(Note: This is also posted on my writing blog "Blog of an Aspiring Author")
When
I was down at Snow College I was introduced to Play in a Day. This is
when a group of writers and actors get together to write and rehearse a
play (or a handful of short plays) in 24 hours. The first twelve hours
(for us we did 8pm Friday night to 8am Saturday morning) are spent
writing. The next twelve hours (8am to 8pm Saturday) were used for
rehearsal. Show went on for an audience at 8pm Saturday night.
We
had five semesters of Play in a day and it was one of my best
experiences from college. I would not be objected to doing again.
So,
why do I tell you this? Well a year or so ago a guy that participated
in our third Play in a Day (I think it was the third one, may have been
the second or fourth) asked if he could turn my play from that event,
"Between", into a short film.
I gave my permission,
thinking it was for a school project or something like that. October 1,
2013 I received this message from him on Facebook:
"Odd question for ya. I may
have found a producer for your piece "Between" Can I get a copy of it
again if I can't find it and do I have your permission to make it a
short film?"
I was surprised. A producer? To turn my piece into a short film? I told him yes and sent him a copy of the script right away.
Thursday January 2, 2014 at 1:31pm :
"Your script is to two different guys right now. I think it's going to happen soon! "Between" is going to film!"
Thursday at 6:25 he sent me a copy of the response he received from the producer concerning my script.
"I read the script. It has promise, but it needs to be properly adapted for screenplay. "
The
producer then explained in the message what would need to be changed
and how to adapt it for the screen. He closed the message with this:
"What do you think? Feel like tackling this with your scriptwriter and getting back to me?"
To which my friend added his own message:
"This is what he said when he read it. what do you think?"
I told him, "YES!"
You
guys, I cannot begin to express the joy and excitement I am feeling
right now! Not only is someone interested in my play becoming a short
film, but it is on its way to actually happening! It's always awesome to
see your work performed on stage and I will always take pleasure in
that no matter how small or big the audience is. However, I am super
excited that it could be viewed by more than just the few who had the
privilege of seeing it when I was at Snow.
Another
exciting thing about this is how much more I can do with it! I won't be
limited by the space of a stage and few props. I can do so much more
with this script! It's awesome!
Have I mentioned that I am totally stoked about this?? Lol.
In
light of this, my novel writing will be taking a backseat for the next
while, so any writing updates I give will be on the screenplay for
"Between".
I'll be sure to keep all of you posted as things keep moving forward.
Again, super, SUPER stoked!!
