00:00:00Prologue
00:02:48Intros
00:04:28Overview
00:05:48What It's About
00:24:24Game!
00:31:45Raising Money
00:46:16One Cool Things
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How do you answer the question, "What is your project about?"
Recorded live at the Austin Film Festival, John is joined by Scriptnotes all-stars Pamela Ribon and Phil Hay to talk about loglines, framing, and communicating the deeper message behind your project.
They also discuss working outside of the traditional studio system, including ways to find money for your film. Plus, we play a game with the audience.
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