I’ve been using a program called Drama Queen to write my script, and there have been numerous iterations of even just the intro.
I’ve been getting thoughts and input from other people based on what I’ve told them the project is about and trying to work all my ideas into the writing.
I will say I’ve struggled a bit with writing about the actual abuse. As someone who is lucky enough to have never been in an extremely violent abusive relationship, I didn’t want to feel like I was exploiting or making light of a subject matter that is so serious. Especially in light of recent events like the video of Diddy beating up his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura at a hotel and people making jokes and memes of women like Tina Turner or Whitney Houston who have suffered abuse by their partners. On the flip side I also don’t want anything to feel gratuitous like a lot of r*pe revenge films will have very long extremely graphic portrayals of sexual assault that always feel a bit unnecessary and shot in questionable ways…. I think the fact that nothing extremely graphic abuse-wise will actually be displayed helps with that.
A lot of the experiences Eve goes through are heavily inspired by real-life stories from women who have experienced abuse and had the courage to tell their stories to the public. The aforementioned Diddy and Cassie video is one of them as Cassie also mentioned a similar situation when she filed a civil suit against Diddy a couple months back.
I’m also thinking of the ethical implications of utilising AI text-to-speech for voice acting as I just don’t think text alone can deliver what is needed and due to time and budget constraints and me constantly going back and forth on the writing I just don’t think it’s feasible for me to find and direct 2 voice actors 🙁