This is very general advice. I'll keep looking for something with a bit more detail.
Video:
Letter Writing
Now here's an example of a semi-formal email. It's crisp and friendly. He's quite a big shot and it's partly a letter of refusal (well it's more open-ended than that) so he has to weigh his words carefully. He knows he's dealing with a sensitive artist! How important is the word "unfortunately" in this letter? What about the word "any" in the same sentence - what purpose does it serve? Do you think he succeeds in not sounding like a jerk? What's his secret?
TRANSLITERATION:
ReplyDeleteDear sensitive Artist,
It was an ambitious attempt to send us the fragment of your film ORACLE DRIVE. But we TRULY need to see a lot more to decide if your film meets our standards.
But don´t abandon hope, if you have created something meatier sooner or later, we will give you and your film a second chance for one of the following festivals…
With best wishes
The I-don´t-want-to-sound-like-a-jerk
I've nearly finished the film! Will have to submit it to him soon - I'll publish the response to this blog. :)
ReplyDeleteBest of luck ;)
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to watching it...
so.. presumably you received another letter? was it (any) good?
ReplyDeleteYes. I'm in the Festival this year!
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