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One-Handed Movie Heroes

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August 11, 2015 Scriptnotes, Story and Plot, Three Page Challenge, Transcribed, Words on the page, Writing Process

John and Craig discuss why movie heroes — unlike those in novels or musicals — generally don’t profess internally conflicting views. In reality, our feelings on a topic are likely shades of gray. On the big screen, characters tend to articulate a single point firmly.

We also discuss the last few things we do when getting ready to submit a script.

Then it’s time for three new entries in the Three Page Challenge, with Nazis, nukes and noir.

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  • Outro by Rajesh Naroth (send us yours!)

You can download the episode here: AAC | mp3.

UPDATE 8-13-15: The transcript of this episode can be found here.

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