I found this video detailing who professional screenwriters outline their story. Since I'm not shooting the entire film I won't need to make a script for the entire movie, but I should outline the story beyond the first two minutes.
One thing that I want to keep in mind is that dialogue is the cherry on top, the real writing is making the skeleton of the story. This is coming from Vince Gilligan, the creator of Breaking Bad, so it would to me some good to listen to him.
Some advice from Quentin Tarantino was also added, and he says don't try to plan out everything. Try to get to the point where the characters tell you what's going to happen which for him is the middle.
An interesting idea is the sequence outline from Michael Arndt. In it, you break down the film into around twenty to fifty sequences. Outline 1st act on one sheet, the 2nd on another, and repeat for the 3rd act and whole film. I quite like this approach and will try to implement it into pre-production.
The video circles back to Vince Gilligan with a reminder that I definitely needed to hear. Although outlining the script is important, it's not the hardest or most crucial. I have seven weeks left to make everything so I got to work fast.
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