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🗓️ 25 June 2024
⏱️ 64 minutes
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John welcomes back Aline Brosh McKenna to help figure out how to say goodbye… in your story. Using examples from some of their favorite movies, they explore how farewell scenes work, what sets them apart from the average see-you-later, and leaving a lasting effect on your characters and the audience.
We also look at the summer box office, George Gallo’s Bad Boys lawsuit, Sony’s purchase of Alamo Drafthouse, and answer listener questions on bad ex-managers, second steps, NDA’s, fairies, and how to take advantage of downtime in LA.
In our bonus segment for premium members, John and Aline discuss journaling. Should we be keeping track of what we’ve been doing all day?
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0:00.0 | Hey, this is John. Heads up that today's episode has just a little bit of swearing in it. |
0:04.0 | Hello and welcome. My name is John August and you're listening to episode 648 of script notes. |
0:11.5 | It's a podcast about screenwriting and things that are interesting to screenwriters. |
0:15.2 | Today on a show, how do you say goodbye? We'll take a look at farewell scenes to explore what makes them work. |
0:20.8 | We'll also answer listener questions about managers, fairies, and moving |
0:24.4 | to Los Angeles. Tell us to do all of this. Let's welcome back our OG guest host, |
0:29.2 | Alene Brossa McKenna. Alene, welcome back. |
0:31.6 | I'm actually Craig Mason you are Craig mason Craig always |
0:35.0 | affects different voices and he's been working just sweet Craig mousin yeah I really |
0:40.0 | respect his dedication to craft he really finds what it is that unique kind of thing. |
0:45.5 | As busy as he's been doing the last of us, he still found time to Craig, thank you again for all the |
0:50.4 | hard work he's doing. |
0:51.4 | Oh, he's doing a great impression of a Aline. I'm doing a really good impression |
0:54.3 | of Aline. Yeah, we've all lost, we've lost the threat here. |
0:57.0 | Aline, it's so nice to see you. Thank you and very, thank you for being so gracious about me being late. Anyone who knows me know I am scrupulously on time and I |
1:05.8 | was on time for the time I thought it was, which was 11. But for 1030 when it actually |
1:11.4 | was? Not in time. |
1:13.2 | Not on time. |
1:14.2 | Aline, I haven't seen you for a bit. |
1:15.4 | So tell me in just a general sense, |
1:17.0 | you don't have to name projects, but what are you working on? |
1:18.6 | Like, what's under your fingers right now? |
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