4 Veteran screen writers, aiming at creating a 120-page screenplay for a
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“That gives those in charge of the movie a chance to be creative when ( L! m3 t1 e- p! T* K, i) q
they get the script: at the very least, they can cut 15 pages”
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) a2 D7 [) C2 h; {, Y The screen writer's statement cited above conveys which of the following
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Screen writers for a film are generally not involved in any aspects
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: q; I8 s- }: A: v. i Seasoned screen writers are resigned to, and make allowance for,9 ]+ A) [3 ~6 j$ i" a( j; O
draft scripts being altered by those evaluating them. 5 b" T4 H$ i4 A! u9 \/ I7 L
Truly creative screen writers are too temperamental to adhere to page
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& h( c- c4 R! l# r- ]" t) b It takes a special kind of creativity to recognize what is best left out of5 b! L2 { `! b, I- ?. V
a film script.
! M! y7 Q1 P( \$ d. C- J, {! a Even experienced screen writers cannot be expected to w rite scripts ' E7 M% v9 d7 w" s7 X
of consistently high quality throughout. |