I started making films in 2005, then gave up. I started making very short animations based on video games using 3D flash animator to create GIF files, then editing them together to make the animation. In 2006, I started making films again. In 2008, I developed a slight obsession with zombies due to the Resident Evil games and George A. Romero's "of the Dead" films and began my biggest and most ambitious project yet: a zombie film called Dirge of the Dead (turn the annotations off Dim it!) which turned out to be a plagued with problems, not the least of which being un-flexible filming times inside the school and unwilling and disruptive actors/extras.

I have not made a film since, as I have been going through a lot of problems for almost two years now. I always wanted to do a film similar to Skins (British drama series focussing on teenagers) but focussed on one character, using both comedy and heavy drama elements. Whenever I tried to generate more ideas, though, the film would always in some way end up reflecting my life and I would give up. Furthermore, none of my "friends" were interested in making a film. Or at least, not as much as I was.

However, at the beginning of the Summer Holidays, I decided to myself "Screw it, I'll just make the damn self-centred film based on myself". I planned to film it that Summer, but a lot of people were away on holiday. But now we are back at school, I plan to start filming this Monday! I would love to get some more advice on my script before I do start filming, though, so I might be able to improve the film.

I'm obviously not the best script writer in the world - I'm very confused about how to write the direction, to be honest - does it need to be more literal like a play or more emotional like a book? I've seen it done both ways and I think in the script, near the beginning, I tried with the more emotional reasoning behind the direction and then just gave up towards the end and wrote it more literal. I fail, I know. Also, I'm very confused about how to write montages. Do I write every point that I want to get in the montage in as much detail as I need there to be or do I just write generally about the entire thing?

The character of Edward is very much based on myself and is indeed a parody of myself at many times during the film. The other characters are all based on friends... and not so friends... I have known during my life, at times with several people rolled up into one character to make it more dramatic.

When reading (or IF reading, which I doubt anyone will do) please imagine the film as, well, a film. It might make it funnier.

Sorry about the download link, I just didn't know how to incorporate the script lay-out into this blog.

Please enjoy and PLEASE do not be too harsh! But I would love some advice, I really would! As I said, I plan to start filming next Monday and if everything goes speedy I may be finished in a month, maybe two, which will help as I have the half-term holidays in six weeks which I will be able to get a lot of filming done in.

Oh, and there are probably a few typos still in the script. Point any out if you do find them! As I have said before, I fail.

Dim.