All scenes are about identity.  If you go back to the Greeks, the stage was set up for discovering who the individual being is.  Therefore it is imperative to know who you are, what you want, and what price you’re willing to pay to get it.  That’s what makes a scene.  That’s what creates conflict.  That’s what creates chemistry.  That’s what makes an exciting, rich performance.

With these pilots and auditions, make the themes grander.  Raise the stakes.  Understand the timelessness of the story.  Here’s a good place to start:

1.1 Character vs. Self

1.2 Character vs. Character

1.3 Character vs. Society

1.4 Character vs. Nature

1.5 Character vs. Supernatural

1.6 Character vs. Machine/Technology

1.7 Character vs. Destiny

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