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July 21, 2020 Scriptnotes, Transcribed

John and Craig bring another round of How Would This Be A Movie, with a mix of stories from history and the headlines. In this episode we discuss an unexpected guest at a funeral, a lost Russian submarine and a social influencer murder plot.

We also look at the latest WGA developments, including the new agency agreement with UTA and the vote on the studio agreement. Then, we answer listener questions on an UNO movie, editing while writing and how to write a high-profit movie.

In our bonus segment for premium members, we discuss how 2020 would be a movie.

Links:

* [WGA Studio Summary](https://www.wga.org/members/membership-information/contract-2020/summary-of-tentative-2020-wga-mba)
* [WGA Studio Agreement](https://www.wga.org/uploadedfiles/members/member_info/contract_2020/2020_MOA.pdf)
* [UTA WGA Deal](https://secure.wga.org/uploadedfiles/members/member_info/agency_agreement/uta_franchise_agreement_redlined.pdf)
* [Wife crashes own funeral to confront husband who paid to have her killed](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/02/05/wife-crashes-her-own-funeral-horrifying-her-husband-who-had-paid-have-her-killed/) by Sarah Kaplan
* [Project Azorian](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/deep_sea_mining) by David Shukman
* [Instagram influencer sentenced to 14 years for violent plot to steal domain name](https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/9/21003858/instagram-polo-rossi-lorathio-adams-ii-sentenced-14-years-domain-name-state-snaps) by Nick Statt
* [Battle of Blair Mountain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blair_Mountain)
* [Swift UI](https://developer.apple.com/xcode/swiftui/) and [Swift Playgrounds](https://www.apple.com/swift/playgrounds/)
* [Disbelief Followed by Expression: Alonzo Mourning Gif](https://media.giphy.com/media/3dBYaf4H2qCoE/giphy.gif)
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* [John on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/johnaugust/?hl=en)
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**UPDATE 7-28-2020** The original post for this episode can now be found [here](https://johnaugust.com/2020/scriptnotes-episode-461-the-right-manganese-for-the-job).

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