February 28, 2012
It?s not a secret that I love the Oscars. I love all of it, the speeches and celebrities and even the catty remarks from fashion paparazzi. Something re-struck me while watching the Oscars on Sunday night. The nominations for best-adapted screenplay were being shown. One could see the film nominations with the actor portraying their character and shown beneath the actor was the typed dialogue from the screenplay (or direction; nods to The Artist). Even as a writer I forget! The actors do not come up with the dialogue or direction?it?s the writers! Too easily I forget that Charlton Heston did not come up with, ?Get your stinking paws off me you damn dirty ape!? Nor did Carrie Fisher just happen to blurt out, ?Help me Obi-Wan Kenobie, You?re my only hope.?
It?s not very often we get to see writers celebrated. It?s always the actors who speak the words of the writer who are celebrated. Safe to say I?ve never watched a talk show where a screenwriter is being interviewed about their life and interests and acclaimed for writing that ?perfect line?. In many ways, writers are the ultimate man-behind-the curtain. And for me, the curtain was raised again on Sunday evening.
Cheers to all writers, everywhere!
Bridget
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