DiscoverThe Screenwriting Life with Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna235 | Mike Jones (Soul, Dream Productions) Returns: What Makes a Great Act 3?
235 | Mike Jones (Soul, Dream Productions) Returns: What Makes a Great Act 3?

235 | Mike Jones (Soul, Dream Productions) Returns: What Makes a Great Act 3?

Update: 2025-01-30
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Pixar story genius Mike Jones gets candid with Meg about endings: what makes a great ending, and more important, what makes an emotional ending. Meg and Mike also discuss selfish characters, narrative feature film engines, and how to keep our storytelling fresh when we feel like we're locked in the same old patterns. DREAM PRODUCTIONS, which Mike developed (and even helped direct!), is on Disney+ now.

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235 | Mike Jones (Soul, Dream Productions) Returns: What Makes a Great Act 3?

235 | Mike Jones (Soul, Dream Productions) Returns: What Makes a Great Act 3?

Meg LeFauve & Lorien McKenna

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