<b><a href="http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/019494.html">The Best Part Is, They&#39;re Talking About Children&#39;s Programming</a></b><br/> <!-- ID = 120160 -->Guy #1: May I presuppose what I think you&#39;re trying to articulate, which is, that the core universality of your character&#39;s arc needs to be explicitly emphasized in the color palate?<br/>Guy #2: I think that&#39;s fair, but I&#39;m not sure you can go there with an audience.<br/>Guy #1: But isn&#39;t the whole narrative journey bringing them there?<br/>Guy #2: Yes and no. Essentially we can&#39;t bring them there, because we can&#39;t get there ourselves.<br/>Guy #1: Hmmm, I&#39;m not sure if I agree with that.<br/>Guy #2: We can&#39;t get there. Our protagonist can&#39;t get there, he can&#39;t bring us there with him.<br/>Guy #1: Where?<br/>Guy #2: The river.<br/>Guy #1: Why is he going to the river?<br/>Guy #2: Because that&#39;s--that&#39;s--that&#39;s the thing. That&#39;s the thing he has to do. It&#39;s like, he <i>is</i> that river, and that&#39;s why we go to a wide-shot there.<br/>Guy #1: I do see the wide-shot there, but I think we need more exposition for the catharsis to work.<br/><br/>--Think Coffee, 3rd & Mercer<br/><br/>Overheard by: todd<br/>via <a href="http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/">Overheard in New York</a>, Jun 16, 2009