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Mar 14, 2023 55 min

Collective Narratives

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John and Craig welcome back writer/producer Megana Rao to discuss techniques to explain what happened in the world of a movie before the movie began. How do we use past events as touchstones, and how does our interpretation of events become the narrative in our culture? Then Megana tells us her story of getting staffed. How does a new writer join the WGA, and what is expected of a writer on your first day? She also answers listener questions and shares advice she’s learned from her time on our show. In our bonus segment for premium members, Megana introduces John and Craig to Get Ready With Me videos. Links: How to Become a Member of the WGA Conceiving the 2000s by Noah Smith Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy by James B. Stewart and Rachel Abrams The Romantics on Netflix Logitech Lift Vertical Mouse Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt! Check out the Inneresting Newsletter Gift a Scriptnotes Subscription or treat yourself to a premium subscription! Craig Mazin on Instagram John August on Twitter John on Instagram John on Mastodon Outro by Lex Kornelis (send us yours!) Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt and edited by Matthew Chilelli. Email us at [email protected] You can download the episode here. UPDATE 4-27-23: The transcript for this episode can be found here. The post Collective Narratives first appeared on John August.

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