Anne Schreiber

Senior Seminar

Spencer Marquette

17 April 2023

The sound of clicking keys and the constant changing of the storyline. This entire project was

enjoyable, but this wouldn’t be without some hiccups. I enjoyed typing out the story and

planning out the characters and their demise far before actually typing the script, and actually

writing all out was much better, however, the stress and fear of it not being good enough plagued

my mind constantly. I couldn’t find peace during typing and would change even the smallest of

details for consistency if I felt the current part was too cliche or bad.

Before starting, I didn’t know anything about scriptwriting, however, I now place it

amongst the highest forms of writing, because writing a book is difficult, but with a script, you

must imagine each and every shot you wish to have in the story, as well as various physical

actions and events. I learned much about scriptwriting, much of it being about how to order a

script and design a story around a visual-based writing style, as well as how to make the

characters more realistic as they were to be played by real, living people.

The part that stretched me the most and really strained me was most definitely the

planning and consistency. I couldn’t find things that make sense, and I couldn’t keep the story

interesting. However, I would soon counter that by pushing myself past my limits and writing

more poetically rather than bluntly. I felt very stressed, but I reacted very calmly and took it as a

friendly challenge rather than an “I have to do this” kind of thing.

 This project definitely changed and enhanced my skills in many ways, from writing in a

strange fashion to writing with much more detail and care for the environment I’m writing about,

it also increased my skills with typing and making things more realistic and likable.

This project did not affect my future plans at all, I still believe I want a career in writing,

and this just opened up my eyes to scriptwriting as a possibility if I ever wanted to pursue it.

Besides that, I do not think scriptwriting will ever be my main field of study.

If I had to do the entire senior project process again, I would have tried my hardest to

change my topic. Sure, I enjoyed writing, but a script was a huge change for me, I found it a bit

tedious at times, despite the resources I had to make it easier.

The advice I would give to next year’s seniors would be this: Don’t procrastinate with

things, especially ones that demand your attention and are required to graduate. That being

important assignments or even the Senior Project. Put your best work forward.

If I had to grade myself on my senior project, I would give myself a C, a C- even. I may

have put forth a lot of effort, but I waited until the last submission date to submit my senior

project, despite having it in mind for so long. I also worked on it (a majority of the time) in class,

which turned out to be a big no-no when it came to senior projects. So I had to begin working

more on it at home and make sure it all added up to 15 AT HOME HOURS. This was even more

stressful considering I thought that school hours such as study hall had counted and such.

In conclusion, keep going with your work, and don’t give up on it or yourself. Take

breaks, and breathe, because soon you will be graduating and it's surprising just how fast it goes.