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Film Courage: David Fincher said that he didn’t know how to create a script. He didn’t know how to see the big scope of the whole film. He only knew intuitively how to direct a scene or a sequence. And so he was in awe of screenwriters and what they are capable of. What’s your reaction to that?
Gavin Gaitan, Writer, Producer, and Director: I know it’s a long-winded dialogue.
It’s interesting. I mean there’s something different between the individual scene and the big piece overall.
Sometimes it’s been a challenge for me as a writer to evolve over time to make sure that my 90 to 100-page screenplay isn’t a lot of fluff with a couple of great scenes in it.
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Everything has to matter.
It’s really hard to try to get a bird’s-eye view over exactly what it is that you’re making in its entirety, especially when you have it at the screenplay level.
Screenplays are so boring.
It’s just a vague blueprint and guideline.
I don’t know what he was implying in the approach to an individual scene.
Once I’m there, I know exactly how to utilize that.
You do if you’re making a feature, you have to understand the broader scope.
I’ve been on set…(Watch the video interview on YouTube here).
About:
Gavin Gaitan is a Los Angeles-based feature film writer, producer, and director. He graduated from Cal State Long Beach in 2019 with a major in Narrative Film Production – Directing, and a minor in Political Science.
He has completed three feature films, which have played at festivals, won awards, and secured distribution. His most recent, Down Town, is now available to stream online.
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