tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449788510648805968.post438402446354289436..comments2024-03-04T03:03:55.910-08:00Comments on GENRE HACKS: What do you say to a friend when you don't like his or her screenplay?Sean Hoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06231519321386029271noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449788510648805968.post-22332301287821411432012-08-03T09:20:42.231-07:002012-08-03T09:20:42.231-07:00I'm still laughing. I love when a serious topi...I'm still laughing. I love when a serious topic is also seriously funny.philnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449788510648805968.post-15938823147387138962012-08-01T00:00:24.167-07:002012-08-01T00:00:24.167-07:00It works for me when people are very specific. EG ...It works for me when people are very specific. EG - if it's about structure: "Here's where my attention fell away". About character: "I lost sympathy for this character here" or "I never 'got' this character". About dialogue: "All this exposition on page 32 bored me." And there's always something specific to love. "I laughed here." "I loved the tagline at the end of that scene." And if three people never got a character, or got bored in the same place I *know* I have to do something about those things, which may actually mean fixing other stuff to make the changes work.wellywood womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13224383638978594862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8449788510648805968.post-78012221864660009312012-07-31T17:13:35.807-07:002012-07-31T17:13:35.807-07:00I agree with much of the opening paragraphs, but t...I agree with much of the opening paragraphs, but the bullet points...no.<br /><br />if it's a friend, you DON'T say it's "interesting" , and you definitely don't say you loved the writing, if you didn't. Hollywood ass-kisser bullshit that is neither helpful nor kind, especially if they're looking for notes. If it didn't work for you, say why as gently as you can. If it's beyond salvageable (IYHO), the "it didn't work for me because..." and "its just one opinion" is perfect. <br /><br />But don't LIE. (unless of course, we're talking about a finished film. They don't have a chance to fix anything then.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com