River: Finished Script

When finished up the film, I thought I should showcase the final draft of the script that the actors used. After all the research I did, I learned the basics of script-writing, then as time went on, I tweaked it slightly bit after bit, to perfect the screenplay. Here is the finished product:










Although some was improvised at the time of filming, I'm still proud of this script and think I did a good job in portraying the characters in a realistic fashion while also pushing the plot along.

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