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Mel Killingsworth

Host

"Prt of the thing is that’s funny is the concept of real people potentially getting hurt but not or actually having to land that pratfall..."

— Mel Killingsworth | DZ-116: Writing Physical Comedy

DZ-131

The Mandalorian and The Rise of Skywalker - Audience Knowledge vs Character Motivation

⏱ 1h 45m

MAR 2020

"The main conflict, the main person that he’s speaking to, and the main thing he wants to believe him, and the main thing he’s butting up against is us, is the audience."

— Mel Killingsworth | DZ-111: Unreliable Narrators and FIGHT CLUB

Negative Character Arcs vs Negative Feelings

Positive Character Arcs

Steadfast Character Arcs - Agents of Change

What even is a Character Arc?

Secrets and Clues 2 - The Cost of Revelation

Secrets and Clues

Oscars One-shot - BLUE MOON

Making the Despicable Compelling

Flawed Characters in Noir

Pulling Off Tonal Shifts

Writing Physical Comedy

A Christmas Special - Rewatching & Rituals

Climaxes in CHALLENGERS

Tools For Filmmakers To Talk To The Audience

Breaking the 4th wall

Unreliable Narrators and FIGHT CLUB

Voiceover

Talking DIRECTLY to your audience

How do you know if you have enough story?

Oners - Creating Immediacy & Anchoring Action on the Page

Ensembles 3 - Character Function & Theme

Ensembles 2 - Servicing Characters

Ensembles 1 - What do we mean by an ensemble?

Dramatising Given Circumstances in WATCHMEN

Interweaving Timelines 3 - Little Women

Interweaving Timelines 2 - The Social Network

Interweaving Timelines 1 - Destroyer

Spotlight on Sofia Coppola

The Mandalorian and The Rise of Skywalker - Audience Knowledge vs Character Motivation