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April 6
[edit]Meaning of "studio notes"
[edit]Writer Mank speaks to director Orson Welles:
- Orson Welles: I thought I told you, Mank. I have final cut, final everything. There are no studio notes. We'll have no one but ourselves to blame.
What does "studio notes" mean? Dialog from Mank Rizosome (talk) 04:34, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
- Googling the subject "studio notes" immediately yields the indication that it means comments from the studio about how the film should be made. If Welles has final cut, final everything, then he is not bound by the opinions of the studio heads, nor anyone else. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 07:18, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
- (ec) Directives from studio executives demanding changes to a preliminary version before a film can be approved for release. --Lambiam 09:10, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
- Described here as "the heavy-handed suggestions given by studio executives, producers and sometimes actors in the process of developing and shooting a film". Alansplodge (talk) 10:43, 6 April 2021 (UTC)