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John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)

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DZ-102: Game of the Scene - Bluey, John Wick 4

How can 'games' help us write better scenes?

AI✦Uses the franchise’s codified system of rules, arenas, and referees as a case study in how explicit scene games separate John Wick from other action narratives and create a satisfying return experience for audiences.✦

⏱ 1h 23m

Scenes · Audience · Process | 31 AUG 2023

Listen to make your scene writing more dynamic (by looking at the underlying game)

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Stu and Chas turn their attention to a topic that has long eluded them: the game of the scene. We look at how considering the game that characters are playing — its rules, arenas, players, referees, and win conditions — can help you write more dynamic scenes… →

Films: John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) , Bluey (2018)

Shows: Bluey 2x37 , Bluey 3x16

Scenes: Game of the Scene , Scene Structure , Conflict

Audience: Tension

Process: Craft Tools

"I reckon it is those rules that I think actually separate John Wick as a franchise and is actually made it a satisfying return experience."

— chas | DZ-102: Game of the Scene - Bluey, John Wick 4