In this class I was exposed to material that I might not otherwise view. McKee's book, Weston's book, and A Boy's Life screenplay are all things that I'm glad I read and committed to my mind. In other circumstances I wouldn't have had anything to do with reading McKee or books like his. After reading it though I've found that it’s not a HOW TO type book and it’s like Donald Kaufman says: “But he says that we have to realize that we all write in a genre, and we must find our originality within that genre. See it turns out, there hasn't been a new genre since Fellini invented the mockumentary...? My genre's thriller, what's yours?” All the other screenplays I’ve either read or have seen the film, so there’s little new exposure to be found. Also in this class I’ve had the chance to really speak out on my feelings about things. In all my other classes its limited or non-existent. But we all had a part in expressing our views and insights to the screenwriting world. I don’t know about everyone else but I had a great time in the class which was mostly spent doing what I normally do any way, joking with Juan S., bitching about new movies coming out, reading screenplays, writing blogs, and even conversing with interesting and provocative minds not unlike myself. Thanks for the good times and hopefully I’ll see y’all around.
-sean brough-
Questions:
1. What was the one thing you wish you did different in this class?
2. Do you think that everyone got the full effect of the reading assignments?
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