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Mastering the use of Catharsis and adding it to your bag of screenwriting tricks.
Jul 11 2019

Mastering the use of Catharsis and adding it to your bag of screenwriting tricks.

Michael Franklin
Michael Franklin
Producer, Writer

Katharsis as the ancient Greeks defined it, meant cleansing or purification. In today's screenwriting world, using Catharsis properly describes a high level of process achieved by the writer, and is u

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