Distractions from Wild Things
By Ari | Oct 2, 09 09:06 AM
I love how human and accessible Dave Eggers and Spike Jonze sound in this glimpse at the writing of the "Where the Wild Things Are" screenplay:
Eggers and Jonze also talked about the difficult process of turning a short storybook into a full length movie. Eggers had never worked on a screenplay before, and he didn't have any software. He and Jonze wrote the first draft in Microsoft Word, adding tabs and capitals themselves. Jonze kept getting easily distracted and wanting to go to the store or watch Youtube videos, so Eggers was more of a task-master, keeping him in focus.
I think of these guys as such pros, so it's nice to hear that even they get distracted by YouTube!
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