tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17813352.post114212642639673611..comments2023-10-11T03:32:43.592-06:00Comments on Fencing With the Fog: On CollaborationMaryAn Batchellorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02465966881051431143noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17813352.post-1142622813559745322006-03-17T13:13:00.000-06:002006-03-17T13:13:00.000-06:00Small world, huh? :)Small world, huh? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17813352.post-1142618134993341512006-03-17T11:55:00.000-06:002006-03-17T11:55:00.000-06:00I'm in the DFW area, but family is from San Antoni...I'm in the DFW area, but family is from San Antonio. Was born at Fort Sam Houston.MaryAn Batchellorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465966881051431143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17813352.post-1142617344210173302006-03-17T11:42:00.000-06:002006-03-17T11:42:00.000-06:00Thanks. BTW, just out of curiosity, where in Texas...Thanks. BTW, just out of curiosity, where in Texas are you? I'm here in San Antonio.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17813352.post-1142616377175074372006-03-17T11:26:00.000-06:002006-03-17T11:26:00.000-06:00Ah, sounds like a portion of John Nash's game theo...Ah, sounds like a portion of John Nash's game theory in A Beautiful Mind and very good advice.MaryAn Batchellorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465966881051431143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17813352.post-1142613231020729012006-03-17T10:33:00.000-06:002006-03-17T10:33:00.000-06:00It started with a sort of "who wants in" kinda thi...It started with a sort of "who wants in" kinda thing, and ended up with 4. Then when we sat down, we originally agreed that once we got a draft we liked, it'd be locked.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, people started messing with it (I think) not because it needed it but because they realized they wouldn't get writing credit on it if they didn't, only "story by" credit. <BR/><BR/>Ego strikes again!<BR/><BR/>But I did learn something. If you're going to collaborate, surround yourself with people who only want what's best for the story, not what's best for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17813352.post-1142608143092666472006-03-17T09:09:00.000-06:002006-03-17T09:09:00.000-06:00That's so similar to my experience, it's spooky. B...That's so similar to my experience, it's spooky. But I also wonder, aside from how my group made obvious mistakes, if four writers is just too many?MaryAn Batchellorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465966881051431143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17813352.post-1142607088561097242006-03-17T08:51:00.000-06:002006-03-17T08:51:00.000-06:00Sorry if this is old hash but I just found your bl...Sorry if this is old hash but I just found your blog. Very cool, BTW.<BR/><BR/>I feel your pain about collaboration. And while I think you're probably right about the reasons it didn't work for you, I can tell you from experience that sometimes it won't work out no matter what. And there's only 1 reason. People sometimes just don't see eye to eye.<BR/><BR/>I just finished collaborating on a script with 3 other writers. I'd collaborated before with 1 guy, and the results were relatively painless. But I knew which issues to hurdle.<BR/><BR/>So we agreed to a full outline, a pretty detailed treatment. We sussed out the characters and all the beats. All we had to do was put it to paper. <BR/><BR/>A draft was turned in that, while not perfect by any means, was pretty solid. Then it went to shit. Then it got fixed. Then guess what? Shit again. Seems 2 people had VASTLY different ideas of what the movie was than the other 2. Which boggles my mind since we had the outline, the characters, the story, the beats, the tone, the look...<BR/><BR/>Sometimes preperation isn't enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com