Well, the 1st major revision of the screenplay is finished, and as soon as I finished it, I started blocking scenes. It just sort of started by itself... Almost every scene plays out in great detail in my mental theater, with very specific blocking and framing. I realize how much camera direction I had written into the body of the script, and am trying to trim it out and use note cards. A few who read the script said it was confusing to read around.
...and so it goes.
I have been watching the films of George Méliès, and find myself thinking about Point Of View and what it suggests to the audience. While his films were a direct extension of his [and Houdin's old] magical theater, the audience was constrained by artifice to narrow point of view. I am excited about what can be done in terms of perspective, with light cameras and fast lenses.
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