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The Lean Forward Moment: Create Compelling Stories for Film, TV, and the Web

Norman Hollyn

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Copyright ©2009 by Norman Hollyn

Senior Editor: Karyn Johnson
Production Editor: Cory Borman
Composition: Kim Scott, Bumpy Design
Copyeditor: Doug Adrianson
Proofreader: Scout Festa
Indexer: Valerie Perry
Interior Design: Kim Scott, Bumpy Design, and Charlene Charles-Will
Cover Design: Charlene Charles-Will

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Dedication

People have been telling stories since the first cave paintings and fables, and will continue to tell them in ways that we cannot even imagine today. To all the storytellers who have entertained us from the beginning of history. I am honored to put my small shoes into their large footprints.

—NORMAN HOLLYN