John Truby’s Top 25 Screenwriting Lessons

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John Truby has taught us a lot about screenwriting and story in our two interviews with him. Here are our Top 25 favorite lessons.

00:34 – 1. Key To Understanding Screenwriting
03:52 – 2. Movie Idea Or TV Idea?
06:53 – 3. How To Create The Main Character
10:50 – 4. The First Draft
16:28 – 5. The Most Common Screenwriting Question
18:50 – 6. On The Page
20:32 – 7. How To Break Writer’s Block Quickly
22:53 – 8. Should The Idea Be Written?
27:13 – 9. The Ending
28:54 – 10. Cliffhanger
30:58 – 11. What Is Hollywood Looking To Buy
34:45 – 12. First Rule Of Hollywood
37:12 – 13. Amateur Writers Can’t Do This
41:17 – 14. Audience Feedback
44:22 – 15. Breaking Down The Premise Line
46:26 – 16. Fake Allies
48:50 – 17. Television Story Beats
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