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The Brutalist Part 2: Do You Need an Active Main Character?

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On this podcast, rather than reviewing movies and TV shows “two thumbs up, two thumbs down” Award Winning Screenwriter Jacob Krueger shows you what you can learn from them as a screenwriter.

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Discover why Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist, rejects the idea that protagonists must drive the action and how its unconventional approach grows out of its thematic exploration of the immigrant experience.Join us for a Special Thursday Night Writes! Our Happy Hour of Writing Exercises with Jake every Thursday night at 7:00 pm ET, RSVP: https://www.writeyourscreenplay.com/free-writing-classes-thursday-night-writes/

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The Brutalist Part 2: Do You Need an Active Main Character?

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The Brutalist Part 2: Do You Need an Active Main Character?

The Brutalist Part 1: How to Deal with Experts & Research

The Apprentice: Writing The Antihero

Lessons from Sundance 2025 Part 2

Lessons from Sundance 2025 Part 1

A Real Pain: Building Characters With Vignettes

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The Brutalist Part 2: Do You Need an Active Main Character?

Popular Episodes

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The Brutalist Part 2: Do You Need an Active Main Character?

https://youtu.be/RfyQTWLZ9hk

The Brutalist Part 1: How to Deal with Experts & Research

https://youtu.be/PrGWYiGA0Pc

The Apprentice: Writing The Antihero

https://youtu.be/Fn8mTa39ffk

Lessons from Sundance 2025 Part 2

https://youtu.be/zAS1m66XmDo

Lessons from Sundance 2025 Part 1

https://youtu.be/LL8RaxPkdIM

A Real Pain: Building Characters With Vignettes

https://youtu.be/Wamx5cx8kfY

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