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DZ-88: Drama in Genre clothing

How can dramas use genre elements to hook their audiences?

Legacy Episode — Migrated from our original site. Will take time to tidy up!

⏱ 2h 6m
30 APR 2022

Show Notes

Stu and Chas reunite with TV writer & director Kodie Bedford to look at how some films start out as genre but gradually become character dramas. Or, as Stu never said on the episode “Genre in the streets, Drama in the sheets”.

Together, they break down HUSTLERS, PIG and POWER OF THE DOG, to see how these films use their genre trappings to hook their audience while ultimately delivering something else entirely. We discuss chapter breaks, inciting incidents, character questions, theme and MORE.

Thanks to Chris Walker for editing this episode.

Thanks to our Patrons, especially Khrob, Theis, Sandra, Jesse, Randy, Paulo, Thomas, Jennifer, Malay, Alexandre and Lily.

As always: SPOILERS ABOUND and all copyright material used under fair use for educational purposes.

Chapters

  • 00:00:01 – Intro
  • 00:00:56 – Drama in Genre Clothing
  • 00:02:21 – Sam Elliot on Power of the Dog
  • 00:03:19 – Lessons from Keeping Genre Fresh
  • 00:08:14 – Hustlers
  • 00:43:58 – Pig
  • 01:16:24 – The Power of the Dog
  • 01:55:02 – Key Learnings and Wrap Up

Films

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