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Re: how come we still talk primarily about directors?

George Weinberg <eorg...@covad.net>

On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 22:38:26 GMT, poldy <po...@kfu.com> wrote:
>In article <d3aeee5b.0406111337.29ff0...@posting.google.com>,
> jayembeeNoS...@snurcher.com (jayembee) wrote:

>> In fact, I would argue that writers are probably replaced
>> more often than directors.

>Film making is a collaborative medium and usually, the directors are
>suppose to have the final authority on the artistic side of things.  But
>we know producers often overrule directors.

>And writers are pretty low on the totem pole, below the directors and
>actors who like to infuse their "input" on the script.

Reminds me of a joke....

There' this hot chick, she really wants to be in a movie, she'll
do anything to get into the film but she's really really stupid.

How stupid is she?  She's so stupid...she sleeps with the
writer!

George