When
I made "Line of Taxis" I
wanted to use it to help me deal with some of the problems I had. Since it was
an on-going situation, I didn't want to address it directly. I created a
situation quite different from my own, but where the protagonist would feel the
same emotions. I believe that focus on the emotions was the main reason the
film worked so well.
I
tried to take a similar approach with this story. I hadn't come up with any
good ideas for a story that would allow me to explore my feelings.
Over
the last few months I have been part of a script writing groups. They have a
writing exercise every session and I wrote up a number of ideas. Recently they
suggested I write a two page dialogue scene. That gave me an opportunity to
write a character like myself. Since it would be just a short scene, I didn't
need to come up with a larger story that it would fit into.
The
scene is about an older couple who are on their first date. The woman is
recently divorced, while man's wife died. Not only is it their first date, but
it is the first date either has had since they lost their spouses. I haven't
progressed this far myself.
I
felt it turned out OK. I only intended it to be a writing exercise, but I
started to get interested in the characters. I felt I could build a larger
story from it. I'm not sure just where I would take it, or what the point of
the story would be. It isn't the approach I planned to take.
I
revised the scene based on some feed back, and posted it on my website at: http://dynamiclethargyfilms.ca/stories/first-date/
I
would like to know if people think it would be worth my while to pursue.
This post is a mirror from my main blog http://www.dynamiclethargyfilms.ca/blog
