On Friday we started out with finishing up the discussion about Zach's script. The next one was Elisa's which opened up really effectively by establishing a close friendship.
Mine was next, which was about two guitarists in a band, one a nervous wreck and another one pretty much normal. The nervous one eventually snaps, violently blows up a bus, blames it on a "guy with a leather jacket and hood" (Kontroll reference, heh) and then finally confesses to his friend. While I was writing it, I really wasn't paying attention to whether or not it would be shootable.
What I took from the workshop is that something much less drastic could have the same effect, such as smashing a guitar instead of a bus. This would be much more personal and effect the audience much more than an exploding bus, which is completely impersonal, not to mention very expensive to shoot. I'm currently re-writing it, with much better choices in shots.
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