Ok so today Cheyenne and I re-scripted. Last night, I did some research as to how exactly to write a script because I am not exactly a scriptwriter (unless planning out conversations in my daydreams count) . This source was very helpful just as a foundation to build upon. It presented the full format of a script and we followed it excitedly, feeling very professional. As we were going through the process, one of the major setbacks we came across was staying away from cliches. We want our scene to be anything but cliche and stereotypical. This is a bit difficult being that our scene is two teenage girls doing a project while they have an unknown visitor alongside them under the same roof and teenage girls are the epitome of cliche. I suggested we actually create the characters prior to scripting so we have a good foundation and can add dimension to the scene, as opposed to merely having filler dialogue. The reason we hadn't done this initially is that we wanted focus to be placed onto the intruder; the two girls are just an accessory and are not the main focus of the film. This approach did not go very well as our dialogue scenes resulted to be very irrelevant and stilted. Another method of preventing the scene from being overtly familiar is by making the two girls opposites who were paired together for a project as opposed to best friends. Naming the characters was our way of giving them personality and really making them come alive. One of the girls is very focused while the other is your typical stuck up white girl. So, introducing for the very first time on the big screen; Grace and Lindsay.
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