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rchao@well.sf.ca.us (Robert Chao) writes:

>a common screenplay saying is "kill your darlings," which means, eliminate
>anything in your script that is not essential to the plot.
>Aren't there some great films that have scenes that are not essential?
>What do you think of these:

>Robert Chao
>Oakland, California

You will find both movies *and* screenplays (they're not the same :))
that have scenes that are not essential. I'm sure you can find
successful films that have broken all the rules (probably not all in one
film), BUT... I don't think you'll find any in this catagory written by
first-time screen writers.

"Kill your darlings," is advice usually given to first timers to enhance
their chances of selling their scripts. Once you're established, you'll
be able to do lots of things that are otherwise... forbidden.


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