Re: Writing for people who hate to read
I'm not worried, sorry if I gave that impression. More of just an observation in writing - and reading - habits. In my case, I didn't think the extra pages were crap or even extraneous - at the time. It took getting a completed, built out draft first to realize that. And the producer was right about some things for sure.
But I'm glad I didn't edit as much in the beginning, which is my tendency. I find myself thinking shorter, shorter. I think my first post is just a reaction to my own experiences.
It's not that I don't think Bo Goldman edited "Scent Of A Woman" - it's that he didn't seem to be a slave to it. A big chunk of black exists because he thought it needed to. He probably *could* have said it shorter but he didn't.
I'd never write that big chunk of black for fear people would tune out. But I do appreciate reading it when it's well done.
I had a discussion with someone awhile ago, and we were talking about the length of Tarrantino's movies. For some people's tastes, they could be edited tighter. But when I'm in the theater, and my friend shared this sentiment, I'm not in a rush to get out of a Tarrantino film. Could he edit twenty minutes off? Maybe, but he didn't. I'm glad he didn't.
Originally posted by Ven
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But I'm glad I didn't edit as much in the beginning, which is my tendency. I find myself thinking shorter, shorter. I think my first post is just a reaction to my own experiences.
It's not that I don't think Bo Goldman edited "Scent Of A Woman" - it's that he didn't seem to be a slave to it. A big chunk of black exists because he thought it needed to. He probably *could* have said it shorter but he didn't.
I'd never write that big chunk of black for fear people would tune out. But I do appreciate reading it when it's well done.
I had a discussion with someone awhile ago, and we were talking about the length of Tarrantino's movies. For some people's tastes, they could be edited tighter. But when I'm in the theater, and my friend shared this sentiment, I'm not in a rush to get out of a Tarrantino film. Could he edit twenty minutes off? Maybe, but he didn't. I'm glad he didn't.
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