John and Craig welcome back producer Megana Rao, who has a question: how do you polish a script before sending it out? From obvious things like typos and title pages to tougher choices like cutting and transitions, they look at what to consider on a final pass so you can email your script with confidence. Then it’s another round of the Three Page Challenge, where we look at three listener-submitted scripts to offer our honest feedback on what’s working and what could use another pass. We also follow-up on advice for general meetings. In our bonus segment for premium members, what makes a great score? We look at the function of the soundtrack for feature films and how to work with composers. Links: <ul> <li>Follow along with our Three Page Challenge selections! <a href= "https://johnaugust.com/index.php?gf-download=2025%2F03%2FThe-Thin-Place-3PC-March-2025.pdf&form-id=1&field-id=4&hash=1b7a5c7829778025f957befbb67c1ee51c41727d4fdbe284d47946e8f78f6cf8">The Thin Place – “Pilot”</a> by Katie Seward, <a href= "https://johnaugust.com/index.php?gf-download=2025%2F03%2FSunset-Paycheck-Rough-Draft-1.pdf&form-id=1&field-id=4&hash=cb75b90b6ee8bc3c5b244ee0ad96eaa23141f6bc375190c23329d5bb9b6e515e">Sunset Paycheck</a> by Holden Potter, and <a href= "https://johnaugust.com/index.php?gf-download=2025%2F03%2FLevelling-Up.pdf&form-id=1&field-id=4&hash=01bfaff257a2bacfee8eba96f410cad1fd3cbf0e9b55f84c715f9130f1731bb7">Levelling Up</a> by Sylvia-Anne Parker</li> <li><a href="https://johnaugust.com/threepage">Submit to the next Three Page Challenge</a></li> <li>Megana Rao on <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/get_raody/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://x.com/MeganaRao">X</a></li> <li><a href= "https://tonescholar.com/blog/fixed-do-vs-moveable-do">Fixed-do vs. movable do solfège</a></li> <li><a href= "https://hollisrobbinsanecdotal.substack.com/p/how-to-tell-if-something-is-ai-written"> How to Tell if Something is AI-Written</a> by Hollis Robbins</li> <li><a href= "https://www.markhalpin.com/puzzles/1baobunny/bunbun.html">Mark Halpin 2025 Labor Day Extravaganza</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.foapom.com/pageant-of-the-masters/">Pageant of the Masters</a></li> <li><a href="https://scriptnotesbook.com/">Preorder 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><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ScriptnotesPodcast">Subscribe to Scriptnotes on YouTube</a></li> <li>Scriptnotes on <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/clmazin/">Instagram</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/702standard.mp3">here</a>.

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