Good morning, fellow artists! On May 27th, 2025, I began rewriting the second draft of my latest feature film script! It was exciting to start at the beginning of my script and make changes along the way. Currently, I am in the first half of act two. So, I have been moving along really nicely with the rewrites!
Here are some observations regarding the second draft rewrites. I am still using the same timing method as I did with the first draft. However, I will not focus too much on it. The second draft is an opportunity to take my time and let things breathe. There is no need to vomit everything out onto the page this time around. The vomit is already there. Now, it’s about cleaning the vomit and carving it out to obtain greater clarity within each scene. Keep reading below 🙂
It’s been great to edit out unnecessary or redundant lines because I could express them through a reaction or visual instead. Or, when I felt like a character had made their point, I made more cuts. It felt good not to be so precious with every single word. Cut, cut, cut. Get to the point. Keep reading below 🙂
These rewrites also helped me see that scenes I initially thought were Oscars-worthy were not, LOL. ME: “Oh yeah, we need to fix these scenes!”, “Make these descriptions more active and less passive!”, and “Rearrange those sentences of dialogue!” But you know what? I have no regrets whatsoever. I’m proud of what I wrote in the first draft. I didn’t question or criticize much of what I wrote during the first draft. I was on GO! But now, it’s time to make improvements. That’s just part of the writing process. Keep reading below 🙂
See you next week!
Chasing The George 