191 | Writing Visually On The Page (And Connecting To Your Theme) ft. Linda Seger

The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

Meg LeFauve & Lorien McKenna

Tv & Film

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Linda Seger basically created the job of independent script consultant. After years of exploring, she discovered that her gifts lie in making a good script great, which is the name of her first book: "Making A Good Script Great." Since then, Linda has become one of Hollywood's most sought after and celebrated consultants, because her ability to distill down what is needed on the page. For Linda's Books: https://lindaseger.com/screenwriting-books/ Join our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thescreenwritinglife

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0:00.0	Hey everyone welcome back to the screen running life. I'm Meg Lafove.
0:07.3	Loring couldn't join us this week but Jeff and I are thrilled to be welcoming
0:11.1	best-selling author, speaker, and script consultant, Dr. Linda Seeger,
0:15.8	onto the show. Though officially retired and focusing on writing, during her time as a script
0:21.1	consultant, Linda Seeger was one of Hollywood's most sought-after
0:24.1	consultants in part because she helped define and create the idea of script consulting
0:28.5	as a career.
0:29.7	She's consulted on over 2,000 scripts including over 100 produced feature films and over 35
0:34.5	produced television projects with past clients that include Peter Jackson and
0:38.6	Ray Bradbury among others.
0:40.3	Linda's books have become foundational texts in the study and craft of screenwriting.
0:45.8	Her best-selling book, Making a Good Script Great, is frequently endorsed by Ron Howard, who
0:51.4	has used it to inform all of his movies beginning with
0:53.8	Apollo 13 and I'm a personal huge fan of her book Creating Unforgettable
0:58.4	Characters is one of the first books I read when I came to Hollywood and it really was so insightful and
1:06.1	helped me learn writing such a wonderful basic and yet complex level.
1:10.8	So I am personally thrilled to say hello Linda.
1:14.0	Hello nice to be here.
1:16.0	Wonderful now we can't wait to chat with you but
1:20.0	Linda has agreed to go ahead and be part of our adventures in screenwriting or
1:24.3	aka what we did this week. I will start off. Normally we throw to Lorry and
1:29.5	who she's not here so I'll start. I want to talk about something in terms of the craft that is a little
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