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Post by Aba21 on Nov 25, 2003 0:35:15 GMT -5
I have been saying this very thing for the whole time I been here.......thank you Budrocket!!!! ;D
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Post by AnnaKonda on Nov 25, 2003 0:38:33 GMT -5
I think the DVD insert says that Otis Williams had a "heavy hand" in the production ... I'm not sure, however. I' ll have to check that again.
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Post by Ivory Fair on Nov 25, 2003 0:46:17 GMT -5
i got sources higher up than a DVD insert that say otherwise.
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Post by kalisa2 on Nov 25, 2003 0:52:16 GMT -5
I'm hoping that Budrocket, with his insights from having worked in the field, can outline for us what some of the movie/tv credits actually mean. To a layperson like me, "Producer" means "he who made (produced) the item"...but I'm sure it means something a little different in movie-speak  . |
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Post by Ivory Fair on Nov 25, 2003 0:53:48 GMT -5
in this case *I* think it means "didn't have hardly anything to do with the movie but we're putting his name on this so it will have more credability."
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Post by Ivory Fair on Nov 25, 2003 0:54:56 GMT -5
.................. however, he told me himself "everything that happened in the movie is exactly how things happened."
So, take that for what it's worth.
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Post by kalisa2 on Nov 25, 2003 1:33:16 GMT -5
.................. however, he told me himself "everything that happened in the movie is exactly how things happened." So, take that for what it's worth. :laughing :laughing    |
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Post by Budrocket on Nov 25, 2003 1:55:53 GMT -5
The borders of the film or television producer are not clearly defined & often limitless. "Producing" can involve the original conception of an idea, the acquiring of intellectual property, the commissioning of a book or a screenplay, the assembling of a creative team, handling legal contracts, marketing & distributing the finished product, playing psychologist team players -- all the way down to making sure that there is hot coffee on the set.
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Post by MikeNYC on Nov 29, 2003 19:19:03 GMT -5
Having worked at a major network for a few years, I can promise you Otis had NO spin or editorial control over the final product -- you see how far it departed from the book.budrocket, Does this hold true even though Otis is listed as one of the producers? (as opposed to just having the movie "based on the book by...") NO! EXCUSES,EXCUSES! |
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Post by MikeNYC on Nov 29, 2003 19:20:05 GMT -5
I think the DVD insert says that Otis Williams had a "heavy hand" in the production ... I'm not sure, however. I' ll have to check that again. Of course he did,even security knows that! |
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Post by MikeNYC on Nov 29, 2003 19:21:35 GMT -5
The borders of the film or television producer are not clearly defined & often limitless. "Producing" can involve the original conception of an idea, the acquiring of intellectual property, the commissioning of a book or a screenplay, the assembling of a creative team, handling legal contracts, marketing & distributing the finished product, playing psychologist team players -- all the way down to making sure that there is hot coffee on the set. Does this mean Otis had a hand in it...YES! |
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Post by MikeNYC on Nov 29, 2003 19:23:10 GMT -5
I'm hoping that Budrocket, with his insights from having worked in the field, can outline for us what some of the movie/tv credits actually mean. To a layperson like me, "Producer" means "he who made (produced) the item"...but I'm sure it means something a little different in movie-speak . Like I always hear...he was NOT THERE in the production room so,STOP MAKING EXCUSES! |
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Post by AnnaKonda on Nov 29, 2003 19:52:18 GMT -5
How could Otis possibly not have been involved in the making of the movie? He is the narrator of the story -- and is introduced as such right at the beginning of the movie. If he's not really the narrator -- who is? And why only pretend Otis tells the story?
I believe the whole affair is less complicated than it looks. The whole movie is nothing but :bs: relying heavily on tabloid style story-telling ...
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Post by Ebony on Nov 29, 2003 20:02:33 GMT -5
I thought Charles Malik Whitfield was the narrator  |
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Post by AnnaKonda on Nov 29, 2003 20:59:00 GMT -5
I thought Charles Malik Whitfield was the narrator Oh yes, of course. But he tells the story as Otis Williams. "This is me ... Otis Williams." |
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