----------------------------Original message---------------------------- I guess I've always assumed that some heavy duty analysis goes on non-stop during the writing, development, and pre-production phases (I know these phases are not really distinct) so that what happens on the set is a result of all the thinking about potential meanings and how to express them. And I've also believed that, no matter how much intended meaning is created by an artist or group of artists, members of the audience (including academics and other theorists) can still create their own, different meanings from the materials presented. Stephen Brophy Cambridge, Mass.