Scriptnotes 73 - Raiders of the Lost Ark

John August and Craig Mazin take a deep dive into RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, looking at both its structure and scene work. Originally recorded January 2013.

This amazing and iconic 1981 film established so much of what we expect of out movie heroes and set pieces — but a lot of what it does would have a hard time getting through modern studio development. Five-minute exposition scenes! Nazi monkeys! Helpless heroes at the climax!

And yet it works so well. There are great lessons to be learned for screenwriters in every genre.

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Original episode post here:

https://johnaugust.com/2018/raiders-of-the-lost-ark-3

Full transcript here:

http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-ep-73-raiders-of-the-lost-ark-transcript

Raiders story transcript:

http://moedred.livejournal.com/2009/03/04/

Видео Scriptnotes 73 - Raiders of the Lost Ark канала John August