A new musical subject..?
Sun, 16 Sept 2001, 03:31 amcrgwllms12 posts in thread
A new musical subject..?
Sun, 16 Sept 2001, 03:31 amIf we were going to create a new musical, what should the title and topic be?
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RE: issues not the issue
Tue, 18 Sept 2001, 07:24 amWalter Plinge
Hello Craig,
Not wishing to prolongue the "issues" theme, let me just say that it looks as if we're all in agreement: In answer to the past post suggesting that specific real-life problems or situations be the guts of a musical plot, it isn't really a viable option if the production wants any sort of popular success.
I have to clarify your assumption that I was trying to say what COULDN'T be done, rather than concentrating on what COULD.
Really, I'm not being negative about this:
As a writer, the best way to leave yourself open to wider possibilities in storytelling is to not let yourself get stuck on pursuing any one "issue" during the conception and outlining of a plot. If you do, you've automatically hamstrung any possibility of being struck by free inspiration.
Better to discard an initial motivation than to discard the very thing that makes you want to keep writing.
So, I agree! No restrictions! But my advice to anyone out there who wants to write any sort of script is this: Don't allow yourself to be disappointed if the final draft bears no resemblance to your original intention. It may not be the script you were planning, but it may well be something far better!
Not wishing to prolongue the "issues" theme, let me just say that it looks as if we're all in agreement: In answer to the past post suggesting that specific real-life problems or situations be the guts of a musical plot, it isn't really a viable option if the production wants any sort of popular success.
I have to clarify your assumption that I was trying to say what COULDN'T be done, rather than concentrating on what COULD.
Really, I'm not being negative about this:
As a writer, the best way to leave yourself open to wider possibilities in storytelling is to not let yourself get stuck on pursuing any one "issue" during the conception and outlining of a plot. If you do, you've automatically hamstrung any possibility of being struck by free inspiration.
Better to discard an initial motivation than to discard the very thing that makes you want to keep writing.
So, I agree! No restrictions! But my advice to anyone out there who wants to write any sort of script is this: Don't allow yourself to be disappointed if the final draft bears no resemblance to your original intention. It may not be the script you were planning, but it may well be something far better!
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