On Wed, 4 Nov 1992 23:20:34 EST Bob Kosovsky said:
>study film.  Oh sure, there are articles and books describing various
>films that have been altered (Stroheim seems to be a favorite), but these
>incidences do not seem to generate a body of literature examining
>the various stages that a film undergoes.
>
>Are there people out there in netland who could propose reasons why
>this is so?  Thanks very much.
>
One of the major problems, Bob, is access to resources.  Most studios are
very protective of the various versions of a script that are prepared
before a film is shot and internal memos and the like that discuss
the film's development are privileged information as well.  Financial
information, which underpins all facets of the production, is also
kept under lock and key.
 
So I would imagine that studio secrecy is the main stumbling block to
such studies.
 
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