185 | Why Tone and Genre ≠ Plot (ft. Cole Haddon)
The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna
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Exploring Tone and Genre in Storytelling
The chapter delves into the nuances of tone in storytelling, discussing how filmmakers express characters' inner lives, challenges of conveying tone in pitches, and personal evolution of understanding tone in writing. It emphasizes the importance of analyzing scripts to understand different perspectives and highlights the value of all genres in storytelling. The conversation expands to discuss writing to the market, the challenges and rewards of writing genre movies, and the impact of emotional moments in pitches.
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