§ RESOURCES / FILMMAKER INDEXWalter MosleyWriterFilms Draft Zero EpisodesFilms Discussed 1· Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) (w)Draft Zero Episodes 1DZ-124: Making the Despicable CompellingHow does Film Noir show us terrible people doing terrible things without endorsing it?Mel and Chas continue to explore what Noir (the genre) can teach writers of all other genres. In particular:… →⏱ 1h 10m30 JAN 2026Character · Theme · StructureListen if you need audiences to root for characters who do terrible things▶ More InfoFilms: Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) , Woman of the Hour (2024)Character: Character Motivation , Moral Ambiguity , Character Arcs , Antiheroes , Character Agency , Unreliable Narrator , Character Flaw , Audience Complicity , Character WoundTheme: Worldview , Representation and EndorsementStructure: Dramatic Questions
