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THE IMPACT OF #IMPACT50FILM
By Dee Chilton
How one screenwriter turned
filmmaker in 2017.
Anyone who submitted stories to
the ‘Impact50Film’ already knows
the immense value of, and superb
underlying premise behind, this
Create50 initiative: to get writers
collaborating with filmmakers and/or
making stuff themselves, in other words
get us to take ACTION and not wait for
anyone else’s permission.
For me, it’s been an amazing playground
in which to write, feedback, enhance
my writing skills, expand my filmmaking
knowledge and collaborate to produce
something tangible. I’ve seen all my
initial two page scripts develop and
mature, two of which have been
beautifully brought to life now. I’ve
enjoyed collaborations on two very
different scripts, been heavily involved
in two very different shoot days and
advised a little from afar on one other. All
of which have been awe inspiring to be a
part of. How often is a writer thanked by
an actor for being ‘allowed’ to bring their
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However it’s not just my own two short
films (three if you count the other
fabulous version of one script another
talented team has shot), it’s all the
other Impact stories and films I’ve been
privileged to read and watch during the
whole process.
Regardless of whether my films, or films
made by others from my scripts, make it
into the final edit, I feel very much part of
the overall film and can’t wait to see the
resulting feature up on the big screen.
So what have I learned (or been
reminded of) during this process? So
much I couldn’t possibly fit it all in this
article (or book even), so here are the
highlights.