
BitMonkey
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This is a clip of Lindsay Lohan in the Netflix film “Irish Wish”. It’s a perfect example for how streaming needs affect film quality. Netflix knows people are often playing its content in the background while doing chores. So, the film dialogue is overly-explanatory: ▫️Lohan’s character: “We spent a day together, I admit it was a beautiful day filled with dramatic vistas and romantic rain, but that doesn’t give you the right to question my life choices. Tomorrow I’m marrying Paul Kennedy.” ▫️Lohan’s side-piece: “That will be the last you see of me, because after this I’m off to Bolivia.” According to Will Tavlin, Netflix has 36,000 micro-genres and one category is called “casual viewing” (eg. something people can watch while doing other things and without full focus). Tavlin writes this type of content was traditionally made as “breezy network sitcoms, reality television, and nature documentaries” and now “describes much of Netflix’s film catalog .” Netflix execs commonly provide script notes for screenwriters to “have this character announce what they’re doing so that viewers who have this program on in the background can follow along.” I get the rationale but the approach is the opposite of the classic screenwriting rule to “show, don’t tell”…and becoming the norm. *** Check out the full piece by Will Tavlin at n+1: nplusonemag.com/issue-49/essay…


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