On this past Sunday evening I watched the final edit.
What did I think? Well at this stage I felt I had finally gained some objectivity. Perhaps it was that this was the first time I watched the edit alone (I have a projector and a screen in my flat, so watching the edit is very much like being in the cinema by yourself).
So, with my eyes clear all I could see is where it is weak, and what I could have done.
For the most part, this revolved around that point in the story where a reconciliation of some kind has already occurred between the man and the woman.
The worst part? I used dialogue. What more could I have done with something physical between them? Here, it comes to me as writer, and that I really needed to push further.
It is in the moments of the script that I am happy/satisfied with, but not truly taken with. It is easy to miss the weaknesses when you probably more pressing problems in the script. But this where the difference lies between good and great.
So now I must apply this lesson to the next script.
Monday, October 8, 2007
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