Writers/Blockbusters Screenwriting Podcast

#13 - Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)

Oct 27, 2022
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The Mission Impossible Franchise
01:35 • 1min
3
Ghost Protocol
03:04 • 2min
4
The Rise and Fall of Chris McQuarry
04:52 • 2min
5
The Blockbuster Whisperer
06:28 • 3min
6
The Faith That the Studio Must Have on That
09:30 • 2min
7
How to Write a Screenplay
11:43 • 2min
8
The Magic of Improvisation
13:54 • 2min
9
Christopher Corey: The Author's Edge
15:28 • 2min
10
The Impromptu Skydiving Scene
17:39 • 2min
11
The Power of Visual Presentation in a Movie
19:32 • 2min
12
How to Make a Dramatic Goal
21:18 • 2min
13
The Importance of Goals in a Drama
23:07 • 2min
14
McGee's Value Change
24:50 • 2min
15
The Proactive, Reactive, and Reactive Scenes
27:02 • 2min
16
The Negative Response to a Proactive Scene
28:36 • 2min
17
The Positives and Negatives of Lark
30:10 • 4min
18
How to Write a Good Story
33:49 • 2min
19
The End of Fallout
36:03 • 3min
20
The Meta of the Movie
39:14 • 3min
21
Positive and Negative Joint Changes
42:02 • 3min
22
The CIA Fucks Everything Up and Loses the IMF Leader
45:19 • 2min
23
The Five Point Finale
47:23 • 2min
24
The Ticking Clock Mechanism
49:14 • 2min
25
The Importance of Understanding a Character's Motivation
51:14 • 2min
26
The Importance of Stakes
52:53 • 2min
27
Should I Save Lois Lane or the World?
54:24 • 2min
28
The Importance of Doubt in a Novel
56:11 • 2min
29
The Flat Arc
58:03 • 2min
30
The Importance of Complication in Scripts
59:36 • 4min
31
How to Achieve Your Goals
01:03:35 • 2min
32
The Weight of Guilt Can Actually Fuel a Movie
01:05:26 • 2min