The first draft script is done; it’s a little long, by about 40 pages. So I can say I have more than enough material to condense to about 20 pages. However I’m thinking I will cut and rewrite as much as possible and leave it as long as it needs to be, I’m not fix on a 20 min film, so 30-35 min is a possibility, as the story needs room to breathe.

I’m very happy with many of the scenes, the conflict between the characters is spot on, other will need a bit of work, but the core of them is set up. I cannot wait to get to read-through’s as I want to hear it read properly by actors. As you can guess I’m chuffed.

Tomorrow is another long day, as I’ll be chopping chunks of script out, and sacrificing parts of the baby. But in the end product should be a lean and concise beast, with the pep and zing of a ripping yarn.

I also need to start thinking about the directors note book, though Lydia will probably start that, then we will chew the fat over each scene taking it to pieces and rebuilding it from the ground up.

I have had lots of good feedback from the crew, that have helped me tighten the story, and there is still a long way to go so I hope they keep good solid feedback all the way through. So thanks, Vaia Ikonomou, Chantal Lee-Gan, Mark Berge, Dale Jordan Johnson and William Charles.

The screen story is now finished, so it’s off to the editors. We went through a period of hating it, but have come out of the other side and now like what we have done. Sitting down and thinking about what we have written we feel the story has been fully explored, and we know we cannot add or improve any of it without massive rewrites. So it there, all done and now we can start turning it into a script. In its raw from the script will be about 40-50 pages, however the prose can be reduced and a few scenes combined, possible even take out a minor character. However that’s yet to come and it’s the story that the most important. I have done the first 4 pages of the first draft of the script, and from the development work on the screen story it’s coming together fantastically, the characters and story are coming right off the page.

One we have been through a few drafts of the script we can then start properly scouting locations, and tracking down actors. We’re going to use a 2 tier actor list, the top tier is the ideal actors from the UK, this list is most improbable, the second tier is going to be local actors which is more probable and would help promote the film industry in Wales.

There is a lot of work still to come, but with the script coming together now it all seems more possible than when we first started. We’re going to start looking at local crew and talent for everything, as our budget is currently nil, we are looking for people wanting a challenge and to try something new.