Being a writer means you have to kill your darlings.
RIP, Pink Party Dress
It’s sad. Pour one out for the pink party dress that was originally supposed to be in the pilot but now has gotten the axe because we do not have time for the party lead up fight scene.
I like showing photos from my sketchbook directly. It makes you understand I’m a mere mortal.
I had originally written the pilot to include an opening scene where Vanessa is at a big, splashy birthday party and she’s in a pretty pink dress (that’s conveniently designed for the brawl she would have later). I loved the design and I loved the spunk of this concept art, but sadly the scene got deleted in a recent script revision.
Look, it’s a show about teenage punk surfers and whales. That’s what needs to get shown first. Not a birthday party gone wrong. Sorry, guys. We gotta go straight to the final square on the right of the Scene sheet. Creating artwork helps inform the writing process.
I may use this dress design later, but it’s not gonna stay in the pilot at this point. This is the process, folks. You start with one idea until you figure out an even better idea. And being my own director means being my own studio notes exec. Marketing informs my decision making too. I have to be two people who hate each other at once. It’s tricky. If everyone had infinite time, sure I could have a bigger birthday party scene, but we don’t. This is what we call cutting to the chase.
Anyway the new beginning cuts straight to the chase of the story: Teenage Punk Surfer Freedom Fighters. And here’s the start of that design process.
