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I sat down with the script and read through it while watching the film. The draft posted here came in at 162 pages. The film, sans credits, runs about 113 minutes. Yet, the dialog trims in the film are virtually negligible. Sorkin manages to average about a page and a half per minute of film. I'd say about 7% of the final cut differed from the script draft. However, that 7% was replaced with either rewritten or improvised dialog. I also thought it was interesting that Fincher threw out all of Sorkin's music cues. I do like the timeless quality of the movie's score, go Trent Reznor. Makes you wonder if the Broadway musical of Fight Club he wants to do might work. =p
E.D.
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I read through this the other day, it's amazing. I was really surprised how the opening scene completely transfers to the film, I thought there was some improv going on there, that must have taken a gazillion takes, kudos to Eisenberg on that one. I just started getting into his series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, I'd be interested in reading the pilot episode screenplay, the shows amazing, I'm bummed to know that I'm watching something that only lasts a season though. Either way Sorkin's dialogue makes me question my life its so good
I read through this the other day, it's amazing. I was really surprised how the opening scene completely transfers to the film, I thought there was some improv going on there, that must have taken a gazillion takes, kudos to Eisenberg on that one. I just started getting into his series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, I'd be interested in reading the pilot episode screenplay, the shows amazing, I'm bummed to know that I'm watching something that only lasts a season though. Either way Sorkin's dialogue makes me question my life its so good
Interesting you should mention that, he was interviewed on the Mark Kermode podcast a while ago and a listener asked about Studio 60 (which I loved btw). He said it was his own fault it was cancelled, the main reason being it was bad writing! He said he made far too many writing mistakes for the show to work. Which I found really weird.
Another interesting thing he said about writing the Social Network, was that he wasted a lot of time trying to write the dialog as though it was 19 year old kids speaking it. Then realised that it was a stupid thing to do, he just wrote it in his own voice and took it for granted that young actors would speak his words the way they do anyway.
Really! I'll have to look that up, that's weird he blames himself for the cancellation of Studio 60 though, I thought the writing surpassed any shows writing, well.. ever. I always thought it was cancelled because it was just too smart for TV, it seems like it has a legit following though. I'll have to look that podcast up