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Show 89 some changes--" she glanced aside at their teacher, "but I suspect very few. Your•step-outline-and that's what we call it in the business- is tight, well-paced. Though we didn't ask for it, I see you couldn't resist putting in the dialogue," she grinned. "The dialogue is very fresh, very funny in places." "Excuse me," Mrs. Simpson interrupted. "We didn't know if you'd have time to read the manuscript. Well, class, she made time. Last night, about midnight in my apartment." She turned to the newsman who'd been busy attaching a lens and filter to his camera, "and Pillip de Costa read it over breakfast, right?" He nodded. Parker had a funny feeling in his stomach. He wondered if they really liked it. It had been so frustrating, with everyone writing a different scene. The story sometimes sounded amateurish to him. There were days when Parker thought Simpson ought to bag the whole idea, then someone unexpected, like Anzak, would write a really terrific action sequence and they'd all be inspired again. It was Jan who took the separate scenes home and locked herself in her room for a weekend. She was the one who put it together and made it all of one piece. " . . . we'll be casting along about April, shooting in June or July." Suddenly, Barbara remembered something and became very animated. "Oh, by the way, Kate took me up to meet Oscar last night and to see the house. He is an absolute dear! He told me how the house was built, exactly where the bricks and cobblestones came from, showed me his granddaddy's picture." Then she turned to face Mrs. Simpson. "You know what I'd like? I'd like to see that part of the script filmed right here." Derek clapped softly. Barbara smiled at him. "Wouldn't that be something?" Derek had his hand in the air, an unusual place for his hand to be since he never asked permission to talk. "Where will THE TAX REJECT be filmed?" "With our budget, most likely in Los Angeles. I don't have much to say about that, unfortunately. However, Phillip's going to take pictures of Oscar's place and some shots around the'Liberty Park area. Maybe he'll let me have some to show the producer." She threw a look in his direction. "We'll see." Next Ms. Goddard pulled some long sheets out of her briefcase. |