changes in our script and our inspirations

 So me and my partner Nati had finished our script, but to me, it felt unfinished and it felt like it was a film opening rather than an entire story with a middle and end. I went to my friend in class to ask her for her feedback about the script, she also agreed that it felt very unfinished and that it lacked a middle and end. We were originally going to leave the script as both protagonists do
not end up together and both left in heartbreak. However, after this critique, we needed to find a way to elevate the story. 

I recently watched the show "One Day", and this show was truly heartbreaking. It depicts two people who meet and immediately connect with one another, after graduation they write letters to each other and try to stay in contact as much as possible. The show has 14 episodes and spans over 14 years, each episode is a new year. And each year there is always something keeping them apart, whether it's people or work, until they finally end up together. But in the end, she dies, and they never get their happy ever after.

Though my short film wouldn't necessarily have that type of ending we wanted to adapt the change in every year to the seasons of a year. So our short film begins in summer, and then goes to fall, then ends in winter. We didn't want to include spring for a few reasons, two of them being time, and the fact that the beginning, middle, and end match with every season. 

Once Nati and I really understood what our plan was to make the film better we began writing. 

One thing we did have in mind though, was time. Our teacher wanted it to be 5 minutes max, and our short film is most likely going to be about 7 minutes long, I really like every part of it and would really not like to take anything out. 

Next post you will be seeing the FINAL SCRIPT!