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CandiceMarshallScriptReflection
Inmyexperience,Icanbecreativesometimes,butittakesalotofwork!Iam
notatheaterpersonandhaveahardtimecomingupwithgoodideas.Mattsaysa
lotinclassto“writeaboutwhatyouknow”.Iunderstandwherehe’scomingfrom,
becauseobviouslywritingaboutwhatyouknowisgoingtobealoteasierthan
writingaboutsomethingthatyouhaveneverexperienced.Thehardestpartabout
thisassignmentformewascomingupwiththetreatment.IhadnoideawhatI
wantedthestorytobeabout,andhonestlynoideawhichdirectionIwantedittogo
in.IstarteditandwithinthefirstfewminutesIknewwhereIwantedtotakethe
story.IthinkIcouldhavedoneabetter,morecreativejob,butitprobablywould
havetakenmealotlongerthanaweek.
InhighschoolIwasinadramaclass,anditwasalotlikemycharacter,Mr.
Fee’s,dramaclass.Myteacherwasreally,reallyquirkyandcrazyandalwaysliked
tokeepusguessingwhathewoulddonext.Wehadthetokenkidwhothoughthe
wasamazinganddidn’tdeserveanycritiques,andthenwehadthekidthatwas
amazing,butmodest.WhileIwasbrainstormingformytreatment,mydramaclass
poppedintomymindandIknewIhadtowriteaboutthat.Iwasabletowriteabout
whatIknow,anddevelopcharactersalotlikethekidsIknewfromhighschool.I
wouldsaythethingIneedtoworkonthemostifIweretoeverhavetodothisagain
isthescript.Ineedtobeabletomakeitmorefluent,andreal.Itwasverydifficult
formetomakethemsoundliketheywereactuallysittingaroundinaclassroomand
havingrealconversations.