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September 28, 2020DZ-72: Theme & The Story Synopsis - Development Tools 2
Listen tolearn concrete tools for developing theme in the early stages of your writing.
Continuing our look at tools used in development, Chas & Stu are joined by Stephen Cleary to talk about Theme, The Thematic Logline and what Stephen calls The Story Synopsis. All are tools to help writers better understand their theme and how it is dramatised. We use the classic film WITNESS as an example, so spoilers abound.
Thanks to Meegan May for reading the examples. Meegan May is an emerging queer screenwriter and former military intelligence analyst with plenty of award winning scripts and extensive experience in development. Look her up! http://meeganmay.com
As always: SPOILERS ABOUND and all copyright material used under fair use for educational purposes.
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CHAPTERS
00:00:00 – Intro: Theme in Development
00:01:54 – The Story Synopsis
00:04:19 – Plot & Theme / Praxis & Mythos
00:11:12 – Back to the Story Synopsis
00:13:45 – Witness
00:16:09 – Thematic Logline
00:17:00 – Using the Thematic Logline in development
00:22:26 – Witness - 1st Act in Story Synopsis
00:25:46 – Witness - 2nd Act in Story Synopsis
00:28:55 – Characters, Plot & Theme
00:30:27 – Witness - Book drops his facadé
00:33:25 – Witness - 3rd Act in Story Synopsis
00:40:49 – Witness - Complete Story Synopsis
00:41:51 – Using the Story Synopsis in development
00:48:04 – Rewriting using the Story Synopsis
00:54:53 – Wrap Up
FILMS
WITNESS (1985) — (w) William Kelley, Earl W Wallace, William Kelley, Earl W Wallace, Pamela Wallace (d) Peter Weir
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962) — (w) Michael Wilson, Robert Bolt (d) David Lean
MACBETH (1971) — (w) Kenneth Tynan, Roman Polanski (d) Roman Polanski
SCRIPTS
Study the script: WITNESS (1985) — William Kelley, Earl W Wallace, William Kelley, Earl W Wallace, Pamela Wallace
Study the script: LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962) — Michael Wilson, Robert Bolt
SHOT ZERO DEEP DIVES
Editing an Emotional Jolt: WITNESS
LINKS
Website: Meegan May
EPISODES IN THE DEVELOPMENT TOOLS SERIES
DZ-106: How do you know if you have enough story?
DZ-71: Treatments & Loglines - Development Tools 1
DZ-72: Theme & The Story Synopsis - Development Tools 2
DZ-81: Pitch Decks & Look Books - Development Tools 4
DZ-73: Selling documents - Development Tools 3
RELATED EPISODES
DZ-41: Theme and Worldview
DZ-54: Thematic Sequences
DZ-71: Treatments & Loglines - Development Tools 1
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Full show notes at: https://draft-zero.com/2020/dz-72/
1 hr 1 min
September 01, 2020DZ-71: Treatments & Loglines - Development Tools 1
Listen to understand why a treatment isn't something to dread, but the plot-development tool that saves you months of writing.
Stu and Chas are joined by fan-favourite, Stephen Cleary, to NOT look at what makes great screenplays work -- but what makes great "short documents" work. We draw on Stephen Cleary's wealth of experience in developing work with writers, as a producer, as a script editor and as a former head of development.
This recording turned especially epic and so we have divided it into three parts that can be listened to in any order.
Part 1 (this part) explores the short documents and tools you can use to develop your story’s PLOT before going to script, including the Premise, the Logline, various synopses, character documents, and - of course - the dreaded Treatment… But also looks at development tools that aren’t written like: script reads, mini-shoots and animatics.
Stay tuned for :
Part 2 (DZ-71) which delves into documents that develop your story’s theme; and then
Part 3 (DZ-73) where we look at how to write short documents differently when your objective isn’t story development but rather selling your idea/project.
As always: SPOILERS ABOUND and all copyright material used under fair use for educational purposes.
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CHAPTERS
00:00:00 – Intro
00:13:32 – The writing gym
00:19:32 – Animatics & Script Readings
00:28:08 – Telling your story out loud
00:31:07 – Why Treatments suck
00:36:49 – The Premise
00:44:43 – Exploring WRITTEN short docs
01:04:29 – What about non-hero's journey?
01:14:36 – Using short docs to keep going
01:21:04 – Back to the Premise
01:24:37 – Moving from Premise to Logline
01:25:33 – Stay tuned for Part 2!
EPISODES IN THE DEVELOPMENT TOOLS SERIES
DZ-106: How do you know if you have enough story?
DZ-71: Treatments & Loglines - Development Tools 1
