The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna 184 | What Does A Hollywood Studio Reader Do? (TSL Listener Spotlight)
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Mar 14, 2024 Guest Jennifer Deaton, a studio reader for Focus Features and screenwriter, shares insights on navigating creative partnerships, building trust through menial tasks, anecdotes from working in entertainment, feedback in Hollywood, transitioning to a Hollywood studio reader, and the dichotomy of creativity and objectivity in writing and development.
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Introduction
00:00 • 4min
Navigating Creative Partnerships
04:05 • 15min
Building Trust and Relationships Through Menial Tasks
19:31 • 3min
Anecdotes from Working at Castle Rock Entertainment and Importance of Industry Community
23:00 • 2min
Navigating Feedback in Hollywood
25:03 • 6min
Journey from Aspiring Writer to Freelance Reader to Hollywood Studio Reader
30:35 • 11min
Navigating the Screenwriting Industry
41:15 • 15min
Navigating the Dichotomy of Creativity and Objectivity in Writing and Development
56:40 • 4min