First look at my first draft | Writing a musical, Day 844
Excerpts from the first draft of my new musical, plus tips for writing dialogue and scenes.
If you have ever wondered how musicals are written, this is another instalment in my Writing A Musical series. This video features examples from the outrageous show-within-the-show – the pantomime at the heart of this backstage musical.
This project is a work in progress. This glimpse of my first draft illustrates how I have built scenes and dialogue from my story outline, before the next stage of revision.
CHAPTERS
00:00 First look
00:26 The story
01:20 Outline
02:06 Scenes 1
03:30 Scenes 2
04:39 Scenes 3
06:23 Dialogue
07:59 Emotional arc
11:04 Songs