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John and Craig discuss whether and how heroes can understand themselves. Is self-awareness an intrinsic aspect of a character, or something they achieve over the course of the story? Both heroes and villains are often wrestling with their identity. We look at why it’s more difficult (and sometimes more rewarding) to explore these issues in screenwriting than prose fiction.

Then it’s time for another round of the Three Page Challenge, followed by listener questions about meddling actors and producers.

Thanks to everyone who submitted to the Three Page Challenge, especially our participants: Edith Rodriguez, Carolyn Getches, Hilary C. Gish, and Christine Hoang!

Links:

* John and Craig’s panel on Addiction & Mental Health organized by Hollywood, Health & Society Wed, July 31, 2019, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT at SAG. Limited tickets, email: hhs@usc.edu
* [Research Methods for Writers with Chernobyl’s Craig Mazin](https://www.wgfoundation.org/events/all/2019/7/17/research-methods-for-writers-chernobyl) Wednesday, July 17, 2019 @ 7:00 PM
* Trumpcast [Is Trump a Disease? A Medical Perspective](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/07/is-trump-a-disease-a-medical-perspective.html)
* Edith Rodriguez, [The Days Ahead](https://johnaugust.com/Assets/3PageEdith.pdf)
* Carolyn Getches & Hilary C. Gish [Formerly Fat Housewife](https://johnaugust.com/Assets/3PageCarolynHilary.pdf)
* Christine Hoang [Fly Girl](https://johnaugust.com/Assets/3PageChristine.pdf)
* Bo Burnham’s [Eighth Grade Script](http://a24awards.com/film/eighthgrade/Eighth_Grade_Script.pdf)
* [‘Versing’ Verse as a Verb](https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=4029)
* [Screen Cleaner](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BX1AOVA/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
* [John August](https://twitter.com/johnaugust) on Twitter
* [Craig Mazin](https://twitter.com/clmazin) on Twitter
* [John on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/johnaugust/?hl=en)
* [Outro](http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-the-outros) by Mackey Landy ([send us yours!](http://johnaugust.com/2014/outros-needed))

Email us at ask@johnaugust.com

You can download the episode [here](http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/scriptnotes_ep_409_self_awareness.mp3).

**UPDATE 7-19-19** The transcript for this episode can be found [here](https://johnaugust.com/2019/scriptnotes-ep-409-i-know-you-are-but-what-am-i-transcript).

John and Craig tackle eight topics ranging from WGA negotiations to overlapping dialogue, to John’s new agency.

We also follow up on Better Sex, Chernobyl, and Craig’s solo episode.

Links:

* [Scriptnotes Episode 406, Better Sex with Rachel Bloom](https://johnaugust.com/2019/better-sex-with-rachel-bloom)
* [Verve Talent and Literary Agency](https://www.vervetla.com/) and [John’s Tweets](https://twitter.com/johnaugust/status/1144754149763850241).
* Find Chernobyl scripts [here](https://johnaugust.com/library)!
* Watch [Chernobyl](https://www.hbo.com/chernobyl), listen to the podcast [here](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-chernobyl-podcast).
* [WGA Financials](https://www.wga.org/the-guild/about-us/annual-report)
* [Dots, Dashes, and Parentheticals](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7XUNvtNSt8&feature=youtu.be)
* [Scriptnotes Episode 403, How to Write a Movie](https://johnaugust.com/2019/how-to-write-a-movie)
* [Aladdin](https://movies.disney.com/aladdin-2019)
* [Rodecaster Pro Sound Board](https://www.rode.com/rodecasterpro)
* [Russian Doll](https://www.netflix.com/watch/80211627?source=35)
* [John August](https://twitter.com/johnaugust) on Twitter
* [Craig Mazin](https://twitter.com/clmazin) on Twitter
* [John on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/johnaugust/?hl=en)
* [Outro](http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-the-outros) by the Arbitrary Jukebox Experiment ([send us yours!](http://johnaugust.com/2014/outros-needed))

Email us at ask@johnaugust.com

You can download the episode [here](http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/scriptnotes_ep_408_rolling_dice.mp3).

**UPDATE 7-10-19** the transcript for this episode can be found [here](https://johnaugust.com/2019/scriptnotes-ep-408-rolling-dice-transcript).

John and Craig are joined by attorney Ken Richman and Laurie Espinosa of the WGA West for a detailed discussion of screenwriting contracts. They look at what to expect, where you can negotiate, and what to watch out for.

Follow along with the example contract [here](https://johnaugust.com/Assets/WGAContractSlides407.pdf).

Links:

* [Example Contract](https://johnaugust.com/Assets/WGAContractSlides407.pdf)
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* [John August](https://twitter.com/johnaugust) on Twitter
* [Craig Mazin](https://twitter.com/clmazin) on Twitter
* [John on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/johnaugust/?hl=en)
* [Outro](http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-the-outros) by Alex Winder ([send us yours!](http://johnaugust.com/2014/outros-needed))

Email us at ask@johnaugust.com

You can download the episode [here](http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/scriptnotes_ep_407_understanding_your_feature_contract.mp3).

**UPDATE 7-11-19:** The transcript of this episode can be found [here](https://johnaugust.com/2019/scriptnotes-ep-407-understanding-your-feature-contract-transcript).