Screenwriting 101: Jeff Nathanson

“I think the key is to do just enough research. A big mistake people make is to over-research, and it seems to show in the movies. You’re getting too much information, or scenes seem to be about exactly how they made a horseshoe in 1850, or whatever it is. I like to write from emotion. I do just enough to make it interesting and then I try to get away from it.”

 — Jeff Nathanson (Rush Hour 2, Catch Me If You Can, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Lost Skull)

From The Dialogue Series

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