DZ-72: Theme & The Story Synopsis - Development Tools 2
DZ-81: Pitch Decks & Look Books - Development Tools 4
DZ-73: Selling documents - Development Tools 3
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Full show notes at: https://draft-zero.com/2020/dz-71/
1 hr 27 min
July 23, 2020DZ-70: Joker & Melodrama
Listen if you're writing a character whose trauma becomes the engine of your entire narrative.
Draft Zero return with their next YouTube livestream! Stu and Chas take a deep dive into JOKER and analyse the film through the story paradigm of melodrama. Is it a melodrama? Why or why not does that matter? And does that influence how it has been written on the page?
They then answer listeners questions on JOKER and more.
As always: SPOILERS ABOUND and all copyright material used under fair use for educational purposes.
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CHAPTERS
00:00:00 – Intro: Joker & Melodrama
00:01:42 – What is Melodrama?
00:16:47 – Why Joker?
00:23:25 – Is Joker a Melodrama?
00:24:40 – Father & Son
00:28:00 – Penny Fleck's confession
00:41:30 – What is it like to be powerless?
00:54:35 – Bathroom Dancing
01:01:12 – The Joker Born
01:15:04 – Arthur Stands Up
01:28:42 – Listener Questions
FILMS
JOKER (2019) — (w) Scott Silver, Todd Phillips (d) Todd Phillips
SCRIPTS
Study the script: JOKER (2019) — Scott Silver, Todd Phillips
LINKS
Read: Slap Happy Larry - Tips for Writing Melodrama
Website: DZ LiVEsolation Announcments
RELATED EPISODES
DZ-67: Writing Passive Protagonists & Melodrama
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Full show notes at: https://draft-zero.com/2020/dz-70/
1 hr 37 min
June 10, 2020DZ-69: PARASITE & Audience Questions
Listen to understand how refusing to give your audience moral clarity can deepen their investment in character fates.
Draft Zero return with their next YouTube livestream! Stu and Chas take a deep dive into PARASITE and how its mastery of audience questions elevates the film. They then answer listeners questions on PARASITE and much more.
If you want to watch along instead of listen, you can watch on YouTube:
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→ Read the transcript for this episode.
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CHAPTERS
00:00:00 – Cold Open
00:01:37 – Introducing Parasite: Why Audience Questions Elevate the Film
00:05:36 – › How sequence questions control the audience's moment-to-moment engagement
00:09:54 – › When filmmakers withhold plot questions to force thematic reflection
00:10:08 – PARASITE'S Cast of Characters
00:12:43 – The Establishing Sequence: Introducing the Kims
00:15:21 – › How given circumstances prime audience sympathy before the plan begins
00:19:35 – › Directing and blocking as tools for revealing character intention on the page
00:23:44 – The Kims Infiltrate the Park Household
00:27:01 – › Narrative point of view and when the audience falls behind the characters
00:31:23 – › How the shift from opportunism to plan changes the audience's relationship to character
00:37:04 – › Escalating micro-questions and the fun-and-games logic of the con sequence
00:42:50 – The Kims Settle In: Character Questions Replace Plot Questions
00:47:13 – The Midpoint: What Is in the Basement
00:53:19 – The Flood: Theme Surfaces When Plot Questions Dissolve
00:56:20 – The Birthday Party and the Unresolved Bomb
00:59:04 – › Mr Kim's no-plan monologue as the film's thematic statement
01:03:44 – › How class resentment is built to justify an irreversible character decision
01:05:29 – What Is the Parasite? The Double Ending and the Final Frame
01:10:30 – Listener Questions and Backmatter
01:13:43 – › Screenplay competitions as deadlines that force writers to let go
01:17:15 – › Elevated genre and when plot pauses force audiences to ask what the film is about
FILMS
PARASITE (2019) — (w) Bong Joon Ho, Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin Won (d) Bong Joon Ho
SCRIPTS
Study the script: PARASITE (2019) — Bong Joon Ho, Bong Joon Ho, Han Jin Won
LINKS
Website: DZ LiVEsolation Announcments
RELATED EPISODES
DZ-46: Structure & Point of View
DZ-54: Thematic Sequences
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If you enjoy the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts, a rating on Spotify, or a review on Podchaser.
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Full show notes at: https://draft-zero.com/2020/dz-69/
1 hr 23 min
May 17, 2020DZ-68: Using POV to structure KNIVES OUT
Listen to help you master the gap between what your audience knows and what your characters know.
