Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect, 2nd Edition

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Slow Dancin’ Down the Aisles of the Quickcheck

by Thomas Wade Jackson

Introduction

At the first crew meeting for Slow Dancin’ Down the Aisles of the Quickcheck, Thomas Jackson made a brief speech:

I told everybody the most important thing is I want everybody to have a great experience, have a good time, and learn from the experience. It was important to me that the set was pleasant and everyone felt good about it because there are so many sets you go on that suck. You hate to be there. So it was so important to me that this be a pleasant experience for all involved. Then I said, “But one of our goals is to be the first student film from Florida State to win a student Academy Award.” I don’t even know if the crew members remember it, but I ...