It’s quite common for a screenwriter to be surprised, or even shocked, at just how different the finished film is from the script they wrote. Scenes have been moved, cut, altered by the set, the actors, the director, the editor, the sound, the music…Yet the script remains the reference point for making the film, running through it from start to finish. It is the film’s totem. But while the script “creates” the film, it does not lock it in place. On the contrary,

Star Wars, E.T., Titanic, The Intouchables, Avatar,… all were expected to flop, or at best draw a modest audience. And yet! Megalopolis, Waterworld and The Marvels were all destined for triumph. And yet! And Fight Club, Blade Runner and The Big Lebowski needed time to find their audience, and success. So obviously, you can’t ;) Cinema is an industry of prototypes. You can’t

In fashion, the little black dress is a timeless classic, and a much trickier style exercise than it looks. When it’s done right, it feels simple but never simplistic. It holds together through subtle precision: the cut, the fabric, the finishing touches. Nothing sticks out. Everything falls perfectly into place. It feels obvious, unique, effortless, as if it had always existed. But for that to happen, every element must be in perfect balance. If one thing is even slightly of