Comments on: Get Over Yourself: Ideas are Cheap – Implementation is Costly http://quietbabylon.com/2008/ideas-are-cheap-implementation-is-costly/ Cyborgs, architects and our weird broken future. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:57:34 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tim! http://quietbabylon.com/2008/ideas-are-cheap-implementation-is-costly/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Tim! Wed, 21 May 2008 05:23:44 +0000 http://www.quietbabylon.com/?p=49#comment-33 Nice! I've often wondered about that in film. It seems like things in Hollywood move in waves and I've wondered if it it just something in the air or what. But you are right, we don't really care which movie did an idea first, we care which one did it well. Nice!

I’ve often wondered about that in film. It seems like things in Hollywood move in waves and I’ve wondered if it it just something in the air or what. But you are right, we don’t really care which movie did an idea first, we care which one did it well.

]]> By: Oliver http://quietbabylon.com/2008/ideas-are-cheap-implementation-is-costly/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Oliver Mon, 19 May 2008 14:39:26 +0000 http://www.quietbabylon.com/?p=49#comment-31 This really reminds me of a very similar thing being taught to me by an older screenwriter about the film industry. She told me that "It's not so much the ideas as their implementation that is important. Sure there is the odd period where it seems like everyone is making a volcano disaster movie or whatever, but generally people want to make their own ideas and even if they steal yours, people are going to enjoy and remember the version which is <i>done well</i>". This really reminds me of a very similar thing being taught to me by an older screenwriter about the film industry. She told me that “It’s not so much the ideas as their implementation that is important. Sure there is the odd period where it seems like everyone is making a volcano disaster movie or whatever, but generally people want to make their own ideas and even if they steal yours, people are going to enjoy and remember the version which is done well“.

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