Ranked #1
DZ-31: Tools for Better Dialogue 1
DZ-31: Tools for Better Dialogue 1
How does dialogue serve to reveal character? Chas & Stu are joined once again by the renowned script developer and p... Read more
10 Apr 2016
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2hr 5mins
Ranked #2
DZ-44: Marvel - First Acts and Establishing Characters
DZ-44: Marvel - First Acts and Establishing Characters
How can your first act effectively establish your character journey? First Acts are hard. They have to set so much in mo... Read more
17 Sep 2017
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2hr 7mins
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Ranked #3
DZ-55: Character Motivations (Part 1)
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In part 1 of this 2-part episode, Chas & Stu look at examples of good character motivation. We’ve all watched movie... Read more
15 Jan 2019
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DZ-63: Tools for Better Dialogue 2 - Hook and Eye
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DZ-13: True That - Tips from Tarantino
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What is it about Tarantino's writing that elevates his work? Chapter 1: Of Milk and Men Tarantino is widely heralded ... Read more
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DZ-15: World Building Rules, Okay?
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DZ-37: Excelling at Exposition (Part 1)
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How can you successfully integrate exposition into your story? In Draft Zero's first two part episode, Stu & Chas ta... Read more
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Ranked #8
DZ-24: Forging story rules in TV pilots
DZ-24: Forging story rules in TV pilots
Are your story rules in your pilot strong enough to play out over the life of your show? Stu and Chas move away from t... Read more
3 Aug 2015
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DZ-06: Key Scenes and Unlocking the Story
DZ-06: Key Scenes and Unlocking the Story
Can one scene be the key to unlocking the whole story? Stu and Chas are joined once again by the inestimable Stephen C... Read more
11 May 2014
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1hr 18mins
Ranked #10
DZ-35: Driving Characters or Character Driven?
DZ-35: Driving Characters or Character Driven?
How can films maintain audience interest without stakes or plot questions? Continuing their focus on "character", Stuart... Read more
6 Oct 2016
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1hr 20mins
Ranked #11
DZ-09: Characterising Introductions
DZ-09: Characterising Introductions
Can the introduction of a character be so good that the character doesn't need describing? Stu and Chas argue about diff... Read more
23 Jun 2014
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Ranked #12
DZ-60 Unfilmables and Unscriptables 1 - Engaging imagination
DZ-60 Unfilmables and Unscriptables 1 - Engaging imagination
How can unfilmables enhance the experience of your script? AKA Why your screenwriting guru is wrong In this episode, Cha... Read more
7 Aug 2019
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2hr 25mins
Ranked #13
DZ-43: Driving Sequences - Character and Plot Intensity
DZ-43: Driving Sequences - Character and Plot Intensity
What gives your sequences their intensity? Chas and Stu are joined for the fourth time by the inestimable Stephen Cleary... Read more
8 Jul 2017
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3hr 16mins
Ranked #14
DZ-28: Containing Your Script
DZ-28: Containing Your Script
How do you keep contained movies engaging? Contained Thrillers seem to be a genre that never goes out of fashion. But be... Read more
21 Dec 2015
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1hr 55mins
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DZ-46: Structure & Point of View
DZ-46: Structure & Point of View
What questions do you want your audience asking at any given time? Waaaaaaaaaay back in DZ-05, Stu and Chas examined how... Read more
19 Dec 2017
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2hr 25mins
Ranked #16
DZ-49: Antagonists! 1 - vs Humans
DZ-49: Antagonists! 1 - vs Humans
What makes a strong human antagonist? Prompted by a listener (and patron of the podcast) question, Stu and Chas dive int... Read more
31 Mar 2018
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1hr 20mins
Ranked #17
DZ-19: Car-Crash Characters
DZ-19: Car-Crash Characters
How do you make unlikeable characters compelling to watch... in drama? Stu and Chas revisit a topic from a year ago: how... Read more
2 Mar 2015
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1hr 59mins
Ranked #18
DZ-22: Romantic Comedy, Actually
DZ-22: Romantic Comedy, Actually
How can studying RomCom clichés teach us to subvert them? With Stu busy working on Hollywood blockbusters, Chas is joine... Read more
11 Jun 2015
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1hr 40mins
Ranked #19
DZ-04: Catharsis and the Post-Coital Cigarette
DZ-04: Catharsis and the Post-Coital Cigarette
How does the end of certain films make your soul shudder? Stu and Chas are joined by their first guest – illustrious s... Read more
13 Apr 2014
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1hr 25mins
