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Ponytail Notes
A relatively new slang used in the Canadian film industry to describe bad, irrelevant, superfluous or nonsensical notes or criticism given to a filmmaker but meant to be helpful. These notes provided to the filmmaker can come during the script-writing, production or post-production process.

It can be traced back to the independent feature film Fake Blood (2017), a docu-thriller directed and edited by Rob Grant. Although some people assume its origins to be sexist, possibly referring to something feminine, this is not the case. It actually came when someone who viewed a rough cut of the film gave the note that they liked the film but had a problem with lead cast member, Mike Kovac, and his ponytail, as they found it distracting when they watched the film. The note giver asked if there was any way to get rid of his ponytail in the finished film which obviously is not a productive note and would be extremely cost prohibitive and has nothing to do with the story. Mike Kovac is an actor and stuntman somewhat famous for his long red hair that he often wears in a ponytail when performing.

The term is relatively new but has begun to be used across Canada in the film community as described above. Primarily used in western Canada it is being used in some communities in Toronto as well and is noticeably growing in use as the story spreads and most filmmakers can relate the experience of receiving such 'ponytail notes' while making movies or tv.

Freshdog (talk) 18:12, 10 June 2017 (UTC)Freshdog