Born out of isolation madness, this episode is an edited version of Draft Zero’s first YouTube livestream. Stu and Chas both watched KNIVES OUT and - together with our listeners - broke down each sequence and turning point by reference to what the audience knows in relation to the characters (aka narrative point of view). They then answer listener questions on KNIVES OUT and much else besides live on air.
If you want to watch along instead of listen, the video of the episode can be found here:
As always: SPOILERS ABOUND and all copyright material used under fair use for educational purposes.
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CHAPTERS
00:05:19 – Summary of narrative point of view and audience expectations
00:10:12 – Exploring some of Rian Johnson's word craft
00:14:15 – Micro POV shifts in the interview montage
00:21:16 – How POV shifts turn the film
00:47:22 – When to let your foot off the plot gas
00:59:46 – Backmatter / Listener Questions
FILMS
KNIVES OUT (2019) — (w) Rian Johnson
SCRIPTS
Study the script: KNIVES OUT (2019) — Rian Johnson
RELATED EPISODES
DZ-05: Shifting audience point of view and heightened emotions
DZ-46: Structure & Point of View
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Full show notes at: https://draft-zero.com/2020/dz-68/
1 hr 33 min
April 30, 2020DZ-67: Writing Passive Protagonists & Melodrama
Listen if you want to write powerful stories centred on characters without much agency.
Stu and Chas are joined by Stephen Cleary following his exploration into Melodrama, and together they try to reclaim the word from its pejorative meaning.
By examining powerful Melodramas - like THE HANDMAID’S TALE, LADIES IN BLACK and STRANGER THINGS… with many a tangent on MARRIAGE STORY, PETE’S DRAGON, MILDRED PIERCE, GAME OF THRONES, LOST, THE JOKER, THE KILLING, THE WITCHER, war movies and survival films - the three hosts try to unpick what makes Melodrama an alternate story paradigm to the Hero’s Journey.
They delve into how Melodramas centre on characters that don’t have agency; where the plot happens to characters (as opposed to being driven by them); how Melodramas don’t end so much as close; and how all of the above delves into character questions more deeply than the Hero’s Journey. And to wrap it all up, the kind of techniques you use on the page to write effective melodramas.
Content Warning : There is a lot of discussion in this episode about melodrama being associated with "women’s stories" vs "the hero’s journey" - which is biased towards a "masculine" mode of storytelling - and we fully acknowledge in the show and here that we are three cismen talking about these things.
This episode was edited by Christopher Walker.
As always: SPOILERS ABOUND and all copyright material used under fair use for educational purposes.
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CHAPTERS
00:01:25 – Intro: Melodrama & Passive Protoganists
00:01:31 – What is Melodrama?
00:38:06 – The Handmaid's Tale
00:56:44 – Horror and Melodrama
01:00:35 – Marriage Story
01:15:18 – The Handmaid's Tale & Narrative Techniques
01:30:37 – Game of Thrones and Endings
01:33:20 – Melodrama & Endings
01:39:19 – Ladies in Black
02:13:47 – Stranger Things
02:31:52 – The Killing
02:38:23 – The Witcher
02:44:16 – Wrap Up: Passive & Still Characters
FILMS
LADIES IN BLACK (2018) — (w) Madeleine St John, Sue Milliken, Bruce Beresford (d) Bruce Beresford
MARRIAGE STORY (2019) — (w) Noah Baumbach
PETE'S DRAGON (2016) — (w) Toby Halbrooks, David Lowery (d) David Lowery
MILDRED PIERCE (1945) — (w) Ranald Macdougall, James M Cain (d) Michael Curtiz
JOKER (2019) — (w) Scott Silver, Todd Phillips (d) Todd Phillips
SHOWS
THE HANDMAID'S TALE 1x1 "Offred" — Reed Morano (d), Margaret Atwood (w)
STRANGER THINGS — (w) Ross Duffer, Matt Duffer
THE WITCHER — (w) Lauren Schmidt Hissrich
LOST — (w) Jj Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Jeffrey Lieber
SCRIPTS
Study the script: MARRIAGE STORY (2019) — Noah Baumbach
Study the script: JOKER (2019) — Scott Silver, Todd Phillips
RELATED EPISODES
DZ-52: Antagonists! 4 - vs Systems
DZ-60: Unfilmables 1 - Engaging imagination
DZ-61: Unfilmables 2 - Moments of Awe
DZ-63: Tools for Better Dialogue 2 - Hook and Eye
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If you enjoy the show, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts, a rating on Spotify, or a review on Podchaser.
We are @stuwillis, @mehlsbells and @chasffisher on Twitter. You can find @draft_zero and @_shotzero on Instagram and Twitter.
Full show notes at: https://draft-zero.com/2020/dz-67/
2 hr 59 min
April 07, 2020DZ LiVEsolation Annoucement
How does Draft Zero cope with lockdown?

