Michael Gilio

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Films Discussed 1

· Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) (w)

Draft Zero Episodes 1

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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Films: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) , Finding Nemo (2003) , Michael Clayton (2007) , Promising Young Woman (2020) , Talk to Me (2022)

Character: Final Choice , Internal Journey , Choices & Decisions , Character Agency , Character Arcs , Moral Complexity

Structure: Narrative POV , Stakes , Endings , Climax , Thematic Question

Theme: Theme , Emotional Truth

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The Gags of the Scene - Dungeons and Dragons by Shot Zero

The Doric chase / Wildshape escape sequence from Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves (2023) is a delicious cinematic delight. Doric (Sophia Lillis) has snuck into a castle to spy on the Red Wizard Sofina (Daisy Head) disguised as a literal fly on the wall. But when she's made by Sofina, she has to escape by shape-shifting into various creatures.

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