Ignatz-Willie

Am I the only one who now watches every movie with an eye towards "how this works"?

Of all people, Kevin Smith, the fat guy who never speaks ( as in Jay and Silent Bob) has some very interesting things to say about the kind of movie we have been talking about. He says that dialogue -driven movies ( which is what I assume we are really doing) are very different from action movies, at least from a technical view. He has made a couple of Kevin Smith Talking "concert" movies that are fun to watch and may be enlightening.

I have also recently watched Best in Show and Waiting for Guffman, from the Christopher Guest gang. They also frequently present a framework in which one or two people will tell funny things about themselves. And Best In Show is a good example of people converging.

By the way, I want to try again to sell the idea of two or more characters traveling on a private railroad train, just because it offers the privacy of a car trip with the freedom from navigation of a plane trip. And it has some unique features that could be exploited. If Pam's character has the train, she might be able to scoop in both Ive's and maybe one of the men. If she scoops in the man first and THEN Ive's, there is an opportunity for some tension as Ive wanders in and wonders what form the pair bonding has taken so far. It also allows for a rolling conversation. And I think Mr P would enjoy a trip on a private train.

Back to C Guest for a minute: Notice, if you will, how his films have "second tier" people who contribute, but fall away. These people fall somewhere between the stars and the extras. But their presence is important. I think of Ignatz's mother as being like that. She speaks, but she fades away in the light of the Five.

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