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If reading scripts was the secret sauce someone would've cracked it by now. More likely there's a dynamic where one or two misguided people in positions of pow
by triceratops 2y ago
If reading scripts was the secret sauce someone would've cracked it by now.
More likely there's a dynamic where one or two misguided people in positions of power at the studio really like the script, and no one else can tell them no. The obvious solution to that is some kind of script approval committee. The obvious downside to that solution is risk aversion and bland, samey output.
- Cpoll 2y ago> The obvious downside to that solution is risk aversion and bland, samey output. Isn't this what we're seeing out of a lot of studios, who nevertheless have bland, samey flops?
- Animats 2y agoThe way it actually works is funny. New scripts are traditionally summarized into a standard two-page format. Summarizing is a low-end outsourced job. An actress/model/waitress friend used to do that for extra cash. Those two page summaries are what gets looked at before rejection, unless you're an established Hollywood figure with a hit or two. > The obvious downside to that solution is risk aversion and bland, samey output. Yes. Hence the Marvel Overexpanded Universe and the Disney Princess Army.