Well I'm a slow writer but I started writing again. I'm about 60 pages into my first screenplay and I'm stuck on my first serious action scene.
The actions scenes up to this point have been very simple as I've tried to build up some drama to the first big teaser fight between my protagonist and antagonist. Finally it comes and now I'm stuck so I figured I'd come here for help.
I've noticed that its very difficult to write something out when it comes to time manipulation.
More specifically, I'm currently writing a scene that a character imagines his actions before he takes them. The imagined action begins immediately after one of the character blinks and it ends right before he unblinks/ opens his eyes. Up to this point the characters have just been doing everything at supernatural speeds, but I want to take the viewer/reader into their minds this time.
As you've guessed, these characters are "superhuman," so I also want to portray that their actions are a blur compared to the environment around them.
The problem that I seem to be encountering is that whenever I write it, it seems like the character has his eyes closed for 30 seconds instead of it actually being a product of his mind racing. I know I can explain it in the script, but I'd rather show it, if at all possible.
Suggestions?
The actions scenes up to this point have been very simple as I've tried to build up some drama to the first big teaser fight between my protagonist and antagonist. Finally it comes and now I'm stuck so I figured I'd come here for help.
I've noticed that its very difficult to write something out when it comes to time manipulation.
More specifically, I'm currently writing a scene that a character imagines his actions before he takes them. The imagined action begins immediately after one of the character blinks and it ends right before he unblinks/ opens his eyes. Up to this point the characters have just been doing everything at supernatural speeds, but I want to take the viewer/reader into their minds this time.
As you've guessed, these characters are "superhuman," so I also want to portray that their actions are a blur compared to the environment around them.
The problem that I seem to be encountering is that whenever I write it, it seems like the character has his eyes closed for 30 seconds instead of it actually being a product of his mind racing. I know I can explain it in the script, but I'd rather show it, if at all possible.
Suggestions?
