So, here it is. The final script of HEARTFIGHT. When I proposed this project last November, I was sure I would finish it. There's just one teensy problem. It's 300 pages long! That would make for a five hour movie. Or two, two and a half hour movies. Which is feasible. Many recent films have been split into two parts; but they were usually the franchise finales. Why is HEARTFIGHT 300 pages long? I really don't know. I mean, I knew it was going to be a wee bit on the longer side...but 300 pages? Actually, for that length, I think narratively it hangs pretty tight. But perhaps this material might lend itself better, at this point, to TV series. A limited one, with five pre-written episodes. Or maybe an ongoing one? This story does have a bit of the soap-opera vibe going on; which to me is a good thing (even though critics are always putting down "soap-opera-ishness"). But what is the Rocky saga if not an ongoing soap set in the world of boxing? And people LOVE it!
And please don't misconstrue that length. I'm not saying my storytelling is so great that it needs 300 pages to be told. I think, perhaps, maybe this wanted to be a novel all along? Who knows. In any event...
Here is the finished script.
Oh, here's something that I learned. I...use...ellipses...waaaaaaay too much--and dashes--so; I cleaned up a lot of those. They're still in there, but now with 75% less!
Hope you enjoy.
And please don't misconstrue that length. I'm not saying my storytelling is so great that it needs 300 pages to be told. I think, perhaps, maybe this wanted to be a novel all along? Who knows. In any event...
Here is the finished script.
Oh, here's something that I learned. I...use...ellipses...waaaaaaay too much--and dashes--so; I cleaned up a lot of those. They're still in there, but now with 75% less!
Hope you enjoy.
CFR 8/6/23