432 - Learning from Movies
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John and Craig discuss what screenwriters can learn from watching movies. They cover techniques for making the most of the movies they watch and the questions you should be asking afterward.
We also share more advice from listeners about moving to LA and lots of answers FOR listeners who’ve written in with questions.
And for Scriptnotes Premium members, we have a bonus segment discussing The Mandalorian.
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Southern California Counseling Center How I Created A Deepfake of Mark Zuckerberg and Star Trek’s Data by Timothy Lee for Ars Technica Vertiflex Superion John August on Twitter Craig Mazin on Twitter John on Instagram Outro by Adam Locke Norton (send us yours!) Scriptnotes is produced by Megana Rao and edited by Matthew Chilelli. Email us at [email protected]
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