I wrote an award-winning screenplay about a liberal Congresswoman talked into running for the presidency by her campaign manager/boyfriend (long before Hillary Clinton, thankfully). I had a scene when they slowly undress each other in a bedroom scene but not showing any gratuitous nudity -- it was slow, erotic, and timed to the second to this great version of the Johnny Mandel song. In screenwriting, every page equates to one minute of film running time, so a 120-page script makes a 2 hour movie, right? So this scene had to build and extend for 3-3/4 pages, and every little detail was described: He unbuttoned the top button of her blouse. He kissed her neck gently, then her left ear lobe. He undid the second button as she INHALED SHARPLY and stiffened (Note: sounds are in capital letters) Well, you get it. My 12-year-old son padded up the stairs to the loft where I had the computer, just outside the bedroom. I didn't hear him come up, and he had been reading it over my shoulder as the music played and I wrote. He said, "GOD, Dad, what a perv!" I was glad a 12-year-old thought that, but I replied, "No, Ian -- a perv is someone who smears mayonnaise on a mannikin." Sure, every movie has to have love interests, those love interests have to have a conflict, and it has to be resolved, blah blah blah. But I wanted ROMANCE, not smut or nudity. I didn't want to have any trite typical Hollywood phony conflicts or issues. This terrific version of a truly beautiful song was just ideal. Had interest been generated by the script, I of course would have to have permission to use it, but residuals are a beautiful thing too. This wonderful song -- and album -- was a cherished possession until our home and everything the kids and I ever owned were lost in a forest fire nearly 20 years ago, along with 1,000 other homes and 6 lives. But this song will always have a special place in my heart, because romance should be there too. I can't think of a better way to express that musically than this rendition of "Close Enough for Love." It's a must-own recording!
I wrote an award-winning screenplay about a liberal Congresswoman talked into running for the presidency by her campaign manager/boyfriend (long before Hillary Clinton, thankfully). I had a scene when they slowly undress each other in a bedroom scene but not showing any gratuitous nudity -- it was slow, erotic, and timed to the second to this great version of the Johnny Mandel song. In screenwriting, every page equates to one minute of film running time, so a 120-page script makes a 2 hour movie, right?
So this scene had to build and extend for 3-3/4 pages, and every little detail was described:
He unbuttoned the top button of her blouse.
He kissed her neck gently, then her left ear lobe.
He undid the second button as she INHALED SHARPLY and stiffened (Note: sounds are in capital letters)
Well, you get it.
My 12-year-old son padded up the stairs to the loft where I had the computer, just outside the bedroom. I didn't hear him come up, and he had been reading it over my shoulder as the music played and I wrote. He said, "GOD, Dad, what a perv!" I was glad a 12-year-old thought that, but I replied, "No, Ian -- a perv is someone who smears mayonnaise on a mannikin."
Sure, every movie has to have love interests, those love interests have to have a conflict, and it has to be resolved, blah blah blah. But I wanted ROMANCE, not smut or nudity. I didn't want to have any trite typical Hollywood phony conflicts or issues. This terrific version of a truly beautiful song was just ideal. Had interest been generated by the script, I of course would have to have permission to use it, but residuals are a beautiful thing too.
This wonderful song -- and album -- was a cherished possession until our home and everything the kids and I ever owned were lost in a forest fire nearly 20 years ago, along with 1,000 other homes and 6 lives. But this song will always have a special place in my heart, because romance should be there too. I can't think of a better way to express that musically than this rendition of "Close Enough for Love." It's a must-own recording!