Screenwriting 101: Matt Duffer
“The first thing our screenwriting professors taught us was that all stories share one thing in common: there is a protagonist, and that…
“The first thing our screenwriting professors taught us was that all stories share one thing in common: there is a protagonist, and that protagonist has a goal that he or she has difficulty achieving. Does Luke Skywalker become Luke Skywalker if he doesn’t get pulled into the Death Star, if his best friend isn’t turned into carbonite?”
— Matt Duffer
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