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Here's the full conversation with award-winning filmmaker Stéphanie Joalland and director/screenwriter Sean McConville — both of whom are mentors at January's Aurora Writers Retreat. 

In this chat they pull back the curtain on what they actually look for when they read your script, and why most writers are getting it wrong without knowing it.

We dug into:

• What "voice" actually means in screenwriting — and why most writers are being taught to suppress it

• The difference between amateur rule-breaking and masterful rule-breaking

• How to know when you're ready to break the rules (and which rules are worth breaking)

• The one question that changes how you look at your protagonist

• Why proactive characters create structure naturally

This is the insider perspective from two people who've read thousands of scripts. They know what works, what doesn't, and in this conversation — they don't hold back.

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Watching this conversation is powerful, isn't it?

To get inside the heads of two people who've read thousands of scripts... to hear what actually makes them lean in, turn the page, or put the script down. It's a perspective that can completely change how you see your own pages.

Now, imagine that this wasn't a video you watched, but a six-day immersion that you are part of.

Imagine your story being nurtured not by one mentor, but by a curated team of world-class professionals — each dedicated to a different part of unleashing the full, undeniable potential of your story.

This is where potential meets its moment. This is the Aurora Writers Retreat.