tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496585120938599514.post2319550048058926843..comments2023-05-04T03:37:04.200-07:00Comments on The Rouge Wave: Twitter as the New LiteratureJulie Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14690487940378619749noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8496585120938599514.post-41543711515563047442008-07-14T14:00:00.000-07:002008-07-14T14:00:00.000-07:00Referencing Bushman's last appearance in Wave-trix...Referencing Bushman's last appearance in Wave-trix land, I see myself as <I>both</I> storyteller and screenwriter. It's been my argument all along that screenwriters get corrupted by studios and allow someone else to take credit for, <I>"Story by -- " </I> when the only credit a director should get is, "Interpreted by --"<BR/><BR/>And there are thousands of ways to tell a story, both written and visual, the question is because we've been trained as viewers and writers to adhere to the three-act structure, can we break away from the mold and be bold enough to accept new story technique?<BR/><BR/>I say yes, but at the same time we also have to be wiling to accept that these new techniques have audience limitations and a whole new set of questions: do we want to tell stories in ways that will reach the masses or are we willing to accept a smaller, core audience for our work? If we're willing to accept the latter then the internet is perfect--experimentation is perfect for that venue. If we are not willing to accept smaller viewing audiences then we betters tick to the archaic story principles (and the audiences that live there) of the past.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com