LINKS

Facebook: http://facebook.com/draftzeropodcast/

Patreon: http://patreon.com/draftzero/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIEz5b9FMNa7Tj8DkcJQWRA

Dear DZ Listeners,

We hope you are all staying healthy and safe. Due this difficult time of lockdown, Chas and Stu have decided to "regularly" do special live-streamed episodes (via YouTube Live) of Draft Zero that we are calling LiVEsolation.

They different from (and in addition to) Draft Zero Classic™ as you'll be able to interact with us as we record: asking questions, prompting for clarification, and making observations that come part of the discussion. You'll also be able to see video of our us (👎) while also seeing video of the scripts and scenes we are discussing (👍). After they're streamed, recordings of the livestreams (including the chat!) will be on our YouTube channel for later viewing.

LiVEsolation episodes that we particularly like will also be cleaned up and put out through the traditional podcast feed… but not always. Because our priority is doing these regularly, they'll be looser - like a great live gig. We are aiming for once-a-week and at the same time… but that won't always be possible due to… well…life. We are also having special guests and will need to work around their schedules and timezones.

So how do you keep up wth our shifting schedule?

We recommend you like our page on Facebook. Our livestreams will be created as events so you know what streams we will be doing and when… in your timezone!

We are also making PUBLIC posts on our Patreon page (i.e. ones you don't have to pay for if you don't have the coin during these trying times), so if you follow us there you'll get something like an email newsletter with announcements about what's forthcoming. Oh, and if you are a Patreon you'll get priority access to the online chat (when appropriate) and also get to vote on forthcoming topics.

Meanwhile, Draft Zero Classic™ episodes will continue as scheduled. All of the above is in addition to what we already had planned, driven entirely by isolation and a need for community right now.

We hope to see you on the livestream soon!

