Harold Ramis
Writer / Director
Films Discussed 2
- · Analyze This (1999) (d/w)
- · Groundhog Day (1993) (d/w)
Draft Zero Episodes 2
DZ-31: Tools for Better Dialogue 1
How does dialogue serve to reveal character?
Chas & Stu are joined once again by the renowned script developer and producer, Stephen Cleary. In the first part of our series on writing better dialogue (there will be more!), we take a close look at how dialogue serves character: individuating characters, revealing characterisation, shifting status, and much more… →
Listen if your want your dialogue to individualizes characters, reveal characterization, and shift status!
DZ-3: Making Unlikeable Protagonists Compelling
How do you make obnoxious a-holes compelling
Stu and Chas delve into unlikable protagonists in comedy. How do filmmakers keep us watching characters who should alienate us? To answer this question, Stu and Chas look at the first 20 pages of HOT FUZZ, AS GOOD AS IT GETS and - of course - GROUNDHOG DAY… →
Listen if you want to understand how filmmakers make audiences care about deeply flawed protagonists