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... that I sort of wrote. But I can't say the name of it because I'm not the credited writer... actually there were about 6 writers, but the WGA cuts you off after awhile. It wasn't my idea, or my story, or even my dialog, I was purely a doctor on this one where they had two different scripts about a month out from shooting (no really, that happens) and I was the guy who figured out how to put them together.

 

So those original writers get the credit... but you know--

 

I got paid, got in the union, and got to live in LONDON

for a month next door to where Star Wars was filming. It HAS

had a pretty big impact on my life since doing it. Work hasn't FALLEN

by the wayside for me.

 

I wouldn't go saying it's a great movie, but if you like cheesy one-liners, f-bombs, ridiculous action and things exploding whilst your brain checks out-- you might like it.

 

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Pretty much exactly that.

 

They liked these scenes from script X, these scenes from script Y, that Morgan Freeman for only three days so his parts had to be on 1 set. The action sequences which had been planned first were being finalized so I had to work with the stunt supervisor to make the script match what they were choreographing, stuff like that.

 

I may have had a few lines here and there, but it was mostly utility work.

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Maybe I'm weird, but fitting pieces together like that with real-life constrictions sounds like a fun and interesting assignment. But then, I always found editing to be easier than writing.

I feel the same way. There's something fun about story algebra, and figuring that stuff out. With my own work I tend to do first drafts fast and messy so I can get to editing and rewriting.

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Maybe I'm weird, but fitting pieces together like that with real-life constrictions sounds like a fun and interesting assignment. But then, I always found editing to be easier than writing.

I feel the same way. There's something fun about story algebra, and figuring that stuff out. With my own work I tend to do first drafts fast and messy so I can get to editing and rewriting.

 

Me three. Writing sucks, editing rocks.

 

Congrats, Seth. Cool to see your mystery project finally "revealed"!

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