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Todd Phillips
Writer / Director
Films Discussed 1
- · Joker (2019) (d/w)
Draft Zero Episodes 2
DZ-70: Joker & Melodrama
How does Joker use melodramatic techniques to elevate its storytelling?
Draft Zero return with their next YouTube livestream! Stu and Chas take a deep dive into JOKER and analyse the film through the story paradigm of melodrama. Is it a melodrama? Why or why not does that matter? And does that influence how it has been written on the page… →
Listen if you're writing a character whose trauma becomes the engine of your entire narrative.
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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.