November deadline - take as long as you need. If you don't end up doing something you wanted to then you just wont be satisfied. To leave anything out due to time constraints would surely just be shooting yourself in the foot. The oportunity here is to get as much 'right' with the film as possible. If that means a few more months then fine. Really, we're lucky to be getting anything at all and should keep that in mind.
Private screenings, Gotta echo everyone else and say terrible idea. Even though you [Ady] agree, the point seems to keep cropping up. Not trying to have a go at anyone. We really don't want to get noticed by 'suits' here. We need to get this thing out there, under the radar so to speak.
And another point I'm not sure if we've hit on yet. What can we do about those people who will invariably try to claim this work as their own - and worse, they to profit from it?