tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post8309905626033939728..comments2023-11-05T07:45:02.082-05:00Comments on Mystery Man on Film: In Defense of "Stray"Mystery Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17486331815227364944noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-44229515857554580602007-02-21T19:56:00.000-05:002007-02-21T19:56:00.000-05:00I agree with Unk about being able to spot a real d...I agree with Unk about being able to spot a real dog. I was basically saying the same thing to somebody else today. The hardest reviews are the ones for the scripts you like the best. Is there something wrong? Did I miss it because I was enjoying it too much?<BR/><BR/>And MM, also right on. Once you're working for a director, you basically have to do whatever they want. Some are more flexible about story points, or will listen to what you have to say, but the final decision on what goes on the screen lies with them.<BR/><BR/>There will always be people around you trust to do right by you, and that circle should grow over time.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590214841424958129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-81663627397742124892007-02-21T14:44:00.000-05:002007-02-21T14:44:00.000-05:00Ya know, I wasn't very clear about that. I was act...Ya know, I wasn't very clear about that. I was actually thinking outside of TS in the biz. You get notes, suggestions, critiques, questions, and criticisms ad infinitum. And more often than not, you just appease, ya know? That's what I was really thinking.<BR/><BR/>Hey, you know, you have to fight for the stories you want to put out there. Every road to production is filled with opposition and a gazillion ideas about how to do it differently and at some point, you have to be able to say, "No, THIS is the story we want to tell and this is why." And then stakes are raised and your neck's on the line because it's YOUR story. That's life.<BR/><BR/>But back to TS, I listen to every word of the reviewers I trust.<BR/><BR/>And you're right. This won't last forever. I do fear that the people I know will move on with their writing careers and that even my own schedule may eventually prevent me from continuing. But I hope not. <BR/><BR/>-MMMystery Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17486331815227364944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-72359442351859465142007-02-21T13:09:00.000-05:002007-02-21T13:09:00.000-05:00Thanks so much, Unk. Hey, your blog is a continua...Thanks so much, Unk. <BR/><BR/>Hey, your blog is a continual inspiration to me. I love it, man.<BR/><BR/>-MMMystery Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17486331815227364944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-63077907000144308472007-02-21T12:44:00.000-05:002007-02-21T12:44:00.000-05:00Script coverage is SO SUBJECTIVE when the script R...Script coverage is SO SUBJECTIVE when the script ROCKS. Let's face it... Almost all of us can spot a REAL DOG a mile away when we read them, hear them, and smell them.<BR/><BR/>But when a script ROCKS, that's when people really want to either pick it apart OR give it the praise it deserves.<BR/><BR/>Which is why I read EVERYTHING.<BR/><BR/>Great post!<BR/><BR/>UnkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-31244802466416563512007-02-21T11:08:00.000-05:002007-02-21T11:08:00.000-05:00Thanks, Mim. Those are great comments. I've had ...Thanks, Mim. Those are great comments. I've had other writers share with me pro coverage they've received on scripts that I reviewed and some of it was quite poor. You just have to be careful, you know? It's a crapshoot, just like contests. It all depends upon who reads it and how schooled that person is. It does take time to give a script the kind of thought it deserves, and Mickey Lee suggested that could've been what happened here, because they were behind and trying hard to catch up.<BR/><BR/>I completely agree with you, Bob. ScriptShark is, indeed, more often right than wrong. This was just a spectacular failure on many levels and it really saddened me that it happened to Nena, of all people. <BR/><BR/>-MMMystery Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17486331815227364944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-72933068736630929482007-02-21T10:41:00.000-05:002007-02-21T10:41:00.000-05:00Yikes, yeah for 10K I'd expect the person's full a...Yikes, yeah for 10K I'd expect the person's full attention. I have to admit that the sharky coverage I got on Trinity was dead on and I'm still trying to implement it completely. I agree that Nena's story didn't get the coverage it deserved, but they're probably still more right than wrong in their critcisms (that I've seen so far). Of course nobody, but nobody comes close to getting it like our man, mystery!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537155200839804221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30413383.post-81529268986196099222007-02-21T08:53:00.000-05:002007-02-21T08:53:00.000-05:00Excellent post, MM. One of the co-writers on our ...Excellent post, MM. One of the co-writers on our Rapture of the Fallen project paid for professional coverage on one of the segments and I thought it was a fairly low quality review. The reviewer also missed some key points in the story.<BR/><BR/>Once you develop a reputation as a reviewer, the problem becomes how to maintain that high quality when you're suddenly inundated with requests. Some professional reviewers charge $10,000 for their reviews just to keep the volume down.<BR/><BR/>I think it's incumbent upon any reviewer to pay attention to the quality of their reviews and to gracefully decline when they feel they have reached their limit.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590214841424958129noreply@blogger.com