§ RESOURCES / FILMMAKER INDEXNick SchenkWriterFilms Draft Zero EpisodesFilms Discussed 1· Gran Torino (2008) (w)Draft Zero Episodes 1DZ-3: Making Unlikeable Protagonists CompellingHow do you keep an audience watching a character everyone in the film hates?In this episode, Stu and Chas try to work out what stops a-holes protoganists from pushing the audience out of the movie… →⏱ 1h 20m31 MAR 2014Character · Structure · AudienceListen if you want to make audiences care about deeply flawed protagonists!▶ More InfoFilms: Hot Fuzz (2007) , As Good as It Gets (1997) , Groundhog Day (1993) , Gran Torino (2008) , Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)Character: Character Flaw , Character WoundStructure: Dramatic QuestionsAudience: Audience Sympathy
