John and Craig go back to the beginning to examine the mechanics of the flash-forward opening — or as it's known on this podcast, the "Stuart Special." They look at what makes a strong flash-forward, when to avoid them, and how to pay back the narrative debt they incur. We also follow up on the Scriptnotes survey and answer a massive grab-bag blitz of listener questions including the potential pitfalls of child protagonists, "unfilmable" elements, and how to end a scene. In our bonus segment for premium members, how do you socialize at Hollywood parties? We've made all the mistakes so you don't have to. Links: <ul> <li>The script for <a href= "https://johnaugust.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Chernobyl_Episode-11_23_45.pdf"> episode one of Chernobyl</a></li> <li><a href= "https://johnaugust.com/2021/scriptnotes-episode-493-opening-scenes-transcript"> Scriptnotes episode 493: Opening Scenes</a></li> <li>Greta Gerwig's <a href= "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/little-women-by-greta-gerwig.pdf"> Little Women screenplay</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/salp/thesheepdetectives?hhf">The Sheep Detectives</a></li> <li><a href= "https://johnaugust.com/2026/avoidance-and-other-anti-quests">Scriptnotes episode 731: Avoidance and Other Anti-Quests</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S78RzZr3IwI">Sorkinisms – A Supercut</a> by Kevin T. Porter</li> <li><a href= "https://malmesbury.substack.com/p/my-journey-to-the-microwave-alternate?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email"> My journey to the microwave alternate timeline</a> by Malmesbury</li> <li><a href="https://www.solasta-game.com/">Solasta 2</a></li> <li><a href="https://scriptnotesbook.com/">Get your copy of the Scriptnotes book!</a></li> <li><a href= "https://cottonbureau.com/people/scriptnotes-podcast">Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt!</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.quoteunquoteapps.com/">Check out the Inneresting Newsletter</a></li> <li><a href="https://scriptnotes.supportingcast.fm/">Become a Scriptnotes Premium member</a>, or <a href= "https://scriptnotes.supportingcast.fm/gifts">gift a subscription</a></li> <li>Subscribe to Scriptnotes on <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/@ScriptnotesPodcast">YouTube</a></li> <li>Follow Scriptnotes on <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/scriptnotespodcast/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@scriptnotespod">TikTok</a></li> <li>John August on <a href= "https://bsky.app/profile/johnaugust.bsky.social">Bluesky</a> and <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/johnaugust/?hl=en">Instagram</a></li> <li><a href= "http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-the-outros">Outro</a> by Nick Moore (<a href="http://johnaugust.com/2014/outros-needed">send us yours!</a>)</li> <li>Scriptnotes is produced by <a href= "https://www.drewmarquardt.com/">Drew Marquardt</a> and edited by <a href="https://www.matthewchilelli.com/">Matthew Chilelli</a>.</li> </ul> Email us at ask@johnaugust.com You can download the episode <a href= "http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/735standard.mp3">here</a>.

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