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John welcomes writer and director Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight, Inception) to discuss experimentation, subjectivity and adaptation as they take an in-depth look at his screenplay, Oppenheimer.

They explore Chris\\u2019 writing process, how to make non-linear structures work, finding the story in real-life events, being kinetic on the page, the importance of embracing editing, and why theme can be a tricky thing.

In our bonus segment for premium members, Chris and John muse about the difficulties of dream sequences \\u2014 and what makes them work.

Links:

• Oppenheimer \\u2013 The First Three Pages
• Christopher Nolan\\xa0on\\xa0IMDb.
• American Prometheus\\xa0by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
• The Open Mind\\xa0by J. Robert Oppenheimer
• The Shepard Tone
• When We Cease to Understand the World\\xa0by Benjam\\xedn Labatut
• Infinite Mac
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