DZ-01: Do Screenplay Gurus win you Oscars?

INT. EPISODE 1 – NIGHT

Do Oscar-Nominated screenwriters follow the structural formulas prescribed by the ‘gurus’ and books?

Stu and Chas analyse two screenplays nominated for Academy Awards in 2014 – PHILOMENA and DALLAS BUYERS CLUB – to see whether they follow the structural theories espoused by Blake Snyder, Michael Hauge and Christopher Vogler.

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