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In 1953, John Cassavetes knew practically nothing about writing. Sam
Shaw decided to help him by introducing him to Edward McSorley, a
novelist, who gave him a crash-course in screenwriting. Cassavetes said
that McSorley taught him the three most important things he knew:
1. That character was more important than plot, and that the most important thing of all was to present characters truthfully.
2. That the artist should not explain or define too much, or "do too much thinking for the audience," but that the story should "evolve, so that people could understand it only gradually as it went along."
3. That "style is truth" and all that really mattered was that every
scene should be as true to life, truthful about the characters and their
real feelings and behavior, as possible.
Big thanks to A John Cassavetes Fan Site!
1 comment:
Sounds like sound advise to me.
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