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December 21, 2004
The Dennis Potter effect
Dennis Potter was a good writer. He had an amazing imagination and a wonderful grasp of the human condition. He also had his own emotional struggle, not underestimating his physical struggle. It was this emotional struggle that fuelled his imagination, that drove his creative spirit.
His television plays in the early days were brilliant and accessible for the main reason that he was being forced to squeeze his emotional struggle into a medium that had restrictions and demands of its own. That and the support of a good producer – Kenith Trodd. It is the role of the producer to take the creative flare of a writer and guide it through the complex process of television production, to make it accessible and get a result. [Thanks Angela]
When dear Dennis was left to his own devices, his imagination ran riot and produced an often inaccessible stream of creativity that was lost on the audience.
If what you are trying to do is communicate your feelings, make sure that you use a language that is understandable.
Posted by john at December 21, 2004 09:06 AM
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