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The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

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How to Write a Screenplay in 35 Words

If you're having trouble boiling it down, there's a problem with your screen play. The opening paragraph has to have the who, what, why, where and when. Quick rule: Don't use character names. Nobody wants to know mat and john and sarah. It doesn't make sense.

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