Max Gill's script, "One Shot Shy," is a must-read. Interwoven sub-plots bring the characters together-and then threaten to send them apart-and made for a great workshopping session. Gill's script is layered with the essence of relationships and brought us to the edge of our seats.
During the workshop, we played with the idea of who (or what) is the protagonist, and if it is possible for the protagonist to be a common thread that runs through all the stories, or if a script must have only one protagonist.
Then, it went like this: pop and Bollywood and clarity and theoretical stories and death and "mister" and common threads and big-city smarminess and the edge of our seats. You really have to hear this one.
Max introduced himself and his script and invited a deep workshop, saying, "I know something isn't quite working in the script and I'm looking for your ideas." (That's a para-phrase, the actual quote is in Max's intro).
The session started with a bit of reverb in the audio. After the introductions, we opted to all get headphones and that solved the reverb issue. So tonight's audio is in two parts:
- the audio recording of the introductions (with Max's great quote)
- the audio recording of the workshop
This is the most intense workshop I've been in to-date. Max's openness, Christian's admitting that he is "addicted to the workshops" and that he's not as polite as he was in the beginning (!) and Jake Wilson offering layers of new options made this one of the longest workshops, but more importantly, it was the deepest analysis of plot lines and character relationships. Max's approach truly made it apparent how critical an author's openness is in determining what the workshop participants are given license to discuss.
This one is truly a "must-listen" session. My sincerest thanks to Max for setting the bar for authors and to Christian and Jake for their wonderful workshopping!