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Quentin Tarantino
Writer / Director
Films Discussed 6
- · Inglourious Basterds (2009) (d/w)
- · Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011) (d/w)
- · Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) (d/w)
- · Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) (d/w)
- · Pulp Fiction (1994) (d/w)
- · True Romance (1993) (w)
Draft Zero Episodes 4
DZ-120: Subtext is Overrated!
How do character goals, tactics, and fears create subtext automatically?
Or, how focusing on good drama will result in good subtext. We often hear how subtext is important for good screenwriting. We’re here to tell you it isn’t. Good subtext is a result of good drama, and your focus should be on creating that good drama. But how… →
Listen if you're struggling to write subtext without it feeling forced!
DZ-25: Coincidences, Contrivances & Giant Eagles
How do screenwriters get away with using coincidences in their stories?
Remember that time in THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS when Bruce suddenly - magically - returned to Gotham, and you were like “WTF?!” Well, it turns out that many of the best films have moments that are just as coincidental or contrived (or a flock of Giant Eagles) and yet get away with it. Does Pixar’s “rule” that it is ‘cheating to use coincidences to get your characters out of trouble’, always apply… →
Listen when you need to know which coincidences earn trust and which ones feel like cheating.
DZ-16: Masters of Time and Whitespace
Does manipulating time on the page make your script feel more cinematic?
Chas and Stu are joined by Khrob Edmonds - an award-winning filmmaker - to discuss manipulation of time… →
Listen if you want your screenplay to feel cinematic before a director ever reads it.
DZ-13: True That - Tips from Tarantino
What is it about Tarantino's *writing* that elevates his work?
Chapter 1: Of Milk and Men… →
Listen to steal Tarantino's technique for planting details that detonate as payoffs three scenes later.
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