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Noah Baumbach

Writer / Director

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Draft Zero Episodes 1

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…
⏱ 2h 58m
30 APR 2020
Listen if you want to write powerful stories centred on characters without much agency.
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