Had a rejection this week: "given the scale and ambition for the piece it was lacking somewhat in the freshness of voice needed to really make this type of project feel like one for us."
Always good to get honest feedback, but I'm wondering what I can do about this. The subject of voice has long puzzled me: it seems to be a meta quality - something sought at the outset, but can it be discerned in the finished production? I'm not so sure - after a director and actors and the whole crew have translated the writer's intent, can it be truly said that the writer's voice remains clear and obvious? And if it's massively diluted by everyone else's input that point, then how important can it really be? As the catalyst for the whole enterprise perhaps voice is only important at the outset?
Maybe I'm looking at this all wrong: interested to hear what people think.
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The word voice is a great metaphor. If the writer has a strong voice it will be heard over everything else. If the producer or director have a greater voice the writer disappears. Sometime the writer and the director’s voice harmonise into something magical.
Voice is an important part of all art. Once you find yours it is obvious to yourself and all around you.
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Fix this script or start a new one fresh...that's it...always been it...