Rick Rosner: So, off-camera, I was saying, "Have you ever heard of the principle in media res?" I'm probably pronouncing it wrong, but it means to start in the middle of the action. The way it usually works is that you're writing a story—a book, a screenplay—and then someone who knows better than you looks …

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