Screenwriting 101: Scott Frank

“It has to come from character. I’m always going back to the people. Why character? It’s about what makes a person a person. What do they want? What do they fear? It’s the low grade fever of what your characters are about.”

— Scott Frank

My transcript of Scott Frank’s 2017 Austin Film Festival conversation with Craig Mazin. You may see my three-part series on Frank’s session here.

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