Alters screenplay

[dianneordi.livejournal.com]

I don't have MPD / DID, but I've had two close friends with DID and have known several others.

I'm currently working on a screenplay which I'm hoping will cast multiplicity in a favorable light, and would love to get some input.

The log line: A college student with multiple personalities must make a choice between the boy she loves and the alters who've kept her safe since childhood.

Although there's no explicit sex or violence, I've tried to be very straightforward, so there may be some triggers.

The screenplay can be downloaded it at www.fileden.com/files/2006/11/5/350846/Alters.pdf

Comments can be directed to dianneordi at excite dot com. Use "Alters" as the subject.

Thank you!
Dianne.

Comments

Re: Constructive Criticism

[dianneordi.livejournal.com]

Thanks --

I think I may have figured out a way to get around the abuse issue. Have to work on the ending.

I'll keep updating the online file as I rewrite and try to let you know when I get a "final" version.

Re: Constructive Criticism

[crystalseraph.livejournal.com]

Zyfron has it right, imo. It does provoke a lot of emotion, and LJ communities aren't known for their dispassionate outlook :p

I think it is largely an issue of vocabulary and diplomacy. I mean, if you marched into a (peaceful) racial pride community and posted a screenplay titled with a racial slur, insisting that it was meant to portray that community in a good light, pretty much the same reaction would occur.

I would also like to reread an edited script, and possibly write a review, as opposed to a long LJ reply.