— Stu and Chas.
6 min
March 17, 2020DZ-66: The Mandalorian and The Rise of Skywalker - Audience Knowledge vs Character Motivation
Listen to understand how fan service weaponizes external knowledge against character logic.
By Order 66: Chas and Stu are joined by special guest - filmmaker Mel Killingsworth - to talk all things Star Wars. Well. Focusing on The Mandalorian and The Rise of Skywalker and wherever else our tangents take us.
Our primary lens is look at how both shows handle "fan service" — but really its about how you handle character motivations when your audience has more knowledge than your characters, especially knowledge from outside the show itself. To that end, we discuss the characters of Poe, Rey, Kylo, and Palpatine in depth. We also discuss the Watchmen TV Show, Mindhunter, Jojo Rabbit, Snowtown and Zodiac.
As always: SPOILERS ABOUND and all copyright material used under fair use for educational purposes.
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CHAPTERS
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:04:28 – Poe's Backstory
00:11:38 – The Mandalorian
00:23:00 – The Rise of Skywalker
00:24:15 – Rey Palpatine
00:38:15 – Palpatine's Plan
00:46:22 – Rey Skywalker
00:52:12 – Ben Solo - Depressive Demon Nightmare Boy
01:07:09 – Palpatine's Return & Watchmen
01:15:44 – Rose Tico
01:19:11 – Fake-Out Deaths
01:25:47 – The Mandalorian (Revisted)
01:30:32 – Wrap Up & Key Learnings
FILMS
THE MANDALORIAN (2019) — (w) Jon Favreau
STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (2019) — (w) Jj Abrams, Chris Terrio, Jj Abrams, Chris Terrio, Derek Connolly, Colin Trevorrow (d) Jj Abrams
LINKS
Read: Wikipedia - Fan Service
Read: Jeanette Ng - The Rise of Skywalker: Memorabilia without Memory, a Misunderstanding of Hope
Read: Film Crit Hulk - The Force Belongs To Us: THE LAST JEDI's Beautiful Refocusing of Star Wars
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Full show notes at: https://draft-zero.com/2020/dz-66/
1 hr 46 min
February 14, 2020DZ-65: Collaborating with a Director - The Snip
Listen if you are thinking of producing your own short film!
This episode, Chas steps down as co-host (kinda) and is interviewed by Stu as a guest, alongside director Ben Mizzi, about the short rom-com that Chas wrote and Ben directed & produced. The episode covers taking an idea from pitch to screen, working with a director, directing performance on the page, and marketing and distribution strategies for short films.
And if you want to watch THE SNIP (a 16 min rom com about a guy who gets a vasectomy without telling his wife) here it is: https://youtu.be/_iBdDFKqqbs
Thanks to Chris Walker for editing this episode.
As always: SPOILERS ABOUND and all copyright material used under fair use for educational purposes.
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CHAPTERS
00:00:20 – Introduction: The Snip
00:03:44 – Working With a Director
00:13:16 – How did you go from pitch to script?
00:22:21 – Short films and audience expectations
00:26:34 – What expectations can you have of the end product?
00:39:08 – How do you "direct" performance on the page?
00:46:00 – How do you direct performance from a writer?
00:52:21 – What are some marketing strategies for short films?
00:58:16 – What is your online release strategy?
LINKS
YouTube: THE SNIP
LISTEN: Screen Director with Jeremy Saunders on Key Art
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Full show notes at: https://draft-zero.com/2020/dz-65/
1 hr 4 min
January 30, 2020DZ-64: Backmatter - Controlling your Work, Treatments, and Writing Styles
Listen to understand what you can control in your career--and what you absolutely cannot.
In our annual Backmatter-only episode, Stu and Chas indulge themselves by offering personal opinions on the life and work of emerging screenwriters based on their own personal experience.
To that end, they discuss: what is and is not in your control in relation to an emerging writing career; choosing what project to develop next; using the Black List site to gain traction; the difference between treatments for pitching as opposed to for development; and the difference in writing style when writing on spec as against work for hire.
We also unexpectedly have a guest: David Wappel kindly joins us to share his thoughts on anchoring nouns.
As always: SPOILERS ABOUND and all copyright material used under fair use for educational purposes.
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CHAPTERS
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:05:27 – What is in your control?
00:28:58 – Choosing what to develop
00:33:24 – Using the Black List site
00:59:47 – Treatments for development vs for pitching
01:23:23 – Writing on spec vs work for hire
01:37:37 – Backmatter to backmatter
LINKS
Read: M. Night Shyamalan on His Failures, His Successes, and Glass
YouTube: Can't watch a rough cut lady song
Read: Write Along Podcast on Planners and Pantsers
EPISODES IN THE BACKMATTER SERIES
DZ-17: Where's my gold-plated ensuite?
DZ-36: Backmatter - Time Risk and Fixing Movies
DZ-47: Backmatter - A Lost Jedi, White Knighting, and Writers-On-Set
DZ-57: Backmatter - Aesthetics and Forgiveness in Writing
DZ-64: Backmatter - Controlling your Work, Treatments, and Writing Styles
DZ-77: Backmatter - Prioritising and choosing projects
DZ-86: Backmatter - Minimum Viable Product
DZ-95: Backmatter - Building and Maintenance
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Full show notes at: https://draft-zero.com/2020/dz-64/
1 hr 43 min

About Draft Zero: a screenwriting podcast

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Two emerging screenwriters – Chas Fisher and Stuart Willis – try to work out what makes great screenplays work. Discovering what it takes by analysing what successful writers put on the page.