Good morning, fellow artists! As you know, I began rewriting the second draft of my latest feature film script on May 27th, 2025. It has been exciting to revisit the scenes I laid out in my first draft. I was on a roll, editing things out, rearranging sentences, and just doing my best to make this second draft tighter than the first. And then, I hit a roadblock with one particular scene in the first half of act two, LOL. Something wasn’t clicking. Something wasn’t making sense with this scene. I kept coming back to it, hoping that the answers would present themselves to me. Keep reading below š
Days passed. I asked myself, “What is the event of this scene? What is this scene about?” I put myself into the scene to create clarity. I asked myself what I was trying to convey as the writer of this scene. I looked at my past relevant experiences to make this scene make sense. Nothing. LOL. I made edits. And more edits. And more edits. At times, I felt like I had a mini-breakthrough, a crack in the armor that would lead me to gold. “Okay, okay. We are heading in the right direction. We are getting closer to what this scene is about.” Keep reading below š
Then, on June 18th, 2025, something clicked. There is a word that one of the characters says which serves as the impetus for the whole scene. This word is the reason why the scene exists in the first place. This word compels my protagonist to test the waters with his developing abilities to answer the central question. I looked up the word and explored its historical significance to understand why I was using it. However, I didn’t want the scene to be preachy or to become a lengthy history lesson. Instead, I wanted this to be my protagonist’s first time speaking on this subject, allowing it to become the foundation for future scenes where he discusses the topic in further detail. With these things in mind, I was able to tackle the scene and arrive at a satisfying rewrite! I like where the scene is now. My protagonist offers enough of a viewpoint and can save more of it for later scenes. I LOVE THESE LIGHTBULB MOMENTS! I proceeded victoriously to the next set of scenes and made more edits along the way. I look forward to approaching the halfway point of act two! Keep reading below š
See you next week!
Chasing The George 