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151 | Rethinking Screenplay Structure w/ The Nutshell Technique (ft. Jill Chamberlain)

The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

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Driving Behaviors through Exposition

The importance of driving behaviors through exposition in a screenplay is discussed, emphasizing the need for specific and interesting characters with unique beliefs, patterns, and roles. The complexity and challenges faced by the main character are highlighted using an example of a brother teaching his special needs brother about getting out of a car. The discussion relates to the concepts of structure and character outlined in Jill's book.

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