I just had a friend of mine read my first completed screenplay, titled "Pets". He shread it to little bits.
And I am thankful for it.
In his critique, he reminded me of structure, caring about the characters and grabbing the reader's/viewer's attention in the first 10 pages/minutes. My screenplay had none of these elements, really. But I'm glad that I wrote it.
I know I'm not alone in my assessment of art, especially given my theatre background, but I have become complacent and lazy as of late. And I recognize it when I see it too. I have become bitter and angry at my own lack of excitement and passion for most of what I have done lately that it really shows up in the rest of my life and career. My own inability to see that has inhibited me.
So, I'm committed to something different. I'm glad to see things a little clearer.
