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Milestone 3: Scripts completed and schedule going forward

The date is the 15th of March 2022, I have finished my script and mostly finalized it. I will send it off to my English teacher again for her commentary then make my final changes soon. The bulk of it however is done. Overall I am very satisfied with the script I have created, it adheres very closely to the rules of dialogue and writing that I have set out and channels the writing styles of Elmore Leonard and Quentin Tarantino very closely. If I were to improve, I would go to my English teacher and other writing experts and ask them to look it over and suggest areas of improvement I could act on. Moving forwards I have decided to create a schedule to allow me to organise my workflow better. To do this I have though up the tasks I have left to do: -Storyboarding -Location scouting -Getting the cast and crew together -Filming -Editing And I have placed them in a month which I will spend doing them: March: Scriptwriting and finalisation of the script April: Storyboarding May: Storyboardin...

Oliver Stone webinar

https://www.goenterit.com/skyvipoliverstone22 One piece of research I have conducted to get me better acquainted with the actual creative process of making films was attending a webinar on filmmaking by Oscar winning director Oliver Stone. Overall it was very helpful, below I have listed some main points I could pick out from watching it -Film is a business about failing: You have to try and try again and work past numerous failures if you wish to succeed in the business. Never lose hope in it -Finding a producer is important - they will be able to fund my film and make it happen -It is ok to dip in and out: Oliver was a soldier and a Yale student before eventually becoming a filmmaker -It is a very competitive business, I will have to work hard and prove myself if I am to succeed -Finding somebody to take you under your wing is very important (Stone did this with various directors and screenwriters before becoming one in his own right) as they can mentor you, connect you with people i...