An in-depth look at how a feature script is made from initial idea to completion…

AARON (35) LANDSCAPER

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25. Deeper into the first draft

In the twenty-fifth installment of AARON (35) LANDSCAPER, we continue writing the first draft of our first act and talk about possible outline changes.

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24. We’re Writing Again

In the twenty-fourth installment of AARON (35) LANDSCAPER, we push forward with our first draft of our first act. We discuss how to set up characters and how to make our first ten pages more interesting.

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23. Back At It

In the twenty-third installment of the AARON (35) LANDSCAPER series, we start over our rough draft with a revamped opening scene. We talk about how developing relationships and characters can pull the story together.

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22. Fixing What Is Wrong

In the twenty-second installment of AARON (35) LANDSCAPER, we take another look at our opening scene and see why the story isn’t as impactful as we want it to be.

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21. Here we go

In the twenty-first installment of the AARON (35) LANDSCAPER series, we start our first draft of the script. We talk about research and getting the words down.

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20. Setting up to write: Part two

In the twentieth installment of the AARON (35) LANDSCAPER series, we finish transferring our outline to our script doc and discuss how structure comes naturally through the writing process.

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19. Setting Up To Write: Part One

In the nineteenth installment of the AARON (35) LANDSCAPER series, we transfer our outline to a script document to prepare our scenes. We develop key plot points and add notes of emotion to our moments.

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18. Writing a treatment: Part three

In the eighteenth installment of AARON (35) LANDSCAPER, we finish our treatment and play with our story. Surprises arise as bad ideas fall away to make room for new ones.

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17. Writing a treatment: Part TWO

In the seventeenth installment of AARON (35) LANDSCAPER, we continue working through our treatment. We learn more about our characters and the specifics of the scenes we’re going to write.

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16. Writing a treatment: Part One

In the sixteenth installment of AARON (35) LANDSCAPER, we start writing our prose-style treatment. This is a useful tool for when we start to put our story into script form.

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14. Cracking Act Two

In the fourteenth installment in the AARON (35) LANDSCAPER series, we discuss the struggles of Act Two and explore what our middle will look like.

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11. ACT ONE: FIRST DRAFT

In the eleventh installment of AARON (35) LANDSCAPER, we start to write our opening scene and learn how to use templates to stay organized.

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9. A NEW FRIEND: CHARACTER BUILD

In the ninth installment of AARON (35) LANDSCAPER, we add another character to the mix. We go through basic personality traits and why they will work well with our main character.

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