Screenwriting : Emma Thompson at BAFTA by Richard Koman

http://deadline.com/2014/09/emma-thompson-screenwriting-bafta-lecture-83... Thompson imparted much wisdom in her time on stage, telling the filmmaking audience to think of the screenplay as the keystone in the arch of film. She stressed her love of good stage direction. “If they’re witty and well-written I know I’m in good hands. If they’re cursory or banal, I can’t be bothered to read the dialogue. Make your screenplay as beautiful as you can make it.” And she especially insisted on the use of a good editor to identify mistakes that need fixing. “I couldn’t write a screenplay without a decent editor.”