TIG: Obviously this character doesn’t exist in canon – OR DOES HE? If you’re reading carefully you’ll figure out who he will become. GEMMA > JEMMA: A spelling change only, intended to make the connection to Jaxom’s name more clear. Changing F’nor to D’nor makes them more distinct. (Are his brothers called Pager and Telex?)į’NOR > D’NOR: Having two characters with very similar names is simply confusing – see above about F-names. The choice of Meron as his name rather than Fax serves two functions: it reduces the number of names starting with F- that litter Dragonflight (F’lar, F’nor, Fax), and it averts the titters around the main villain being called – well – Fax. Meron serves almost the same function in Dragonquest, and so it makes sense to composite the two. Establishing a villain and then having him disappear after one episode is a waste of a character (and cast member). (Is it a watch-weyr? Are they in Benden Wher?)įAX > MERON: In Dragonflight, Fax is dead by page 50. WATCH-WHER to WATCHER: Any made-up words are a big ask for a new viewer of a fantasy show, and the similar sounds of ‘wher’ and ‘Weyr’ would be especially confusing. Download the screenplay PDFĭon’t read this section before reading the script unless you want to be spoiled on some of the changes I’ve made! Name changes and character consolidations Jump down to read about why I decided to make some of them.Įver-magnificent Dragonchoice artist Melanie Reynolds has illustrated the iconic scene from Dragonflight when Lessa visits the Ruathan watch-wher in the aftermath of her premonition of danger from the east. You can also use the comments form on this page to discuss the screenplay and the loads and loads of sacriligious changes I’ve made. Click on the Download Script button to download the PDF. I set out to adapt the first part of Dragonflight into a TV pilot in early 2020 just for fun and screenplay writing practice. Lessa and Watch-wher illustrated by Melanie Reynolds for Dragonflight: A Pilot Screenplay
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