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Noah Baumbach
Writer / Director
Films Discussed 2
- · Marriage Story (2019) (d/w)
- · Barbie (2023) (w)
Draft Zero Episodes 2
DZ-130: Positive Character Arcs
How can repeating the same beat dramatise a character changing?
Welcome to our third entry in our character arc series; and the first where we talk about characters that actually change. And positively, too… →
Listen to understand how to dramatize a character's internal change.
DZ-67: Writing Passive Protagonists & Melodrama
How do I tell a powerful story where the protagonist cannot drive the plot?
Stu and Chas are joined by Stephen Cleary following his exploration into Melodrama, and together they try to reclaim the word from its pejorative meaning… →
Listen if you want to write powerful stories centred on characters without much agency.