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DZ-104: Characters Alone - Dramatizing the Internal

How can scenes where characters are alone increase our connection with them?

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⏱ 1h 29m
Scenes · Character · Audience | 1 NOV 2023

Show Notes

In this episode, we explore the audience’s connection with characters through the lens of characters being alone.

Chas and Stu breakdown scenes (and their scripts) from AFTERSUN, SENSE AND SENSIBILITY and THE EQUALIZER to discuss the significance of solitude in giving the audience insight into a character’s interiority. We talk how big print can reflect character; how finding moments for vulnerability allows characters to drop their masks; and how staging can help these moments occur organically.

Thanks to Chris Walker for editing this episode.

"Just going to your point about it creates empathy."

Chas Fisher  |  DZ-104: Characters Alone - Dramatizing the Internal

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