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Emerald Fennell

Writer / Director

Films Discussed 1

Draft Zero Episodes 2

DZ-119: Final Character Choices & Great Endings
How do you dramatise a protagonist's internal journey through their final decision?
In this episode, Stu and Chas focus solely on the final choices made by protagonists and how that reflects their character journey and successfully, or not, dramatises the internal…
⏱ 1h 52m
Character · Structure · Theme | 18 JUN 2025
Listen if you want to understand how to better dramatise a character's internal journey
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DZ-87: Keeping Genre Fresh
How do you deliver on the emotional contract of a genre while surprising the audience?
In tackling this enormous topic, Stu and Chads enlist professional TV writer and director Kodie Bedford, someone who has somehow managed to defy genre pigeon-holing by writing mystery, comedy and vampire shows…
⏱ 2h 13m
Genre · Theme · Structure | 28 MAR 2022
Listen when you're writing within a genre but terrified you'll deliver something your audience has already seen.
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