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DZ-94: Talismans (Part 2)

Draft Zero: a screenwriting podcast

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The Portrait of Marianne and Eloise

Eloise asked for Marianne to sketch herself in a book of hers on page 28 and it's a naked sketch. So we have that as a talismanic telling of the story, right? And it goes through all the beats. There is a moment of transformation because we literally see the two to versions of each other. The object is imbued with being for the character throughout. I thought it was going to end with this is the portrait of the living on fire. But then, and this is to your final talisman. She sees Eloise in person at a concert. It ends with fantastic performance.

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