Re: Artistic integrity
I would say that there's an art to receiving development notes and applying them to your screenplay.
Then again, the term "art" has specific connotions for me that it may not have for a lot of people. I look at just about every human activity, where the person approaches said activity with a mix of skill and talent and an attitude of sacredness* (as well as many other ambiguous factors), as "art". Cooking can be art, riding a bike can be art, screenwriting can be art, a business deal can be a work of art as can a lawyer's closing arguments in a case, a perfect run-out in pool can be a work of art, etc...
JMHO, but I don't think there has to necessarily be a conflict between the terms "art" and "craft". In other words, you can raise the craft to the level of art (which is a rather crude and insufficient way of putting it; but you get my point).
* "sacredness" as I'm using the term is not to be confused with "artistic integrity". I'm talking more about the mindset of the person while they're doing the activity in question.
I would say that there's an art to receiving development notes and applying them to your screenplay.
Then again, the term "art" has specific connotions for me that it may not have for a lot of people. I look at just about every human activity, where the person approaches said activity with a mix of skill and talent and an attitude of sacredness* (as well as many other ambiguous factors), as "art". Cooking can be art, riding a bike can be art, screenwriting can be art, a business deal can be a work of art as can a lawyer's closing arguments in a case, a perfect run-out in pool can be a work of art, etc...
JMHO, but I don't think there has to necessarily be a conflict between the terms "art" and "craft". In other words, you can raise the craft to the level of art (which is a rather crude and insufficient way of putting it; but you get my point).
* "sacredness" as I'm using the term is not to be confused with "artistic integrity". I'm talking more about the mindset of the person while they're doing the activity in question.
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