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  Mike Flanagan  Mike Flanagan is an American director, writer, and editor (IMDB, n.d. a). He is best known for his adaptation work on Shirley Jackson’s “The Haunting of Hill House”, Henry James’ “The Haunting of Bly Manor” and Stephen King’s “Gerald’s Game” and “Doctor Sleep” (King, 2021). His career in feature films began in 2000 after writing and directing “Makebelieve” at the age of 21. The story is a “Coming of age drama focusing on the loves, lives, and infidelities of four college friends, all while working in a production of Romeo and Juliet” (Flanagan, 2000 a). A year later Flanagan wrote and directed “Still Life” it “details the trials and tribulations of four student photographers who collaborate on one final project before graduation. When caught sharing photos the students are given the chance to save their final grades. When returning home to fine his fiancé in bed with another man Danny decided to photograph them in the act. Inspired by photographing peopl...

  Ted Lasso – Script Review Story by: Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Joe Kelly, and Brendan Hunt Ted Lasso (Pilot) is a comedy which follows the protagonist, Ted Lasso, a southern American football coach, who has taken on the challenging role of managing Greenwich Football Club. He must overcome the challenges (his antagonists) of fan disapproval, a difficult team, and his own lack of knowledge of football and England.   Act 1 begins with Rebecca Welton, the new club owner, she won the club in her divorce settlement from her cheating ex-husband. She is openly talking about her divorce which gives the audience an idea of the tension within the club and foreshadows later event that occur. Rebecca fires the old team manager, George, a friend of her husband. This signifies a change within the club right before the inciting incident. Higgins (director of communications) asks Rebecca “Shall I prepare a list of candidates?” for new managers and she responds with “No. That won’t...