Movie Making Experiences and Writing Equations on Bones

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The speaker shared their least favorite movie-making experiences which involved putting a lot of work into a screenplay and not seeing it come to fruition. They expressed frustration with the Hollywood business model where writers may not see the results of their efforts. On the contrary, the speaker highlighted a positive experience while working on the TV show Bones. They described a memorable episode where they wrote equations and dialogue related to physics for a character played by Richard Schiff. This experience provided them with more involvement in TV production compared to the movie industry.

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