We saw the very first cut of The Pink House yesterday, and today we set forth to fix all the little nagging things that slow the movie down. Yesterday I was a little trepidatious about this beast, since it seemed like such a awkward flick but you have to remember how reliant comedies are on music and timing. Just a few tweaks this morning brought the entire beginning of the movie to life; the whole thing is like waxing skis. You have to reduce the drag in anyway possible, bring the coefficient of friction as close to zero as possible. We're still on the bunny slopes, but by next week, we should be venturing into the double diamond territory.
It's one of the most overused clichs on Planet Earth, but in comedies, less really is more. There are certain scenes that I slaved over, that I nearly lost friends trying to shoot, scenes we slogged through the rain and mud to get – and with a flick of the wrist, they were proven to be utterly irrelevant. Four of the best edited movies in history are some of my favorite comedies: Raising Arizona, Overboard, Animal House, and My Favorite Year - watch any of them, and you realize that not a single frame is wasted.
Posted by at May 14, 2002 10:51 PM