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Notes on a Screenplan
By Eric Jeitner
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A short manifesto that proposes a new approach to the screenplay format.
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Eric Jeitner
Eric Jeitner is a writer and librarian. His fiction is somewhat difficult to categorize. He lives in Philadelphia, PA with his wife and two cats.
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