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Mar 2020
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2 | Turning Ideas Into Screenplays

MEG LEFAUVE & LORIEN MCKENNA
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We all hear it: "I've got this great idea for a movie," or, "they should totally make that into a movie," but why do so few people take the next step and actually write the script? Well, today, Pixar alum Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna answer that question, getting into all the nuts and bolts of "idea to page," and answer YOUR fan questions. Welcome to Ask M ... Show More
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