PRODUCTION: Feedback

Tutorial Feedback
 Sent script very late, at mercy of anxiety despite understanding the importance of feedback to help a script grow into a more considered story accessible to more than just the writer. This was further impressed upon me when watching Grayson's Art Club(1), watching Perry and his wife, Philipa comment on each other's artworks impressed upon me the importance of showing your most vulnerable work to somebody you trust. I understand the personal feeling of wanting to hold onto your story until you're ready to share it, and believe in this too - to an extent. I think that once your first draft is completed and proof-read, just before feeling truly assured and proud is when I have realised I search for feedback. When the story is still fresh with me, but not solidified into something I'm too protective of or have spent too much time nitpicking and diluting. Fear is good, if you're not scared, you're not passionate. Hearing feedback on my scripts always reassures me, even when it tells me something I don't want to hear - constructive criticism is just as important for development as knowing where you're going well, if not more. Feedback can also bring up things you haven't noticed yourself yet.

"Dialogue captures lively and frank exchanges between the community of friends that sets an authentic tone, which is consistent with genre expectation. Interpersonal conflict (such as the taunting of Ryan) is well controlled"

+Dialogue was big worry so reassuring to hear positivity. Spoke about importance of space in capturing, having been in university for four years - two in halls and two in student house, meeting wide variety of students.
+Enjoy writing characters and interactions, characterisation important part of approach and process, so very rewarding to be praised, reassuring doubts that perhaps depth of approach was time-wasting, instead built understand and individuality.
- Did mention that action scene of Sarah washing up was more doing than anything story driven, suggested moving mum ringing to front, tidies to avoid call, keep phone ringing in back - that's the tension!!! Action is CONFLICT!

1) Grayson Perry's Art Club (2020) Channel 4, 27/4/2020