46 | Writing Great TV Characters w/ Javier Grillo-Marxuach
The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna
Meg LeFauve & Lorien McKenna
4.9 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 23 May 2021
⏱️ 68 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, welcome to the screenwriting life. I'm Meg Lafour. And I'm L'Orian McKenna. |
| 0:05.2 | We are professional screenwriters. We've worked together as a team and separately. We've worked on studio |
| 0:09.7 | and indie films, live action, and animation, from my work on Inside Out and |
| 0:13.9 | Captain Marvel. |
| 0:14.7 | To my work in Pixar Story Department on Up, Brave, and Inside Out. |
| 0:18.8 | We are here to share our insights on the craft of screenwriting and also the lights had to not only |
| 0:24.0 | survive the ups and downs but thrive we want to help you become the best |
| 0:27.9 | screenwriter you can be and to reassure you that you are not alone on this journey. |
| 0:32.0 | Guys welcome back to the show. |
| 0:34.0 | Today we are thrilled to be chatting with one of Hollywood's most well-known |
| 0:38.0 | and respected screenwriters, |
| 0:40.0 | Javier Grejo, Mark's Watch. |
| 0:42.0 | The best known as one of the... Javier Grejo Marks Watch. |
| 0:47.5 | Though best known as one of the Emmy Award winning writer producers of Lost, Harvey is a prolific writer of television shows, comic books, movies, |
| 0:51.6 | and the occasional critical essay. |
| 0:54.0 | He's a master storyteller with a deep understanding of character. |
| 0:57.0 | Today we're going to deep dive on long-form character development, |
| 1:01.0 | as well as hobby's philosophy on operational theme which I just am fascinated by and we'll be |
| 1:06.5 | answering your questions that you posted on our Facebook page. So Harvey, welcome to the show. |
| 1:11.6 | Welcome for having me. I really appreciate it. Oh my God. So Harvey, welcome to the show. Welcome. |
| 1:13.0 | Thank you for having me. I really appreciate it. |
| 1:13.8 | Oh my God. |
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