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26 The College of New Jersey Magazine Keith: We're acting in that one. Acting, writing, producing. TM: You guys wear lot of hats. But it seems like above all you're writers. What's that process like? Does one of you start and the other writes the next sentence? Kenny: We're intense. We outline like crazy. So much of a script depends on how structured it is and how logical it is, which we learned from philosophy. We'll spend weeks, months … Keith: … years … Kenny: … years, sometimes, just perfecting the outline. And then from the outline, once we feel comfortable with it, we can branch off. I can write a scene, he'll write a scene, and then we'll swap. Keith: We're constantly tweaking. Constantly rewriting. Kenny: And we like to write in different mediums. We'll write sketch, we'll write animation, we'll write TV. Keith: It doesn't matter what it is, as long as we're writing every day and working on language. Kenny: And every day, I feel like I'm a fraud. I swear, when we got nominated for an Oscar, I was like, "No, this is not right. They made a mistake." I emailed the Academy, "Take it back." ■ TO WATCH CLIPS from The Lucas Brothers in Kendall Hall, visit tcnj.edu/lucas. The Lucas Brothers discuss elements of Judas and the Black Messiah in a master class with a small group of students. "I saw Judas and the Black Messiah and fell in love with it. So in the class with The Lucas Brothers, all I could think was, 'These are the men that wrote this incredible movie.' My takeaway from them — — Jess Abolafia '22 BE FEARLESS. "

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