“And how deeply do I let business considerations affect [screenwriting] choices that might otherwise be more or less esthetic? . . . Do I choose the upbeat rather than the downer ending because I know it will score better at the preview? Can the idea be sold in a single sentence? Can it compete with space aliens and tornadoes and missions impossible?” KnowsIdeasMightChoicesSpaceImpossibleMissionsSentencesCraftsAliensScoreConsiderationScreenwritingTornadoesUpbeatSingle SentencePreviewDownersSpace AliensMission Impossible Author:Edward Zwick
“However much I may like to talk about or be interested in a more philosophical or moral agenda, [film] is, ultimately, about narrative. And it's about telling stories that are engaging and dramatic.” MayStoriesFilmMoralPhilosophicalCraftsNarrativeDramaticAgendasEngagingTelling Stories Author:Edward Zwick
