OK, not really. But, Lucas has been demonized for the process. I am referring to the continuation of the editing process. As an artist, I understand the want and even the need to edit and re-work your work. However, there is always a time when you just need to let it go and walk away – or you re-work your art to death.
I used to be someone that would re-work my work forever. Then, I realized that if you stay focused on that one piece, it becomes hard to produce anything else. Then the pendulum swung in the opposite direction; I would finish a script and then move on to the next. Now, I’d like to think that I have found a happy medium. Once I complete a rough draft of a project now, I will send it off to a limited number of people that I know will provide me honest feedback. I then take in what everyone says and digest it. Sometimes I will make changes, sometimes I will not - but at least I have gotten the opinions of my own focus group.
Richard Kelly gave us on of the greatest films ever, Donnie Darko. The film was released in 2001 and he kept working it. I liked the 2nd DVD but I’m not sure that it was that much more superior to the original DVD release. Then in 2008, Richard Kelly’s 2nd movie was released as straight-to-DVD. Has he damaged his potential to remain a true auteur? (NOTE: I saw the movie... it should have been a straight-to-the-under-$5-Wal-mart-bin.)
How do you know when it’s time to walk away?
Any thoughts?
Don.
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