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51. Jamie Nash - Screenwriter, Author of "Save the Cat Writes for TV"

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The Importance of Transformational Maps in Movies

A car chase is just a car chase until you put something emotional in it and that makes it three dimensional. That's exactly right. I always use the example from Mr and Mrs Smith. Their house blows up and then they steal a car from the next door. Right. What vehicle could be more representative of a family than a minivan? It's all about setting him up as a character that needs money works out of a nail salon. He drives a cheap car. He needs money needs money need money. And, you know, again, his broken compasses I will never accept help from my brother. I will never. Act out. But it's the kind of thing I think

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