tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post1749649217244500652..comments2023-10-30T07:08:09.860-07:00Comments on It's a Mystery: JugglingElspeth Futcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-60687539808052464342011-07-11T16:49:54.583-07:002011-07-11T16:49:54.583-07:00Maryann; I've never produced a film, but I hav...Maryann; I've never produced a film, but I have produced many, many plays. Spinning plates is an excellent analogy.Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-78431237340908212662011-07-11T15:35:24.518-07:002011-07-11T15:35:24.518-07:00Great post, Elspeth. Your analogy made me think of...Great post, Elspeth. Your analogy made me think of how I have described being an executive producer for film. I have likened it to those acts we used to see on variety shows where a juggler tried to keep plates spinning on rods and would have to run up and down a table to keep them all spinning. If one fell, they would all fall. For film development the plates represent the money people, the starMaryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-10981157878085340612011-07-11T10:44:29.954-07:002011-07-11T10:44:29.954-07:0080sQueen; I'm sure you'll get adept with t...80sQueen; I'm sure you'll get adept with time - I have.Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-49993197072519054202011-07-11T10:00:31.704-07:002011-07-11T10:00:31.704-07:00I sympathize with you on the grammar and vocabular...I sympathize with you on the grammar and vocabulary balls. I grew up in Mississippi (not in another country) and I still don't have a clue as to how to write a sentence without a fragment or "ain't" in it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17322909971110874248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-19804188217125566802011-07-11T09:28:01.740-07:002011-07-11T09:28:01.740-07:00Carol; They can leave a bruise, can't they?
M...Carol; They can leave a bruise, can't they?<br /><br />Margot; You make a very good point - each ball *does* affect the other. One gets misthrown and soon all you have is a mess.Elspeth Futcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330102545384369360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-80011021006183369362011-07-11T06:44:59.735-07:002011-07-11T06:44:59.735-07:00Elspeth - Juggling is really an appropriate analog...Elspeth - Juggling is really an appropriate analogy! And then there's the fact that they are all related. Plots are affected by characters, who are affected by what happens to them in the plot. And it's all affected by the setting. So not only are all the balls juggling, but they all juggle relative to each other. Reason #8 for which I forgive myself on THOSE DAYS. It's not easy to doAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4538744000429800248.post-8237363703166767792011-07-11T06:35:04.892-07:002011-07-11T06:35:04.892-07:00Exactly so. Some days I make myself crazy. Those b...Exactly so. Some days I make myself crazy. Those balls hurt when they bounce off my head :)Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.com