This week in Design Studio, I worked on a few things, but the thing that took the most of my time was working on my Magic Circle script. In the skit, called “Free Couch,” a couple go to pick up a free Craigslist couch but don’t find at all what they expected.
I used much of the time to actually write my script and bring it to a place where I was happy in some of the most productive work blocks I’ve had this year. Then I took advantage of the novelist and fellow Magic Circle writer in the room to get some much needed feedback on the script. Some of the good notes I’m considering implementing are motivation and reason for a character’s seeming psychotic break, the complete removal of another character, and the reworking of a few lines. I didn’t have time to implement this feedback but plan on doing so next week. I was kept busy with work from other classes, particularly the upcoming Social Science Research project. I need to speed up the rate at which I’m reading my book, Popular Crime by Bill James, because if I don’t make progress soon it’s likely I’ll need to rush through much of it and deprive myself of fully understanding what I read. I’m glad that my week was a productive one, and I look forward to continuing this trend in the future!
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