Knowing When to Stop
It almost never fails. The movie is finished, everybody liked it, you get compliments, and then you try to think of what to do next. And like a flashing neon sign comes the word sequel. That one word, when heeded, has been the downfall of many a project.
There are good sequels on occasion, but generally these come from well-developed stories to begin with. If the original film was lacking in development, the second (or third) installment suffers from the poor beginnings.
This was brought home to me while sitting across the table from Rebekah and Ruth. We were chatting about nothing in particular and iSundae III came to mind. Within fifteen minutes of goofing around, we had the semblance of a plot that, at an earlier time, would have had us scurrying off to write a script. [Read more →]
