4 Veteran screen writers, aiming at creating a 120-page screenplay for a % X& W0 k# N/ @& E8 L$ B
film, usually turn in a 135-page first draft. As one screen writer put it, ) b6 p3 i! F0 w$ _
“That gives those in charge of the movie a chance to be creative when
1 k8 V; {% r7 W they get the script: at the very least, they can cut 15 pages”6 o S% Z5 u+ ?% D# K% @* i
* {( P. W9 ^0 N: j' K! z The screen writer's statement cited above conveys which of the following : q; v9 z) n- p* ]# R$ B: h- `) o
propositions?$ C9 K2 C7 `, s9 k6 @
# {$ r d; O* a: \ Screen writers for a film are generally not involved in any aspects
0 q8 y5 y* o) K3 S& U$ l6 Y7 f of filmmaking besides providing the script. 0 h6 d8 u3 y9 l( _% h8 @& k
Seasoned screen writers are resigned to, and make allowance for,1 n2 N/ p) N- T0 W, ^
draft scripts being altered by those evaluating them.
- _; N, ?% i( I7 [! e3 W- j y! _; | Truly creative screen writers are too temperamental to adhere to page, {5 F+ _% {4 n
limits set for their work. 6 [& m+ _8 c0 `% h- y F# J
It takes a special kind of creativity to recognize what is best left out of+ g8 u: x; R$ M4 E$ P
a film script. % x) U6 b4 s9 n7 r
Even experienced screen writers cannot be expected to w rite scripts - }* L. L# W* X( Z7 ?1 g9 J
of consistently high quality throughout. |