Writing a Script

I have recently completed writing a script for 'my planning and making a film' module. This was something I found very challenging as I hadn't written a short story since I was about seven.

I knew I had this project coming up so I had plenty of time to think of a story I came up with a few basic ideas but eventually I found a news article about a man who had been wrongly diagnosed with cancer. As soon as I read the article I knew the story would be perfect for a short film so I straight away set about writing a rough draft.

Here is a brief outline of the story:

• James (the protagonist) is diagnosed with a terminal illness.
• He struggles to come to terms with his sudden death.
• He Meets with a friend called George at a pub.
• George is concerned that James isn't taking the situation seriously enough.
• James leaves the pub and returns a few hours later having sold all of his things.
• Him and George go on a massive bender, drinking, buying expensive clothes, eating in expensive restaurants etc....
• After a massive night out James wakes up in the morning and walks to the hospital.
• He is then told he doesn't have cancer.

Before I started writing this script I thought it was going to be a comedy but as soon as I gave it some real thought I realised that for the bulk of the story there isn't really much to laugh about. I mean guess it could still be seen as quite a dark comedy but that is really up to the interpretation of the reader.