Recently I was writing a script as part of my essay, and
went to an arts lecture where a writer came in to talk about islands as
prisons. I left the lecture feeling inspired by one of his stories, which led
me to write a back-story for the script of a Film Noir thriller, including a murder
and a string of conspiracies that leads the detective to a harrowing truth.
Not only did I end up writing a script that I was happy
with, but I had the chance to speak to a real author about storylines and plot
directions, which in itself made me a better writer. His advice led me away
from many of the amateurish mistakes I could have made, such as
over-complicating the plot. I also had the chance to speak with a local theatre
company regarding my script, and learnt about the responsibility of the
playwright to the actors, and vice versa. Without taking on board the advice
from the author, the theatre, and most importantly my lecturer, and then
redrafting my script, I probably would have made a huge error that would have
resulted in a fail.
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