There is nothing more exciting to me than developing a new story to be crafted into a screenplay.

New projects are always exciting as they challenge you to evolve as a screenwriter.  As I mentioned in an earlier post, this new project is NOT my idea.  Normally, I’m used to coming up with a concept and developing it myself.

This time, it’s Producer/Director Eric’s concept.

So we got together and spent a lot of time working out what the story should be.  Eric already had a rough outline done so we focused mostly on details.  This is my favorite part of developing a story.  It’s the time when you really work out what the world will be like, who the characters are and the overall style of the movie.

I’m extremely happy with the results.  This new tale we are developing is certainly ambitious but what excites me is that I’ll be writing in a genre I’ve never attempted before.  It’s a completely different type of story than I’m used to which makes it equal parts intimidating and fun.

The idea is to chip away at the script throughout the next few months and hopefully have a workable draft by the end of the year.

It will be one of 3 projects we are developing in addition to Strings which we are co-producing.

From there it’s all about planning, scheduling and budgeting. 

To quote one of my favorite movies:

“The board is set.  The pieces are moving.”

I’m loving our new direction of planning for multiple projects.  We don’t have any solid plans to shoot anything soon but that doesn’t mean we can’t put in the work.

At the end of the day, it’s all about creating entertaining films that people will enjoy.  You won’t get anywhere unless you put in the effort and meetings like today are a part of that dedication.

It also helps that I love movies, screenwriting and independent film.