I have a feeling I'm not going to make the 110-page mark on the Left of the Dial script. Not because I can't think of anything to write - the outline's handling that, thank you very much.
It's just that I don't think there's enough story there to make 110 pages. But a few things remain:
1. I have a few more scenes left to write.
2. I have to go back and work out a scene that I skipped over.
3. A couple of minor dialogue issues.
So, I'm expecting that by the time I finish the rewrite, it just might creep up to around 110 pages.
But does it have to be 110 pages? Well, that's the goal I've set for myself. And if you agree with the classic "a minute of screen time per page" estimate, then that's a pretty decent period of time for a first film. Most other films I'd lump it with average the same running time.
Ninety-something pages would be fine, but 110 pages is what I'm shooting for.
