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28 | Getting Perspective: Taking The 30,000 Foot View Of Your Writing

The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

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I Don't Fucking Love This Character. Dang It.

"I don't think you should be thinking about that while you're down flow," she said. "Your 30,000 foot view is, could this be better? Like God, how many times did we talk at Pixar about ... Is this the best version of this scene?" She continued: "If your character is not active enough and you agree with that note, okay, let it all go,. Look for clues in what you've got."

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