Last week, I participated in a screenwriting panel with many estimable writers at which the topic of idiotic studio notes came up. [Robin Swicord](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0842523/) said something that reframed the issue in a very helpful way:
> You have to remember that as the screenwriter, you’re the only person in the room who has actually seen the movie. You’ve seen the locations in your head. You’ve heard the music. So everyone else is trying to catch up with you, and you need to help them.
I’m paraphrasing a bit — none of this was recorded. But it’s such a smart observation that I didn’t want it to slip by undocumented.
Most of my job as a screenwriter is helping other people see the movie in my head. Obviously, the screenplay is a lot of that, but all the conversations that go along with it are often just as important.