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The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

54 | Showrunning: Anything & Everything You Need To Know

The Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna

Meg LeFauve & Lorien McKenna

Tv & Film

4.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2021

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

We're back! Meg, Lorien, and Jeff have all been traveling, producing, and on set, and oh, do we have UPDATES. Lorien - who is now entering post on the project she SHOWRAN - answers all of your questions from what kinds of writers she's looking for in the room, and what her expectations for them are once they arrive.  THANK YOU to our intern Jess Fisher for producing and cutting this episode! You've been a rock for us in some of our busiest times.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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

0:04.1

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

0:07.6

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

0:11.4

animation, from my work on Inside Out and

0:13.9

Captain Marvel. 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 life.

0:23.0

Had a not only survive the ups and downs, but thrive.

0:26.0

We want to help you become the best screenwriter you can be

0:29.0

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

0:32.0

Hi guys, welcome back to the show.

0:35.0

We know we've taken a little bit of a break here

0:38.0

due to summer and mostly work avalanches,

0:42.0

but we are back. Welcome back, Lorian. Yes, welcome back. I'm super excited to see everybody. It's sort of a relief. This feels like, oh, normal. But I don't even know what normal is anymore so let's get into it and we even have Jeff here. I am here I am here I am under slept and thrilled we wrapped this morning at 7 a.m. fighting the sun for a night shot but we got it so I can't wait to catch you guys up

1:11.0

Yeah, it's gonna be fun. It's gonna be a fun show with Jeff because he hasn't so great.

1:16.0

And Jess is here too. Yes, thank you Jess. We're getting us together to do the show.

1:20.0

So today we'll be answering some of your questions.

1:22.8

Thanks to everyone who submitted questions

1:24.8

through our Facebook group.

1:26.7

And we'll also be hearing from Lorry and

1:28.6

about her journey as a showrunner.

1:30.7

So.

1:31.6

All right, who wants to go first for Adventures in Screenwriting?

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