Editing
09.23.08
Part 24: The Headline
On Sep 19, 2008, at 11:16 AM, Jason Tanz <Jason_Tanz@wired.com> wrote:
OK, we've come up with a few alternatives.
Head Master
Uneasy Writer
And, you knew it was coming:
[Clever Headline Here]
On Sep 19, 2008, at 11:32 AM, Bob Cohn <Bob_Cohn@wired.com> wrote:Jason followed up by sending a couple more ideas Nancy's way.
Puns puns puns.
Chris hates em
On 9/19/08 1:11 PM, "Jason Tanz" <Jason_Tanz@wired.com> wrote:Meanwhile, I was independently lobbying Jake for a new headline.
Sigh. Well, here are a couple others. Not really crazy about any of em. What do you think:
Kaufman Unbound
Welcome To the Not-So-Funhouse
[or just Not-So-Funhouse]
The Man Who Cannot Be Summed Up In a Headline
Or my favorite, which is certainly not even worth suggesting:
This Headline Doesn't Work
On 9/19/08 4:32 PM, "Scott Dadich" <scott@wired.com> wrote:
any way you guys would consider a different Kaufman hed?
Puzzle Master just sort of lays there, seems a little deflated...
(not carrying Jason's water here, I was going to ask anyway)
On 9/19/08 4:33 PM, "Jacob Young" <Jacob_Young@wired.com> wrote:
Not wedded to Puzzle Master, but haven't heard anything better yet.
On Sep 19, 2008, at 5:12 PM, Jason Tanz wrote:
Hm. This may not be perfect, but:
Kaufman's Paradox
He wrote such mind-bending films as Adaptation and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. But with his directorial debut, has Hollywood's biggest brain gotten too smart for his own good?
On Sep 19, 2008, at 5:16 PM, Scott Dadich wrote:
i like that and can do something cool with that type
On Sep 19, 2008, at 5:53 PM, Jacob Young wrote:Jake had a point; we couldn't put "paradox" in the headline without delivering a paradox in the dek. We set to work trying to come up with something.
Sounds nice and very Wired-but explain the paradox part to your dense managing editor, please.
On Sep 19, 2008, at 6:24 PM, Scott Dadich wrote:
he does nutty shit-which made him successful-which led to directing this movie-which is nutty-which may be his downfall.
?
On Sep 19, 2008, at 7:06 PM, Tanz, Jason wrote:
Hollywood's brainiest screenwriter pleases crowds by refusing to be crowd-pleasing. His directorial debut is his trickiest film to date. This time, has he gotten too smart for his own good?
Paradox is only in the first sentence. What do you think?
On Sep 19, 2008, at 7:11 PM, Scott Dadich wrote:
i like, but it seems like it needs a transition from that first sentence to the second...feels a touch choppy?
On Sep 19, 2008, at 7:14 PM, Tanz, Jason wrote:
What if we change "trickiest" to "least compromising"? Follows crowdpleasing...
On Sep 19, 2008, at 7:26 PM, Scott Dadich wrote:
mm, yes.