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DZ-94: Talismans (Part 2)

Draft Zero: a screenwriting podcast

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The Talisman in Top Gun Maverick

I think there's two aspects to talisman, this is my way of thinking about it, that help with integration. So how connected to the character is the object? How physically connected to her? How well and often do they interact with it? And specifically, how specific to the character and their world slash given circumstances,. If you remember our use of that term is the talisman. I think goose's dog tags are a good example of something that's connected and specific, but connected to Maverick because he literally wears them as jewelry.

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