A script consultant's eye

A good script doctor gives you the distance, clarity, and momentum to bring your screenplay to fruition without losing the intention. Quite the contrary.

When I started my first editing internship, I thought that removing or adding a single frame was perfectionism, even nitpicking. How could one frame — 1/24th of a second — be so important? 1/24th of a second is insignificant, right? A detail, so small. Surely you can't even see it? Well... Think again. I was shown, and...