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Damien Chazelle

Writer / Director

Films Discussed 2

Draft Zero Episodes 2

DZ-92: Insightful Recognition in Powerful Endings
How can endings prompt an audience to reflect on your story?
Stu & Chas set out to explore what makes certain endings powerful, in particular those of LA LA LAND, INCEPTION, NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN and TURNING RED. The lens they bring to those endings is Aristotle’s moment of “anagnorisis” (don’t worry - we can’t pronounce it either), traditionally when a character moves from ignorance to knowledge (particularly of self)…
⏱ 1h 26m
Audience · Structure · Character | 29 SEP 2022
Listen if you want to write endings that make audiences pause and ponder (in a good way, obvs)
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DZ-16: Masters of Time and Whitespace
Does manipulating time on the page make your script feel more cinematic?
Chas and Stu are joined by Khrob Edmonds - an award-winning filmmaker - to discuss manipulation of time&hellip…
⏱ 1h 49m
Words · Genre · Process | 16 DEC 2014
Listen if you want your screenplay to feel cinematic before a director ever reads it.
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Referenced In

DZ-49
Antagonists! 1 - vs Humans
⏱ 1h 20m
MAR 2018