Hello and welcome my name is John August my name is Craig Mason and is

episode 626 of script notes a podcast about screenwriting and things that are

interesting to screenwriters today on the, what do you do when reality is

distracting? As writers we aim for accuracy and specificity which generally helps

stories feel authentic, but those very qualities can sometimes paradoxically pull viewers out of the story

while trying to find the middle ground.

We'll also answer some questions about writing during production, period details,

and whether or not to read the script before watching the movie.

Oh, well, there's an answer to that one.

Yeah.

What's your answer?

No.

I think you often should.

So we'll discuss it before you watch the movie?

Yeah. I think as a person who wants to learn about writing the craft.

Oh, that.

Oh, I thought you meant just as a person that was watching a movie, you know the way we would hope that they would watch it without knowing what's happening.

Yeah, yeah, we'll dig into that.

Okay.

And in a bonus segment for premium members, how can you tell when someone is just being nice?

We'll discuss techniques for differentiating actual interest when it's just being nice. We'll discuss techniques for differentiating actual

interest when it comes to scripts and in real life. Oh, well give away all my secrets.

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