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Lukas Hassel is an award-winning actor, screenwriter and filmmaker whose credits include The Blacklist, Blue Bloods and The Night Agent. He wrote and stars in the psychological horror-thriller House of Abraham alongside Natasha Henstridge and Lin Shaye.

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How well do you really know your protagonist? The odds are, not well enough. 

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Your protagonist wants something. You've made that perfectly clear. But what if they want the wrong thing? 

In this episode, we look at the difference between having a goal and having a goal powerful enough to drive an entire screenplay.

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You want the audience to like your protagonist. Of course you do. But sometimes trying too hard to make a character likable does exactly the opposite. 

In this episode, we look at why being "nice" might be one of the things keeping your protagonist from coming alive.

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Welcome to our new series on issues with Protagonists in your screenplay. In this series, we will look at a number of issues with protagonists and help you try to solve them. 

Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode in this series.

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For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out  www.lovinder.com.

It happens to us on a regular basis. We deny something that is inevitable. We deny our hopes and dreams. We deny so many things that we know we shouldn't. Once you figure out why, then you've figured out a massive plot point for a screenplay.

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It is imperative that you do and don't write about your life. Is that confusing? If so, listen to this weeks podcast and get a little clarity.

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Don't do it. Overexplaining is an epidemic in screenwriting. Find out why and how to avoid it in this episode. 

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Sometimes we get lost during the screenwriting process. It's hard to stay clear on what we're writing about. External factors influence us. We research things that impact our original ideas. How do we keep it all clear? Well, we go back to the beginning, to our Focus Point. 

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Alvaro Rodriguez is a writer, producer, and composer. He began his career by working as a composer on El Mariachi in 1992. 

He has since expanded into film and television writing and producing. He has written on From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series, Machete, Seis Manos, American Rust, Chicago Fire and Florida Man.

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For more information on Lovinder Gill's best-selling book "Scriptcake Secrets" or his public speaking schedule, please check out  www.lovinder.com.