“One night he rang to ask what she thought. Laura was truthful. ‘I’m sorry, but it stinks. It’s more like chunks from the book than a film script.’ ‘Yes.’ He groaned. ‘I know. The trouble is, the book’s so long, so much happens over more than twenty years, and if we leave half of it out the audience will miss the nuances – and all the really important stuff goes on inside the heads of the characters.’ ‘You need a narrator.’ ‘That’s an alternative, but first I need a new writer. Each script I get... is an improvement, believe it or not. You should have seen the one I did myself. The sets are finished now – all the pre-production stuff is going like a dream. I just can’t get the script right.’ He laughed. ‘So what’s new? Story of my life.’ ‘How are you going to get a unit base anywhere near Ca’ d’Angeli?’ She had been wondering about that ever since he first broached the idea of using the palazzo. All the ancillary services would need to be set up near the location – catering, the master production computer, somewhere for everyone to meet and talk about work, the wardrobe, makeup, not to mention all the electrical capacity for cables, lighting, cameras.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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