Why Does the Screenwriter Cross the Road?

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Joe Gilford. Why Does the Screenwriter Cross the Road?

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“Why Does the Screenwriter Cross the Road? is both smart and smartass. It takes an unusual long-range approach to screenwriting that is irresistible.”

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Let’s remember, a script is a naked, unadorned blueprint of a filmed screen story. It will be looked at, combed over, debated, hated, loved, and microscopically analyzed by about a hundred people before it gets produced and that’s if you’re on the fast track.

Unlike a novel or a ballet, it will enjoy the comments of these hundred people; their whims and opinions. And because they are paid to do it, they will make you change it. And if you can’t (or won’t) change it, they will hire somebody else who will. Let’s not forget the generic name of your beloved script, the yield of years of labor, blood, sweat, and tears; your “baby.” Industry big shots traditionally call it “The Property.” And just like a piece of real estate, once it’s got a new owner, that person can do anything they want from repainting the bedroom to gutting the kitchen. But I’m not saying you shouldn’t be attached to it. Just know what’s ahead of you.

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