markmcdevitt
Fri, 05 May 2017 15:49:17 GMT
I'm not sure my advice is worth taking - my screenplay on Mandela's life has been criticised for trying to pack too much in. The standard theory is that it's best to take one episode from a life and use that to convey the broader themes. As you say, 2 hours isn't much. Whichever way you go, I would say it's good to look for an emotional story to tell, rather than to rely on the chain of life events. I tried to do this with Mandela by focussing on his relationship with Winnie; but I think in retrospect that I tried to cover too big a time span.