Post by MenelaosGkikas on Apr 11, 2022 16:17:40 GMT
Republished from my Maker's Dust Blog, July 30 2021
Dear folks, there’s been enough chit chat so far around the notions that movie script attributes and a few constructed sentences in a script may simply resemble with the person and the fact that the writer is not responsible for what the characters say…! But what does this mean analytically? How does it correlate, if ever, with the quality and the talent of the writer? And how can it be revelatory in later stages, about the writer’s vision and inspiration? First of all, all movie writers have to know they’re dealing with 3 different subjects in this venture: the writer, the role/avatar and the actor! So let me here explain these ‘interesting dimensions’ analytically.
A.) The Writer: He/she is the most turbulent of the three when it comes to the creation of alter egos and alternate identities. He/she can be auditory, visual, kinesthetic or even an intellectual (‘digital’, here, is the title in lessons). Digital or intellectual might be rare to occur but it is an essential stage for many writers during their exploratory phase of the journey and coming up with authentic voices, voices that come from the subconscious, how to ‘brand yourself’ as a writer. The other types that deal majorly with the senses and the sense of the organic process of writers, meaning, understanding all the different components of the art of writers that have to function holistically as an organism in the script so that it can be effective, being developed progressively or all along, can enhance the cinematic aspect of things even though everything starts with the script. One of the drawbacks of being alone, as a start, in this role is the potential impossibility of the writer to think of everything, imagine of everything and make everything believable from the start.
B.) The Role: Here, the best way to deal with something primordial for the writer, at least as a beginning, is one very simple advice, “lend me your ears”. Or to use a very interesting term a producer has created in his book, “asshole proof”. Stay tuned folks, we’re not doing accuracy exercises, at least, not yet. The subject and problematic of this dimension is the entire process of looking to validate and get feedback of your script. From the very moment it occurs, we are found in the middle of the ocean trying to figure out the words, acting like a wordslinger, guessing meanings and trying to make all aspects of our language finally work, only to find out we start to lose the edge. Why’s that happening? Remember the concept all along that we’re dealing with 3 different personas, not one, neither two, make it three baby uu uu yeah. The writer has imagined an alter ego that must finally be put into a form. Then this form, the avatar, becomes an independent character and consulting seems to become a one-way ticket. Then someone you completely have no idea of, has to read your script and say yes. How the heck should we come up with such a unification? As I stated in the beginning it’s all about listening. Listening to your characters, the notes you got, your experiences, books that you may have read about all sorts of things, talking about the multilayered web of cross-checking and validating your language. Accuracy should never override the joy of creation that proves the writer is not an asshole, he just tries a lot to become one!
C.) The Actor: Perfect tuning! If we writers, have got the validation stars on the forehead, then the script is probably ready for the big or small studios and a few people, later on, will have to show their affection. Does it resonate to the actor? Is this a role he can say, hey, I want to be that person? Does it echo in his mind? Have we come up with the super-objective of the movie, meaning, what does the writer seek uber alles? Even if we have come up with such conclusions, how is the writer’s process affected and what does it mean for his script? Having dealt at least primarily with a few acting techniques such as The Stanislavski System, trying to understand the eco-system of the industry, what would they love and what wouldn’t, probably having seen dozens of movies to get inspired, be educated on art, push it to the edge only to find out where it leads will probably prove of tremendous help, but make no mistake gentlemen. You don’t have to act to write! Writers grasp language, use language, make mistakes with language, imagine language, they are being taught language, some of them they may even surpass their ‘teachers’ with language, but it’s all about being focused on the single art instead of the many. Absorbing knowledge and language can be multi-faceted but it should never prompt us with extraordinary risks.
At the end of the day, big imaginations created The Jack Story. Writers though, should be bold enough to create, to risk exposure, most of all to learn, but also strive for perfection and not showcase. Those of you that would like to get a sense of my work, you can find all about my books and my profile if you simply navigate at The Independent Authors Network official link. Here it is: bit.ly/39chSSQ Have a great time folks!
