“Conversations With Wilder”: Part 7 - Film Crush Collective at 2014-08-10 16:14:48:
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SumariM at 2014-08-10 16:44:50:
Great premise, good point, but Marilyn Monroe's character is Sugar. Daphne is Jerry Lemmon's alter ego's name.
Jon Raymond at 2014-08-10 16:59:26:
This is wonderful stuff. But look at how they are writing with specific actors in mind. Great actors. You don't see that much these days. We write pretty much oblivious of the actors. Even if you don't have specific actors in mind, doesn't it make sense to think about how an actor might run with it? In that context, you would write perhaps more minimally, thinking about how an actor might embellish the scene. There are writers who sometimes write with a specific actor in mind. Even if you can't get that actor it might make sense. Think about when you're finished and you want to find actors. Yes, this is producer stuff. But imagine going to an actor and telling them the script was written with them n mind. If it's good, they're going to give it little extra consideration. I also think it might help the writing to think of a specific actor in the role. It helps to envision the scenes and the action.
Scott at 2014-08-10 17:01:01:
Thanks. Brain fart. And what I get for writing the post at 2AM!
Scott at 2014-08-10 17:05:07:
True, Jon. I mean this is Marilyn Monroe we're talking about, so the irony of HER seducing HIM was elevated as a result. That said, even if we were writing a scene with generic actors, switching the dynamic - woman seducing guy who's playing impotent - adds more comedic possibilities, at least from my vantage point. Re thinking of specific actors for roles we are writing: I'll be posting another Screenwriter Roundtable interview here in the next few weeks, and it was interesting how some of those writers do precisely that to help them find their characters' voice, envision a specific actor for a specific role.