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The Active Protagonist (Tip #56)
Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From Iowa“One of the hardest concepts for new screenwriters to master is the active protagonist. Passive protagonists populate the pages of countless screenplays. As a screenwriting teacher and screenplay consultant, I see this all the time. But don’t just take my word for it. According to a reader friend of mine who’s read over a thousand [...]
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