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Jo Light

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As seen in: No Film School, IMDb, Flipboard, Collider, NewsBreak, Write On: A Screenwriting Podcast, Oklahoma Gazette, The Cinematic Schematic
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How the Heck Does Pixar's Writing Always Make Us Cry?

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By Jo Light
| No Film School Verified
Somehow, 30 years in, the Toy Story franchise is still in the business of making you feel things you weren't prepared for. Toy Story 5, in theaters now, introduces a new rival for Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen), and Jessie (Joan Cusack). The fresh arrival is a tablet named Lilypad, voiced by Greta Lee, who arrives in Bonnie's life with her own ideas about what's best for the kid. The toys' sense of purpose is on the line.
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The Pitch Room Is Where Your Ideas Are Most Vulnerable

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By Jo Light
| No Film School Verified
I've run into writers who are absolutely terrified that the world is out to steal their script ideas or their scripts themselves. It's like they imagine they're two steps away from becoming the paranoid John Shooter from Secret Window: "You stole my story!" I've had people insist on getting copyright lawyers involved and protecting drafts with Fort Knox-level security. It feels like the most because it usually is.
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Your First Move on Any Script Is to Find the Dilemma

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By Jo Light
| No Film School Verified
Jeff Kitchen is a screenwriting consultant whose work centers on what he describes as seven dramatic tools for building a story. In a Film Courage video, he works through a pitch in real time with a writer who has the bones of a thriller. The story pitch follows Derek, a bored IT security chief at a Fortune 500 company, who falls for Skyler, a woman hired by a rival firm to seduce him and steal trade secrets.
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