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Jason Turk

The Dropout: Holmes, the Tragic Hero

Hulu’s newest hit, The Dropout, created for television by Elizabeth Meriwether, centers around the rise and fall of Theranos…

5 min readMar 11, 2022

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The Dropout: Holmes, the Tragic Hero

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Jason Turk

Russian Doll — Make Your Characters Contras

The concept for Netflix’s mindbending dark comedy, Russian Doll, is a simple one: a woman is forced to die and relive the night of her 36th…

5 min readFeb 22, 2022

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Russian Doll — Make Your Characters Contras

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Jason Turk

Ozark: How to Maintain Story Momentum

An analysis of how Ozark’s 4th season is crafted on the basis of simple but effective screenwriting rules

5 min readFeb 10, 2022

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Ozark: How to Maintain Story Momentum

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Jason Turk

Station Eleven — Navigating The Past

An analysis of how HBO’s “Station Eleven” masterfully utilizes flashbacks and dual-timeline structures.

6 min readFeb 3, 2022

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Station Eleven — Navigating The Past

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Jason Turk

Ladybird — Saying the Most with The Least

A breakdown of the first four lines of Greta Gerwig’s “Ladybird”

3 min readJun 24, 2021

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Ladybird — Saying the Most with The Least

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Jason Turk

Master of None — Mastering Our Emotions

How can you tell an emotionally hefty story without utterly depressing your audience? Master of None’s third season may have the answer.

3 min readJun 15, 2021

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Master of None — Mastering Our Emotions

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Jason Turk

Breaking The Scene (Feel Good — A Ride to Remember)

How do you combine setting, character, and humor in a way that feels positively genuine? Watch a scene from Mae Martin’s “Feel Good”!

4 min readJun 11, 2021

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Breaking The Scene (Feel Good — A Ride to Remember)

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Jason Turk

Breaking The Scene (Due Date — A Bathroom Performance)

An analysis of a scene from “Due Date”.

3 min readMay 24, 2021

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Breaking The Scene (Due Date — A Bathroom Performance)

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Jason Turk

Killing Eve — Deciphering The Story Engine

A deep examination of the potential story engine driving the hit show, “Killing Eve”.

9 min readMay 20, 2021

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Killing Eve — Deciphering The Story Engine

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Jason Turk

Breaking The Scene (The Break-Up — A )

5 min readMay 18, 2021

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Breaking The Scene (The Break-Up — A )

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Jason Turk

Jason Turk

A writer! What am I writing about? Well, a lot of things, most of them being related to Screenwriting. Hope you like what you see!

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