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Movie in the Making

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Movie in the Making

Jennifer Bascom & Deborah Dodge Writer Interviews

December 30, 2024 • Season 1 • Episode 3

I interview the two writers on our Christmas movie to to how the project got it's start, how they work as a writing pair, how scripts are different than games, how and what a logline and beat sheet is, book recommendations, game pillars in Subnautica, what we feel is essential in a Christmas movie and our favorite Christmas movies and why.

YouTube video interview
https://youtu.be/OJuBJ01QP3o

Book Recommendations
Save the Cat, by Blake Snyder (Loglines, beat sheets)

The Hero with a Thousand Faces, by Joseph Campbell (Story structure, the monomyth, Hero’s Journey)

The Art of Creative Writing, by Lajos Egri

Classic Christmas movies

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Rankin/Bass_Productions_films

Pillars in Subnautica and game development (re: loglines)

https://www.charliecleveland.com/game-pillars/

Jennifer Bascom

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-bascom-she-her-5b679a233/

Deborah Dodge

https://www.instagram.com/debi_dodge/

Charlie Cleveland

https://www.charliecleveland.com