Originally posted by JoeNYC
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yeah, you're the only one who doesn't think it was personal.
Here's how you tell when someone is making it personal... and BTW posting an opinion about private pages on a public forum when no one who isn't registered can't view it, kind of defeats the purpose of posting it on a public forum.
and if you honestly believe that it's important to discuss SHOWING not TELLING in the public forum, why would you refer to a person's pages that no one other than registered members can see. No one gains any new enlightenment because you've taken away what you're referring to. It makes no sense.
The bold parts are where you made it personal.
In the script pages forum, Gucci posted some pages to a potential TV series. The majority of Gucci’s style of writing for character introductions is TELLING, not SHOWING. He SHOWS on screen what he TELLS after the character introductions.
When it comes to character introductions, I believe a discussion on SHOWING and TELLING should be done publicly, so this is why I’m posting here and not in Gucci’s private thread.
Please, don’t reveal any details about Gucci’s pages without permission from Gucci.
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When I pointed out to Gucci that this style would bring the wrath of Craig Mazin down upon him, Gucci replied: and btw, no one who isn't on the private forum can look it up, so why post it here, and refer to it?
“I guess my overall is: I don’t like character intros that feel pat and stale. So, maybe he (Mazin) and I are saying the same thing differently.”
No, you and Mazin are not saying the same thing in a different way. Far from it.
Gucci, a writer gave Mazin an example of a character introduction that had your type of style and Mazin’s opinion was the following:
Gucci, I believe your protagonist’s character introduction in the pages that you posted “demonstrates a level of talent commensurate with Quentin Tarantino,” so it would be interesting if Mazin read this, would he change his opinion about “summing up” characters.
When it comes to character introductions, I believe a discussion on SHOWING and TELLING should be done publicly, so this is why I’m posting here and not in Gucci’s private thread.
Please, don’t reveal any details about Gucci’s pages without permission from Gucci.
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When I pointed out to Gucci that this style would bring the wrath of Craig Mazin down upon him, Gucci replied: and btw, no one who isn't on the private forum can look it up, so why post it here, and refer to it?
“I guess my overall is: I don’t like character intros that feel pat and stale. So, maybe he (Mazin) and I are saying the same thing differently.”
No, you and Mazin are not saying the same thing in a different way. Far from it.
Gucci, a writer gave Mazin an example of a character introduction that had your type of style and Mazin’s opinion was the following:
Gucci, I believe your protagonist’s character introduction in the pages that you posted “demonstrates a level of talent commensurate with Quentin Tarantino,” so it would be interesting if Mazin read this, would he change his opinion about “summing up” characters.
How can you possibly say it wasn't personal?
Gucci, I'm sorry about this. I'll stop now. maybe the whole thing will just die away.
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