Screenwriting 101: Spencer Harvey
“Tone is so important. If you can make sure you have something, a peg to pop in the dirt there to say, ‘This is my tone,’ then as you…
“Tone is so important. If you can make sure you have something, a peg to pop in the dirt there to say, ‘This is my tone,’ then as you naturally veer away from it at certain times, you can go back to that peg, whether it be the mood reel or a look-book. You can go, ‘That’s the tone,’ and remove things that don’t fit.”
— Spencer Harvey
Go Into The Story interview, January 27, 2017
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