We think we've got great stories and characters that will lend themselves to great standalone experiences, and that's the way we're focusing on it.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
We start with strong characters and build the movie from there. That not to say we don't struggle with story - that's the most challenging part.
Sometimes the characters I find the most compelling are in independent movies. With independent scripts people can take more challenges.
With years of experience doing whatever it takes to get to the bottom of each story, I am looking forward to covering the stories in the human dimension and impart the passion and visceral reactions the audience seeks.
I think the idea of creating a character from scratch, one that has not been done in a novel or an existing story, is immensely exciting, terrifying and ultimately rewarding.
The goal is to have every character take on a life of his or her own. Sometimes characters will come into the story that I haven't planned.
What we want to see is stories that are going to be honest stories about the characters that we're telling them about.
We writers of series fiction tend to idealize ourselves in our characters, giving them attributes we wish we possessed and ever more interesting lives.
As long as your storytelling and emotional depth are intact, that's what people will focus on.
I think we're going to enter a phase where there's less interest in the CGI and there's a demand for story again. I think we've dropped the ball a little bit on stories for the sake of the amazing toys that we've played with.
I love intricate plotting and exciting twists, but I realize more that people enjoy a good story in a simple, focused way.
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