scene headings as well as very case specific things, like two characters talking at once or an action in the middle of dialogue.

Challenges Encountered

• Time Management

  • Over the last four years of high school I have gotten very good at procrastinating, and for this project I needed to learn how to manage my time to actually have a finished product by the end of the year.

Throughout the year, I was able to put a set amount of time aside each week to work on my project, which really helped me to stay on track.

• Editing as I Wrote

  • When I first started writing, I would make small changes as I went, which would slowly add up, and I would end up with a small amount of work compared to the amount of time I put in.