What went wrong with Stranger Things season 5? The team deep dive into what happened with the final season of the hit show, from highlighting the season’s positives to dissecting where it fell short. And yes, we talk Conformity Gate theories.

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00:00 Introduction

03:05 Positives of Season 5

03:20 Dialogue Deep-Dive

05:27 Character Analysis

31:07 Plot Holes

38:28 Stranger Things' Evolution and Core Rules

43:45 Fixing Stranger Things: Character Sacrifices

50:00 Conformity Gate Theories

55:37 Final Thoughts and Ratings

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How do you write excellent dialogue? Chris and Eli delve into the art of compelling, rich dialogue. Learn about the importance of subtext and conflict in dialogue, and hear examples from great movies and scripts!

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Screenplays with great dialogue:

Clue (first 90 pages): https://www.awesomefilm.com/script/clue1-2.pdf

Se7en: https://assets.scriptslug.com/live/pdf/scripts/se7en-1995.pdf

Pulp Fiction: https://script-pdf.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/pulp-fiction-script-pdf.pdf

Fight Club: https://indiegroundfilms.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/fight-club-apr-18-98-shooting.pdf

12 Angry Men: https://dailyscript.com/scripts/12AngryMen.pdf

The Social Network: https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/thesocialnetwork-dl.pdf

Good Will Hunting: https://script-pdf.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/good-will-hunting-script-pdf.pdf

Fargo: https://f004.backblazeb2.com/file/screenplays/posts/fargo-1996/scripts/Fargo%20-%20Screenplay.pdf

00:00 Introduction

01:43 Clue: Yes or No!

04:37 Challenges of Writing Tight Dialogue

08:51 Approaching Dialogue as Action

09:18 The Role of Conflict in Dialogue

12:52 The Pitfalls of Bad Dialogue

19:59 Using Dialogue for Exposition and Subtext

24:21 Analyzing Dialogue in Se7en

30:00 Click Here to Skip Se7en

32:41 Writing Authentic Dialogue

37:32 The Importance of Table Reads

39:12 Great Dialogue in a Short Script

49:29 Scene Analysis: Clue

57:06 Final Thoughts

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How do you write great characters? Chris and Eli delve into the art of creating strong, memorable characters for screenwriting. Learn about the importance of defining a character's want and need, how these elements drive plot and theme, why ‘show don’t tell’ is crucial, and more!

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00:00 Introduction

01:41 Rules of Engagement

04:09 Foundations of Character Development

11:03 Character Examples and Analysis

14:06 Building and Designing Characters

25:16 Three-Dimensional Characters

31:53 Describing Characters Effectively

45:41 Ensemble Casts

47:50 Supporting Characters

50:47 Final Thoughts

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