in-depth introduction 2022

An introduction of my project:

This is my project, her name is Aethilla,.just kidding but that is one of my characters names!

This year for in-depth I will be doing script development, with a focus on stage directions, plot and character development. I will be working on some of the skills I started to build last year, such as developing plot and characters, but with more of an emphasis on using dialogue to convey emotions and inner feelings (although there will probably be a monologue or two thrown in there), and making sure that the plot can be conveyed using the dialogue and things that can be done on stage eg. The characters having a meeting to discuss a plan.

The reason that I chose this project is twofold. Firstly I really enjoy writing, last year for my in-depth project I decided to do novel writing and I thought that script writing could be an interesting extension on that concept. When script writing you need to be concise, something that is not always necessary when novel writing; as well you have to share all character emotions through external dialogue as opposed to utilizing their internal monologue. I thought that learning how to script write would be an interesting addition to my creative writing portfolio. Secondly, when I grow up I want to work on the film industry, in what capacity exactly I still haven’t decided but I know I want to do something around writing or directing. Doing script writing as an in-depth project will give me a look into what I want to do as a job.

My mentor is a talons alumni who did their own in-depth project on creative writing. They are currently in university and taking a class on screen writing and have written and directed a short play for the drama class at gleneagle, so they are very qualified to teach me about this subject. They were actually my mentor last year and we got along quiet well and I learned so much, so I’m excited for what’s to come this year.

 

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