View Single Post
  #5  
Old 04-18-2008, 05:39 AM
ChronoGrl's Avatar
ChronoGrl ChronoGrl is offline
HDC Idol

 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Waltham, MA
Posts: 8,566


:p

It's a nicer way of saying "unoriginal."

But, honestly, there's nothing wrong with derivative per se as long as this particular derivation is done well (I think that Shutter the original is a great example - while it's a completely derivative JA ghost movie, I found the direction and acting clean with a lot of good jumps to it).

If your film is going to borrow from other films that came before, just make sure that it's a true derivation... Otherwise, see how you can make it stand out from its predecessors.
__________________


Join my Facebook Horror Group!
Reply With Quote