
Education Meets Entertainment in Lessons From the Screenplay
By Anna BrosnihanAnna Brosnihan interviews Michael Tucker about writing screenplays and his video essay channel on YouTube, Lessons from the Screenplay.
https://independent-magazine.org/2021/08/19/education-meets-entertainment-in-lessons-from-the-screenplay/
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Anna Brosnihan interviews Michael Tucker about writing screenplays and his video essay channel on YouTube, Lessons from the Screenplay.
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