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This week's Answer:
The
Moment Well,
Dan, I'm glad you brought that topic up. I simply
remember my favorite thing and then I don't feel so
bad. (That's from "The Sound of Music" in
case my reference was too obscure for you.)
Truthfully, I have come to realize that I do have a
"favorite thing" in a screenplay, and that
"thing" I call "the moment" of a
screenplay. It's the moment when often everything is
revealed, exposed, transformed. the moment that every
other moment has been leading up to. It's the moment
when "we get it" and feel it, often crying
externally or internally for somebody who is usually the
protagonist. It's often a moment of courage, of
sacrifice, of true bravery, and a courage of the
protagonist against what often appear to be insurmountable
odds. It's when the undeniable human spirit shines
through in all its inimitable glory and we are
transformed.
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