I pitched something clear and alive, and now I'm watching it get whittled down in every meeting. The budget takes a piece, someone's ego takes another, a compromise takes a third, and what's left barely looks like the thing I set out to make. I sit in dailies wondering where my film went.
More people experience this than they realize.
Your original vision keeps getting diluted by money, egos, and compromise until you barely recognize it.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.