Interesting read/listen:
http://variety.com/2017/film/in-cont...ea-1201988795/
"I was taught, and developed, more of an inside-out approach, trying to let the material dictate the structure, trying to find the right shape for the feeling of the piece. Any technique I have is geared toward turning the analytical part of my mind off and letting the material write itself.-
"I find the academic approach to playwriting and analyzing films and plays to be antithetical to writing them,- Lonergan says. "I think most techniques for breaking down dramatic writing are analytical and not utilitarian. It may be that every movie has a three-act structure, but I never for one minute worry about whether there's one act, two acts, three acts, 20 acts - I don't even know what it means."
http://variety.com/2017/film/in-cont...ea-1201988795/
"I was taught, and developed, more of an inside-out approach, trying to let the material dictate the structure, trying to find the right shape for the feeling of the piece. Any technique I have is geared toward turning the analytical part of my mind off and letting the material write itself.-
"I find the academic approach to playwriting and analyzing films and plays to be antithetical to writing them,- Lonergan says. "I think most techniques for breaking down dramatic writing are analytical and not utilitarian. It may be that every movie has a three-act structure, but I never for one minute worry about whether there's one act, two acts, three acts, 20 acts - I don't even know what it means."
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