Hey, welcome to the screenwriting life. I'm Meg Lafour. And I'm

L'Orian McKenna. We are professional screenwriters. We've worked together as a

team and separately. We've worked on studio and indie films, live action and

animation, from my work on Inside Out and

Captain Marvel. To my work in Pixar Story Department on Up, Brave, and Inside Out.

We are here to share our insights on the craft of screenwriting and also the lights, how to not only survive the

ups and downs but thrive. We want to help you become the best screenwriter you can be and

to reassure you that you are not alone on this journey.

Hey guys, welcome back to the show.

We are so glad to have you here.

Today we are thrilled to be chatting with one of Hollywood's most well-known

and most well-respected screenwriters John August.

Known for sharply written Indies like Go and the Nines

to beloved studio juggernauts like Charlie

in the chocolate factory and Aladdin.

John's work is united by quick wit,

richly emotional characters and engaging storytelling in scripts that have grossed

over 2.4 billion dollars at the box office. He's also the screen ready podfather paving the way for our show with his

podcast script notes co-hosted with Emmy winning writer Craig Mason. John is joining us today to help us unpack the dynamics of world

building and your writing as well as lots of other stuff I'm sure we're going to

get into because we've got his big brain with us and we got to pick that brain.

So we're very excited but before we get to that before we get to the

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