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CUT TO: Writing a Movie

Lauren Greenwood

Award-winning screenwriter of mostly TV movies but also YouTube, FAST, shorts and feature films—sharing everything I’ve learned (and am learning). And now director of my first short SWATHE.

CUT TO: Writing a Movie

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CUT TO: Writing a Movie

The movie you write isn't the movie you see.

Inspiration hack: If you want a great new idea for a story, just work on something you need to get done and it will appear with great urgency.

Seven Lessons From 30 Years of Festival Chaos

1. Nobody is coming to save you.
The cavalry doesn’t arrive. You are the cavalry.

2. Chaos is not a bug — it’s the operating system.