In this bonus episode for premium subscribers, John hosts a Q&A with Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairnes to discuss their new film 1917. They discuss writing a war film without exposition, turning psychology into behavior, and portraying emotional processing in real-time.
They also answer audience questions on having a separate technical script and the challenges of editing a single-shot film.
Happy New Year!
Links:
* [1917](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8579674/)
* [1917 Behind the Scenes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hSjs2hBa94)
* [Krysty Wilson-Cairns](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4880670/)
* [Sam Mendes](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005222/)
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* Scriptnotes is produced by Megana Rao and edited by Matthew Chilelli
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