Joss Whedon
Writer / Director
Films Discussed 3
- · Angel (1999) (d/w)
- · The Avengers (2012) (d/w)
- · The Cabin in the Woods (2012) (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-24: Forging story rules in TV pilots
Are your story rules in your pilot strong enough to play out over the life of your show?
Stu and Chas move away from the world of features and dive into the Pilot Episodes of some (New) Golden Age Television: THE SHIELD, THE WIRE, BREAKING BAD, and MAD MEN. And we sneak in some discussion about ANGEL, THE SOPRANOS and GAME OF THRONES… →
Listen if you wanna know great television pilots establish the dramatic, literary, and cinematic rules that sustain their entire run.