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Broken but Sympathetic

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April 2, 2019 Scriptnotes

John and Craig welcome back Can You Ever Forgive Me? director Marielle Heller to discuss the challenge of creating a hero the audience can root for while also establishing that the character must change.

We also answer questions from listeners about conflicting notes, meet-and-greets, and true-life stories.

Links:

  • WGA Video Explaining ATA Negotiations
  • Can You Ever Forgive Me?
  • A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
  • Scriptnotes 212, Diary of a First Time Director with Mari Heller
  • Schlage Locks
  • American Crossword Password Tournament Online–let us know if you unseat Craig!
  • What the Constitution Means to Me by Heidi Schreck
  • We’re hiring a coder! If you’re interested please send an email to assistant@johnaugust.com
  • Submit entries for The Scriptnotes Pitch Session here.
  • John August on Twitter
  • Craig Mazin on Twitter
  • John on Instagram
  • Find past episodes
  • Scriptnotes Digital Seasons are also now available!
  • Outro by James Llonch and Jim Bond (send us yours!)

Email us at ask@johnaugust.com

You can download the episode here.

UPDATE 4-5-19: The transcript of this episode can be found here

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