Competitions Are Fun
04/15/08 | Genius Mode, My Writings | 7 Comments
Just a quick update to show I haven’t died.
Today, April 15, is my official last day of classes. All that I have left to do is a final next Friday and I’m DONE with this infernal business program FOREVER. I will finally be able to concentrate on my writing, which should hopefully benefit from a jump in productivity once I don’t have tests and papers to worry about!
Lately, I haven’t been working on my novel, but I have been working… on my first screenplay!
For anyone who knows me, you know I’m fairly proficient at writing short stories (which don’t normally turn out very short, but what can I say?), so I figured I would try my hand at a short film (ie. a short screenplay). Right now it’s a 10 page completed first draft. After I finish the second draft, which includes an almost complete rewrite of the pivotal scene to incorporate a plot change, it’s going to be upwards of 13-15 pages.
This is actually for a competition to have my screenplay turned into a short film, which would be included in a short film anthology. If they choose my script, an award winning director (which, honestly, could mean anything!) will shoot my script, which will hopefully then be shown at Cannes (that’s their plan, anyway!). Not only will it be filmed, but I would also get 2% of the gross profits from the movie… that would be a great bonus, but the honor would be in having the script made and being able to say my script was chosen for this project and actually filmed, which would (hopefully) give me an in when moving on to feature length scripts.
I will be posting the entire script once I have finalized it, which has to be by the end of the month (but will likely happen within a week!). Keep a lookout for it!
Until next…
Kyle W. Kerr
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Comment by Caryn :: Apr 20, 2008
Wow! That’s really exciting. Good luck with it. I’ve never written a screenplay, but it sounds like a fun medium.
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Comment by Pam :: Apr 21, 2008
Through Michael Hauge and Jane Espenson I’m coming to have a greater and greater appreciation for writing screenplays. Good luck on the competition!
(Found your site through Caryn’s blog. I adore her.)
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Comment by Robin :: Apr 21, 2008
Hi Kyle! I found your site through Pam. Congrats on the screenplay and good luck! I’ve tried my hand rather unsuccessfully at a couple of screenplays. Now I much prefer writing novels. I’ll keep a lookout for the script! (And I love movie trailers too.)
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Comment by Caryn :: Apr 21, 2008
I love the way blogging works! I found you through a comment on someone else’s blog—Tess Gerritsen’s, I think. Then I think Pam found you via your reciprocal comment on my blog. You then returned the favor by commenting on hers, and then Robin saw your comment there and stopped by your blog to visit. Anyway, not that you needed the recap, but it’s just fun to see how it works like that.
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Comment by Kyle :: Apr 21, 2008
I was thinking the SAME THING! I like how that worked out that way…
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Good luck!