I don't understand the kdawson hate. I think one part of it is "gang up on the new guy", and another part is blaming his* for submission quality, which is not fair for any editor unless you look hard at the firehose from when they were working. Editing-wise, kdawson is my new favorite editor. kdawson seems to take a relatively liberal approach to editing and his posts tend to cut through a lot of the hyperbole that submitters pump up their stories with.
Is it the journal posts? The enigmatic unlinked user name? The gender-neutral handle? The stylish lowercase letters?
* Is he a he?
What flabergasts me is why studios still like him.
House of the Dead (2003) Budget: $7MM; Domestic gross: $10MM
Alone in the Dark (2005) Budget: $20MM; Domestic gross: $5.13MM
Bloodrayne (2005) Budget: $25MM; Domestic gross: $1.55MM
In all 3 cases I couldn't find any significant foreign box office numbers (might have missed those somehow though). Ignoring film quality, I could understand studios taking a risk and giving him more small films to take a crack at. The risk/reward is probably pretty good given how healthy the gaming market is. I don't understand why they're taking an even bigger bet on him though.
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I don't understand the kdawson hate. I think one part of it is "gang up on the new guy", and another part is blaming his* for submission quality, which is not fair for any editor unless you look hard at the firehose from when they were working. Editing-wise, kdawson is my new favorite editor. kdawson seems to take a relatively liberal approach to editing and his posts tend to cut through a lot of the hyperbole that submitters pump up their stories with. Is it the journal posts? The enigmatic unlinked user name? The gender-neutral handle? The stylish lowercase letters? * Is he a he?
What flabergasts me is why studios still like him. House of the Dead (2003) Budget: $7MM; Domestic gross: $10MM Alone in the Dark (2005) Budget: $20MM; Domestic gross: $5.13MM Bloodrayne (2005) Budget: $25MM; Domestic gross: $1.55MM In all 3 cases I couldn't find any significant foreign box office numbers (might have missed those somehow though). Ignoring film quality, I could understand studios taking a risk and giving him more small films to take a crack at. The risk/reward is probably pretty good given how healthy the gaming market is. I don't understand why they're taking an even bigger bet on him though.