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115 | Can We Write Characters that Don't Reflect Our Experience? (ft. Dr. Yalda T Uhls)

The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

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What's the Positive in Storytelling?

When kids are really little, they are more attuned to positive consequences versus negative consequences. And so in George Washington, which also might be because it was also relatable,. It's a dad rewarded him for doing the right thing versus he got punished for doing the wrong thing. So do you guys ever see Clifford, the big red dog? Yeah. There's an episode where a new dog comes to the neighborhood and doesn't have a leg. Then, then, saying, I'm going to control your behavior or I'll say no, you know?"

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