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What to Do When Your Brain Keeps Handing You the Wrong Script

Gavin Gaitan (who we've written about before) is a Los Angeles writer/producer/director with three self-financed features to his name. His most recent, Down Town, is a 24-hour absurdist crime comedy set in downtown Los Angeles.

What to Do When Your Brain Keeps Handing You the Wrong Script

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Gavin Gaitan (who we've written about before) is a Los Angeles writer/producer/director with three self-financed features to his name.

His most recent, Down Town, is a 24-hour absurdist crime comedy set in downtown Los Angeles.

Before you get to set, the writing is hard, too, another thing he talks about here.

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Gavin Gaitan (who we've written about before) is a Los Angeles writer/producer/director with three self-financed features to his name. His most recent, Down Town, is a 24-hour absurdist crime comedy set in downtown Los Angeles. Before you get to set, the writing is hard, too, another thing he talks about here.

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  • YouTube www.youtube.com Follow the Tangent There will probably be times when you're on assignment.
  • There's getting over roadblocks and trying to craft the strongest draft you can, even when notes don't make sense.
  • Also, learn why he needs four uninterrupted hours to write 21 minutes' worth of material.

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