The document is a project log for Spencer Marquette's work on a creative writing project over 25 hours and 39 minutes. It details their time spent both in and out of school working on the story, which follows a group of characters with superpowers battling enemies. Key events included adding character deaths for Brax and Jaxon, reworking fight scenes, and completing the script with an emotional ending.
The document is a project log for Spencer Marquette's work on a creative writing project over 25 hours and 39 minutes. It details their time spent both in and out of school working on the story, which follows a group of characters with superpowers battling enemies. Key events included adding character deaths for Brax and Jaxon, reworking fight scenes, and completing the script with an emotional ending.
The document is a project log for Spencer Marquette's work on a creative writing project over 25 hours and 39 minutes. It details their time spent both in and out of school working on the story, which follows a group of characters with superpowers battling enemies. Key events included adding character deaths for Brax and Jaxon, reworking fight scenes, and completing the script with an emotional ending.
Spencer Marquette Total Hours: 25 Hours + 39 Minutes
Out-of-School Hours:
February 27th, 2023
1:46 AM - 2:18 AM (32 Minutes) ➢ Added a new beginning to make it seem like Lysette Akermota is the true main character. ➢ Added more after the group defeats Rel, and moves on to the next area, a forest with colorful fauna. They prepare for the next fight.
March 9th, 2023
7:45 PM - 9:53 PM (2 Hours and 8 Minutes) ➢ Changed out some parts. ➢ Fixed some parts that were hard to read. ➢ Getting ready for Brax’s death scene. ➢ Adding more character development to each character before the first fight.
March 12th, 2023
6:24 PM - 9:30 PM (3 Hours and 6 Minutes) ➢ Re-writing some parts to fit with the “screenwriting” format. ➢ Adding new parts and getting ready for the first main character's death. ➢ Re-planning the first enemy's abilities and personality. ➢ Fleshed out the main scenes for the fight, and got advice from my mentor on how to proceed.
March 13th, 2023
4:32 PM - 7:09 PM (2 Hours and 37 Minutes) ➢ Added Brax’s death scene. :( ➢ Moved on to the third enemy, and the fight is about to begin. ➢ Made it so Jaxon’s character grows to be less hateful to Marcel and more helpful. ➢ Reaches the point where Jaxon’s death approaches.
April 4th, 2023
7:58 PM - 9:43 PM (1 Hour and 45 Minutes) ➢ Jaxon’s death scene is fully fleshed out and added. ➢ Changed some minor details in the fauna forest scene. ➢ Added more to the story about Lysette as they reach the next enemy. ➢ Ended the writing session with the group meeting the new enemy, who has started a game for them to play. April 5th, 2023 5:34 PM - 10:21 PM (4 Hours and 47 Minutes) ➢ Changed Jaxon’s death scene to make it more dramatic and make it sad for anyone who liked his character. ➢ Edited some parts from the start, they were unnecessary and maybe a bit unfitting for a story about kids with superpowers taking down an enemy. ➢ Changed the phone that is used to contact Loran to “a device.” Leaving it purposely ambitious so as to not give off any unrealistic ideas. ➢ Began taking inspiration from other scripts for real movies, such as Halloween Ends, Final Destination, and Spider-Man: Far From Home. (Researched them to decide how to add effects and structure for the script itself.) ➢ Continued onward from Jaxon’s death as stated prior (on April 5th in the In-School section) beginning the emotional and sacrificial death of Lysette Akermota. ➢ Added Lysette beginning the game and finally understanding what she must do for the others to escape. ➢ Added Lysette’s death scene. 😭 (Never gets easier killing off characters.)
April 10th, 2023
6:43 PM - 9:56 PM (3 Hours and 13 Minutes) ➢ Beginning of the end of the story. (So emotional for me.) ➢ Started (and finished) the fight between Zae, Lione, and Kamryn. The three all end up dead, leaving only Savi and Marcel. ➢ The two find the final man, but he uses time-based abilities and kills them both, he rewinds time to do so, over and over again. ➢ Added scene with Zae’s fire ability being used (updating his death). ➢ Added a new part to the beginning to match the fake end. ➢ Added ending of the script, re-wrote it about ten times and ended with something I quite enjoy. ➢ Went back and fixed grammatical errors. ➢ Fixed dialogue.
Total Out-Of-School Hours: 18 Hours + 8 Minutes
In-School Hours:
January 26th, 2023
2:04 PM - 2:20 PM (16 Minutes) ➢ Described characters for further reference. ➢ Extended the story a slight bit to continue the storyline.
January 27th, 2023
10:36 AM - 11:25 AM (58 Minutes) ➢ Change the setting of the third group of the cast in order to fit their personalities. ➢ Begin writing their section before the meeting with Loran.
January 30th, 2023
1:35 PM - 2:20 PM (45 Minutes) ➢ Continued writing the story, finishing up the part in the library with Brax and Zae. ➢ Fixed descriptions that were inconsistent. ➢ Removed unnecessary “action blocks.”
February 8th, 2023
1:35 PM - 3:09 PM (1 Hour and 34 Minutes) ➢ Finished the scene in the computer lab. ➢ Began the scene outside the gate and on the bus. ➢ Established Zae’s backstory slightly, keeping it ambiguous otherwise. ➢ Explored the sides of the war and how each one acts according to it, with the group having much turmoil and hate for one another.
February 9th, 2023
12:56 PM - 2:25 PM (1 Hour and 29 Minutes) ➢ Began the forest section of the story. ➢ Expanded upon the existing conflict between Kamryn and the rest of the group is now further expanded upon, showing her slight liking for Zae. ➢ Added Zae explaining the handi-cap on his abilities.
February 10th, 2023
1:25 PM - 3:09 PM (1 Hour and 44 Minutes) ➢ I rewrote the beginning. ○ Then edited some details in the story's middle/added conflict. ➢ Added a new character (Rowell). ○ Added him as a connection to Loran and her influence.
March 9th, 2023
1:35 PM - 2:20 PM (45 Minutes) ➢ Wrote the beginning of the next fight, showing off the abilities of each member. ➢ Explained the next enemy’s ability and how they should overcome it. ➢ Added camera angles and shots.
Total In-School Hours (not counted): 7 Hours + 31 Minutes