Jun
15
2008
Draft One Finished
I just turned in the first draft for Fraggle Rock. With an actual draft, the movie feels REAL now. And honestly… it’s pretty good, in my incredibly biased opinion. When I read through it, I have a big smile on my face and can’t wait to actually make it. That’s a good sign.
Now comes the ominous period where my sense of accomplishment is slowly dampened by my anticipation of notes. There will be notes. Notes are inevitable. I just have to brace myself and hope that the notes are understandable and logical and end up helping the script. The other kind are more like, “Can Gobo have a girlfriend?” Then I have to find a really creative way to say “No.” Those are the kind of notes that make rewrites unbearable. Fingers crossed!
You may wonder what I do to celebrate finishing a script. My needs are simple, so it’s usually something small, like a Frappuccino or a new action figure (nerd alert!). This time my wife got me some of my favorite chocolates from See’s Candies and then I went and saw a late show of Iron Man for the second time. Man, that flick is what popcorn was made for.
