By MOSSOT – Own work
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I have been fully preoccupied over the past several days with editing a movie script, against a 12h00 deadline today for submission to the Cannes Film Festival, on an unfamiliar software programme of considerable complexity. Not to mention, utter perversity. The 72nd Annual Festival this year will be held on 14th – 25th May.
Oh, it’s greatly to my credit,
Though I myself have said it,
That I am an editor
Who can tackle scripts or score,
Poems, manuscripts, the lot,
Whatever there May be as plot,
What it takes is what I’ve got,
And a great deal more!
When deadlines come into the mix
Then I Cannes do a slick quick-fix
To get it in the door
That deadline time before!
Film Festival or One-Act Play
I versatility display
In ever such a striking way
When with a muse meant soar!
© May 2019 Colonialist
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Active septic geranium who plays with words writing fantasy novels and professionally editing, with notes writing classical music, and with riding a mountain bike, horses and dinghies. Recently Indie Publishing has been added to this list.
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Will we hear if the script that you edited gets the oscar or whatever they dish out in cans?
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I’m sure the edit will be perfect, well done, you deserve a treat 🥂
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And so now we learn of another talent! You are quite the word master. 🙂 Good luck with deadlines.
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It is certainly a challenge to edit a film script with its own special features. I had to do a lot of learning, fast.
Deadline met, as far as I know!
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Some Cannes make French deadlines.
(others must wait in French bread-lines)
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(Yet others, needing opener, also not!)
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I am SO IMPRESSED! I’ll say no more.
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When bragging, I love that sort of feedback!
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Good luck 🍀
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Thanks – bought with some rather hard work!
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Deadlines pah!
They come and go when time’s essence is on show.
But all is fine when th’finish line is reached in time.
And so the show goes on you know…
Amusing Col… well done so!
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The deadline was exceeding tight;
Now met, think I’ll get tight tonight!
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Its all go with you, sounds like you enjoy it too, well done.
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This had some heavy elements of frustration, but so much more the satisfaction at the end. Thanks!
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Well done.
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Thanks; I hope the edit was!
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Too bad you had to deal with the software when your time is better spent with the contents of the script.
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Indeed; I was fuming at having to wrestle with the programme instead of concentrating on the project.
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A screenwriting program takes the easy part of the writing process (formatting) and allows a software company to make money.
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Yes; I so love the fact that it was loudly proclaiming a free download but after that you’re expected to pay to use what you’ve downloaded. I should have learnt by now.
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