John and Craig talk action! It’s an all-craft episode about how words on the page become high-adrenaline events on the screen.

Using a variety of different scripts, we look at how different styles of action sequences can be used to clearly communicate what is meant to happen in a scene and how it’s supposed to feel.

In our bonus segment for premium members we try to discuss the Emmys but mostly talk about teenage girls’ obsession with Criminal Minds.

Links:

• Action Scenes PDF
• Scriptnotes Episode 463: Writing Action
• Entertainment Community Fund – Emergency Financial Assistance
• CAA Lays Off Agents and Employees
• From 2020: WGA East and West members voted to approve the new contract
• Good Sudoku
• Good Sudoku App
• Ghosts of Tsushima
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• Craig Mazin on Threads and Instagram
• John August on Threads, Instagram and Twitter
• John on Mastodon
• Outro by Matthew Chilelli (send us yours!)
• This episode was originally produced by Megana Rao. Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt and is edited by Matthew Chilelli.

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