You may remember the short story Future from earlier on this site.  Once I decided to write a filmscript, I wanted to practise on something.  I worked my way through the Screenwriter's Bible, then turned the short story Future into the short script Future Past.


I actually sent it to Dave Trottier, who made encouraging noises about it.  I entered it into an online contest, and it stayed in contention as the entries were whittled down from 8,000 through various stages to 300.  I was pleased with that, as it was nothing more than a first time practice.

You might find it interesting to compare the story with the filmscript.  You will be able to see for yourself the differences between the two - the style, the physical layout, and the application of the mantra SHOW, not TELL.

Having worked my way through this exercise, I moved on to my real project - a filmscript version of Dead Scared.