Dear folks, there’s been enough chit chat so far around the notions that movie script attributes and a few constructed sentences in a script may simply resemble with the person and the fact that the writer is not responsible for what the characters say…! But what does this mean analytically? How does it correlate, if ever, with the quality and the talent of the writer? And how can it be revelatory in later stages, about the writer’s vision and inspiration? First of all, all movie writers have to know they’re dealing with 3 different subjects in this venture: the writer, the role/avatar and the actor! So let me here explain these ‘interesting dimensions’ analytically.
A.) The Writer: He/she is the most turbulent of the three when it comes to the creation of alter egos and alternate identities. He/she can be auditory, visual, kinesthetic or even an intellectual (‘digital’, here, is the title in lessons). Digital or intellectual might be rare to occur but it is an essential stage for many writers during their exploratory phase of the journey and coming up with authentic voices, voices that come from the subconscious, how to ‘brand yourself’ as a writer. The other types that deal majorly with the senses and the sense of the organic process of writers, meaning, understanding all the different components of the art of writers that have to function holistically as an organism in the script so that it can be effective, being developed progressively or all along, can enhance the cinematic aspect of things even though everything starts with the script. One of the drawbacks of being alone, as a start, in this role is the potential impossibility of the writer to think of everything, imagine of everything and make everything believable from the start.
B.) The Role: Here, the best way to deal with something primordial for the writer, at least as a beginning, is one very simple advice, “lend me your ears”. Or to use a very interesting term a producer has created in his book, “asshole proof”. Stay tuned folks, we’re not doing accuracy exercises, at least, not yet. The subject and problematic of this dimension is the entire process of looking to validate and get feedback of your script. From the very moment it occurs, we are found in the middle of the ocean trying to figure out the words, acting like a wordslinger, guessing meanings and trying to make all aspects of our language finally work, only to find out we start to lose the edge. Why’s that happening? Remember the concept all along that we’re dealing with 3 different personas, not one, neither two, make it three baby uu uu yeah. The writer has imagined an alter ego that must finally be put into a form. Then this form, the avatar, becomes an independent character and consulting seems to become a one-way ticket. Then someone you completely have no idea of, has to read your script and say yes. How the heck should we come up with such a unification? As I stated in the beginning it’s all about listening. Listening to your characters, the notes you got, your experiences, books that you may have read about all sorts of things, talking about the multilayered web of cross-checking and validating your language. Accuracy should never override the joy of creation that proves the writer is not an asshole, he just tries a lot to become one!
C.) The Actor: Perfect tuning! If we writers, have got the validation stars on the forehead, then the script is probably ready for the big or small studios and a few people, later on, will have to show their affection. Does it resonate to the actor? Is this a role he can say, hey, I want to be that person? Does it echo in his mind? Have we come up with the super-objective of the movie, meaning, what does the writer seek uber alles? Even if we have come up with such conclusions, how is the writer’s process affected and what does it mean for his script? Having dealt at least primarily with a few acting techniques such as The Stanislavski System, trying to understand the eco-system of the industry, what would they love and what wouldn’t, probably having seen dozens of movies to get inspired, be educated on art, push it to the edge only to find out where it leads will probably prove of tremendous help, but make no mistake gentlemen. You don’t have to act to write! Writers grasp language, use language, make mistakes with language, imagine language, they are being taught language, some of them they may even surpass their ‘teachers’ with language, but it’s all about being focused on the single art instead of the many. Absorbing knowledge and language can be multi-faceted but it should never prompt us with extraordinary risks.
At the end of the day, big imaginations created The Jack Story. Writers though, should be bold enough to create, to risk exposure, most of all to learn, but also strive for perfection and not showcase. Those of you that would like to get a sense of my work, you can find all about my books and my profile if you simply navigate at The Independent Authors Network official link. Here it is: bit.ly/39chSSQ Have a great time folks!