Law of the Jungle and why it [rocks]

by mnemesis, Tuesday, June 04, 2013, 21:12 (3980 days ago) @ Cody Miller

Nah, he's just ignorant of how the collaborative process between director and editor works. Every single good editor will say the exact same thing I just said. Many actually have. It's not an appeal to authority with me as an authority. It's an appeal to common sense and actuality.

I can't even hold "he's just ignorant" and "narcogen" in my mind at the same time. Sorry, but I think you're wrong about that. Perhaps it's your perception of common sense that is the problem.

What I said is fairly uncontroversial.

Perhaps I could have phrased it better. When the only reason for including something is that 'it's neat', then it does not really have much creative merit, because if it did, then it could be justified by a better reason.

I also disagree about this. Many things that I like, I like simply because they are 'neat.' Sometimes it's good enough for me.