31 Plays in 31 Days, #7 - "Let the Grown Ups Handle It"

Spent most of the day editing the Hood pilot, not only to cut it down but also to add in all the stuff that was recommended for inclusion in the reading. It seemed easier to reduce to a conventional hour-long page count than to pad it out to two hours, at least in the limited amount of time I have left. Unfortunately it's still pretty long at 65 pages. It's an action script with a lot of things happening simultaneously, which artificially inflates the page count, but still. And I have things to fit in. The most challenging edit is to make the journeys of the supporting cast clear. It needs to be done in relatively minor edits so as to not bloat it out, but a lot of substance has to get packed in to make the character feel complete.

This scene is where the executives convene to decide how they're going to deal with the industrial accident and its fallout. Robin gets upset that they tried to cut him out, because they seem him as an irresponsible mess.

( Day #7 - Let the Grown Ups Handle It )